damit fertig zu werden

to cope with it; to handle it; to get it done

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to cope with it; to handle it; to get it done Used when someone is managing, coping with, or completing something difficult. In many contexts it can mean both “to deal with it” and “to finish it.”

GE: Wie lange brauchst du, um damit fertig zu werden?

EN: How long do you need to get it done?

Hast du es geschafft, damit fertig zu werden?

Did you manage to deal with it?

Wir haben weniger als drei Stunden, um damit fertig zu werden.

We have less than three hours to get it done.

Haben Sie es geschafft, damit fertig zu werden?

Did you manage to deal with it?

Bemühen wir uns, heute damit fertig zu werden!

Let's try to get it done today!

Hatte ich euch nicht aufgetragen, selbst damit fertig zu werden?

Didn't I tell you to handle it yourselves?