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Italian translation: cercavano di cavarsela

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18:00 Apr 19, 2011

English to Italian translations [PRO]
Slang / idiom

English term or phrase: Trying to make a go of it

Ciao a tutti!

Potreste aiutarmi con questo idiom per cortesia? Capisco che significa "fare un tentativo// provare a", ma non riesco a inserirlo nel contesto.

Ecco il contesto:

"I wanted to tell her story because I realized that I could multiply the story of this woman again and again in so many of the people I had come to know in Haiti. I saw them TRYING TO MAKE A GO OF IT, and I saw how much they had settled into the routine of their lives."

Grazie

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Local time: 17:31

Italian translation:cercavano di cavarsela

Explanation:
cercavano di superare i problemi, di andare avanti...
il senso è questo.

vedi
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic8008.html
dove dice
To make a go of it is to try to make the business successful, to make something succeed, usually by working hard.
e
Hello,
Similarly, it means to 'make the best of things' - out of a situation that is not exactly the way you'd like it to be. In other words, to be positive, to try and make it successful and/or to have a good time.
Linda

vedi anche
http://thesaurus.com/browse/make a go

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Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 18:31

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Grazie
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Summary of answers provided

3 +3

cercavano di cavarsela

Shera Lyn Parpia

3 +3

cercare di darsi da fare

Danila Moro

Rimboccarsi le maniche

Cristiana C

Summary of reference entries provided

far funzionare/avere successo

darwilliam

Discussion entries: 1

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13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

trying to make a go of it

cercavano di cavarsela

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 18:31
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

Grazie

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

trying to make a go of it cercare di darsi da fare

Explanation:
un'altra idea

Danila Moro
Italy
Local time: 18:31
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 11

2 days19 hrs confidence:

trying to make a go of it Rimboccarsi le maniche

Explanation:
Naturalmente se il tono del testo lo consente.

Cristiana C
Local time: 18:31
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

Reference comments

1 day3 hrs peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: far funzionare/avere successo

Reference information:
it is an idiom indeed.

Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/enit/make%20a%20go

darwilliam
Italy
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian

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