componérselas

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kompoˈneɾselas/
  • Rhymes: -eɾselas
  • Syllabification: com‧po‧nér‧se‧las

Verb

componérselas (first-person singular present me las compongo, first-person singular preterite me las compuse, past participle las compuesto)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to cope, get by, get along, to go about
    Synonyms: agenciárselas, apañarse, apañárselas, arreglárselas, buscárselas, campaneárselas, gobernárselas, ir tirando, valérselas
    • 1898, Benito Pérez Galdós, Los Ayacuchos:
      [] los que tiranizan al pueblo saben muy bien cómo han de componérselas para convertirlo en caballería que les arrastre el carro de sus triunfos []
      The tyrants of the village know only too well how to go about turning it into cavalry which will draw their cart of triumph
    • 1976, Carlos Cezon, Las margaritas:
      Veremos, en sucesivas entregas, como se las compone el poeta para salir de su laberinto.
      We shall see, in successive installments, how the poet copes with getting out of the maze.
    • 1957-1962, Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Los gozos y las sombras:
      Ya veremos cómo te las compones cuando tengas que vivir de tu trabajo.
      Let's wait and see how to handle it when you have to make your own living.
    • 2022, María Latorre, Descalza entre raíces:
      A esta hora ya deben de estar pensando en la comida, así que a ver cómo me las compongo para convencer a alguna doncella de que me dé un trozo de bizcocho y una medida de leche que echarme al buche.
      At this time they're bound to be thinking about lunch, so let's see how I manage to convince one of these young ladies to give me a piece of cake and a drop of milk to gulp down.

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