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Slang / idiom | | English term or phrase: she was making do | Ciao!!
Qualcuno conosce l'idiom in oggetto? Mi dareste una mano per tradurlo in italiano? Grazie mille
Ecco il contesto:
"It did not matter that she had to take her baths in a small alcove near the front wall of the school protected only by the flimsy blue tarps of other tents. She was making do, making ends meet." |
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| | Italian translation:si stava arrangiando come poteva | Explanation:
to make do, significa, arrangiarsi alla buona to make ends meet=per sbarcare il lunario
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Note added at 2 mins (2011-04-19 17:40:45 GMT)
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oppure: "si arrabbattava per sbarcare il lunario"
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Note added at 3 mins (2011-04-19 17:41:18 GMT)
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o anche solo "si stava arrangiando"
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Note added at 10 mins (2011-04-19 17:49:02 GMT)
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oppure a seconda del contesto, "si arrangiava" semplicemente come dice Simona qui in basso:) |
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1 min confidence:   peer agreement (net): +10 si stava arrangiando come poteva
Explanation:
to make do, significa, arrangiarsi alla buona to make ends meet=per sbarcare il lunario
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Note added at 2 mins (2011-04-19 17:40:45 GMT)
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oppure: "si arrabbattava per sbarcare il lunario"
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Note added at 3 mins (2011-04-19 17:41:18 GMT)
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o anche solo "si stava arrangiando"
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Note added at 10 mins (2011-04-19 17:49:02 GMT)
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oppure a seconda del contesto, "si arrangiava" semplicemente come dice Simona qui in basso:)
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