apañar

apañar
transitive verb
1. to mend (informal) (reparar)
2. to fix, to arrange (amañar)
apañarse
pronomial verb
1. to cope, to manage (arreglarse) (peninsular Spanish)
  • se apaña con muy poco dinero -> she gets by on very little money
  • apañárselas (para hacer algo) -> to manage (to do something)

apañar [ah-pah-nyar’]
article & verb transitive
1. To grasp or seize.
2. To carry away. (Metaphorical)
3. To pilfer.
4. To dress, to clothe.
5. To patch, to mend.
verb reflexive
6. To submit to, to reconcile oneself to a thing.
  • Apañaos como podáis -> manage as best you can
  • apañarse algo -> to get one’s hands on something
To be skillful, to be clever, to manage, to get along without help, to find a way.(Cono Sur)

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