she was making do

Italian translation: si stava arrangiando come poteva

17:38 Apr 19, 2011
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Slang / idiom
English term or phrase: she was making do
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Qualcuno conosce l'idiom in oggetto? Mi dareste una mano per tradurlo in italiano? Grazie mille

Ecco il contesto:
"It did not matter that she had to take her baths in a small alcove near the front wall of the school protected only by the flimsy blue tarps of other tents. She was making do, making ends meet."
LeRital
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:07
Italian translation:si stava arrangiando come poteva
Explanation:
to make do, significa, arrangiarsi alla buona to make ends meet=per sbarcare il lunario

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Note added at 2 mins (2011-04-19 17:40:45 GMT)
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oppure: "si arrabbattava per sbarcare il lunario"

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Note added at 3 mins (2011-04-19 17:41:18 GMT)
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o anche solo "si stava arrangiando"

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Note added at 10 mins (2011-04-19 17:49:02 GMT)
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oppure a seconda del contesto, "si arrangiava" semplicemente come dice Simona qui in basso:)
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Fabrizio Zambuto
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4 +10si stava arrangiando come poteva
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si stava arrangiando come poteva


Explanation:
to make do, significa, arrangiarsi alla buona to make ends meet=per sbarcare il lunario

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Note added at 2 mins (2011-04-19 17:40:45 GMT)
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oppure: "si arrabbattava per sbarcare il lunario"

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Note added at 3 mins (2011-04-19 17:41:18 GMT)
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o anche solo "si stava arrangiando"

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Note added at 10 mins (2011-04-19 17:49:02 GMT)
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oppure a seconda del contesto, "si arrangiava" semplicemente come dice Simona qui in basso:)

Fabrizio Zambuto
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
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Grazie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: "si arrangiava" - senza gerundizzare, per me, e senza lunari, che sono un altro contesto - cioè, si adattava alla situazione scomoda :-) // ahhh, ecco - adesso sono commossa anch'io, sniffff ;-)))
2 mins
  -> i lunari ci vogliono (to make ends meet), in realtà era la continuazione della traduzione:))

agree  zerlina: :-))
13 mins
  -> grazie:)

agree  Pierluigi Bernardini: idem, imperfetto preferibile
17 mins
  -> si, forse, ma secondo me dipende sempre...:) grazie Pierluigi

agree  Sara Maghini
41 mins
  -> grazie:)

agree  Laura Massara: I agree ;)
1 hr
  -> sei d'accordo quindi:))?

agree  P.L.F. Persio
1 hr
  ->  grazie:)

agree  SYLVY75
1 hr
  ->  grazie:)

agree  Mara Ballarini: "si arrangiava"
5 hrs
  -> dipende, come ho detto sopra, grazie Mara:)

agree  Francesco Badolato
17 hrs
  -> grazie Francesco:)

agree  enrico paoletti
1 day 2 hrs
  -> grazie Enrico:)
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