To make it through the day

Question

What is the best way to say "to make it through the day.

Example sentence, "She took drugs to make it through the day".

Ella tomaba drogas para hacerlo por el día.

Help!

Answer 1

Hacerlo doesn't sound right to me. Para durar el día? Para sobrevivir el día? Those are probably closer.

How about Enfrentarse al día? To face the day?

durar, sobrevivir o pasar - epicfail, Jul 16, 2010

That was definitely a flurry of answers. - KevinB, Jul 16, 2010

I don't know - it's a difficult translation - poetry right - margaretbl, Jul 16, 2010

Answer 2

perhaps:

hacerlo a través del día

Ella tomaba drogas para hacerlo a través del día

but I have to say I don't really don't know if that works in Spanish :( - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 16, 2010

I think of "a través" as "through" in the sense that "I listen to music through headphones" - KevinB, Jul 16, 2010

Thanx Kevin, I think it can have both meanings tho' I have seen 'a tráves de los años' through the years :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 16, 2010

Answer 3

I'm liking 'aguantar' for the idea in english of 'making it through the day'.

-Charlius-

Oh, nice. Aguantar or soportar might both work well. - KevinB, Jul 16, 2010

Answer 4

I wonder if you might be able to use something like

...para atravesar/pasar el día

...para ayudarla a atravesar/pasar los días oscuros

...para darle la fuerza necesaria para atravesar los días difíciles

...para darle la fuerza necesaria para continuar

Answer 5

I am guessing here 'Ella tomaba drogas para sobrevivir los días.' I guess you could say 'el día' but it sounds 'off' to me. Someone?

Answer 6

Ella tomaba drogas para pasar el día. ???

To me "para pasar el día" is like reading a book or watching TV to pass the time. Granted, some people do do drugs like that. I don't think it's wrong, but I don't think it conveys quite the same meaning. - KevinB, Jul 16, 2010

Answer 7

Hi Kmeza,

For to make it through the day, you might try

Hacerle frente al día - to face the day.