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cavata

managed, got by

→ cavare
cav to get something out of + ata feminine singular past participle
verb · singular, past tense Rare #28,222
managed, got by Used in the expression cavarsela, meaning to manage or get by.
IT: Me la sono cavata senza aiuto.
EN: I managed without help.
Conjugation of cavare
Past
cavata

Te la saresti cavata.

You would have managed.

— 28 anni dopo - Il tempio delle ossa (2026)

Se la sono cavata?

Did they manage?

— 2001: Odissea nello spazio (1968)

Non me la sarei mai cavata senza di te.

I never would have managed without you.

Io me la son cavata con poco.

I got off lightly.

Voglio dire, te la sei cavata davvero bene.

I mean, you did really well.

— Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)

Alla fine ce la siamo cavata.

In the end, we managed.

— Suzume (2022)

Invece te la sei cavata abbastanza bene.

You did pretty well, though.

— Quasi famosi (2000)

E tu te la sei cavata bene, continua così.

And you did well, keep it up.

— L'onda (2008)

Se vincerete, ve la sarete cavata.

If you win, you'll have gotten away with it.

— Lagaan: C'era una volta in India (2001)

Non te la saresti cavata solo con cinque anni.

You wouldn't have gotten off with just five years.

— Un affare di famiglia (2018)