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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /entenˈdeɾselas/
- Rhymes: -eɾselas
- Syllabification: en‧ten‧dér‧se‧las
Verb
entendérselas (first-person singular present me las entiendo, first-person singular preterite me las entendí, past participle las entendido)
- (idiomatic) to deal with (something); to sort things out
- Synonyms: habérselas, meter mano a
entendérselas con alguien- deal with someone
1653, Baltasar Gracián, El Criticón: Segunda parte:Mas, aunque fue en secreto, llegó a noticia de la atenta ninfa, que, como tan política, se las entiende a todo el mundo- Yet, although it was in secret, the news reached the attentive nymph who, like any politician, deals with everyone
1657, Baltasar Gracián, El Criticón:A éste le llaman el Bobico, y estarán trazando cómo armar alguna zancadilla. Pero de verdad que se las entienden, que basta conocerlos y tenerlos en esa opinión.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1891, José María de Pereda, Nubes de estío:[…] con la gente que ya está aquí quizás pudiera entendérselas en un caso apurado […]- I guess I could hurriedly handle the people already here
3 January 2016, Pedro de la Hoz, “Wagner a la medida de Johana Simón”, in Granma:uno, la distancia entre la sensibilidad del público cubano, presuntamente inclinado a la veta operática italiana, y la que exige entendérselas con la densidad germánica- (please add an English translation of this quotation)