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cavarsela

to manage, to get by, to cope

k a ˈv a r . s e . l a → cavare
cavar to get something out of + se Reflexive pronoun + la Feminine singular direct object pronoun
verb Rare #33,685
to manage, to get by, to cope A pronominal verb; the pronoun is part of the verb.
IT: È difficile cavarsela senza soldi.
EN: It’s hard to get by without money.
Conjugation of cavare
Past
cavata
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third cava —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second cava —

Dovrebbe riuscire a cavarsela.

He should be able to manage.

— Blow Out (1981)

Parte da zero ogni volta che cambia progetto ma riesce sempre a cavarsela.

He starts from scratch every time he changes projects but always manages to get by.

Non sa cavarsela in niente.

He can’t handle anything.

Non sanno cavarsela, quelli.

Those guys can't fend for themselves.

— Delicatessen (1991)

Bo sa cavarsela.

Well, he can handle himself.

— I peccatori (2025)

Sa cavarsela in qualsiasi situazione, è una persona molto intraprendente.

He can get by in any situation, he is a very enterprising person.

Nessuno mi può chiamare"maschiaccio"e credere di cavarsela.

No one can call me a tomboy and think they’ll get away with it.

— Picnic (1955)