cavarsi in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cavarsi in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.cavare [kaˈvare] VB trans

1. cavare (estrarre):

cavare

to dig (up)

cavare patate, carote

to pull (up)

cavare patate, carote

to extract

cavare patate, carote

to knock out

cavare dente

to pull out

cavare marmo, pietra

to quarry (out)

cavare sangue

to draw

2. cavare (levare):

cavare vestiti, cappello

to take off

3. cavare fig:

cavare gli occhi a qn

to claw or gouge or scratch sb's eyes out

non sono riuscito a cavarle di bocca una sola parola

I couldn't get a (single) word out of her

II.cavarsi VB refl

1. cavarsi (togliersi):

cavarsi indumento

to take off

cavarsi il cappello

to take off one's hat

cavarsi d'impaccio fig

to get out of trouble

cavarsi gli occhi (affaticarsi la vista) fig

to strain one's eyes, to ruin one's eyesight

2. cavarsi (soddisfare):

cavarsi la sete

to drink one's fill, to quench or slake one's thirst

cavarsi la voglia (di qc)

to satisfy one's wish for sth, to indulge one's fancy for sth

3. cavarsi:

cavarsela (farcela, sbrigarsela)

to cope

cavarsela (farcela, sbrigarsela)

to make do

cavarsela (farcela, sbrigarsela)

to manage con: with

cavarsela (sopravvivere)

to pull through

cavarsela (sopravvivere)

to come through

come te la cavi? (procedere)

how are you getting on?

se la cava bene a or in

he's no slouch at

cavarsela con i computer, i motori

to know one's way around a computer, an engine

cavarsela con uno spavento, un raffreddore (evitare il peggio)

to get off with a fright, a cold

me la sono cavata con qualche graffio

I escaped or came out of it with only a few scratches

cavarsela alla meno peggio

to muddle or struggle through

cavarsela per il rotto della cuffia

to have a narrow escape, to get through by the skin of one's teeth

cavarsela a buon prezzo or a buon mercato or con poco

to get off lightly or cheaply

se l'è cavata bene

she came off well

III.cavare [kaˈvare]

è come cavare sangue da una rapa

it's like getting blood out of a stone

non si cava sangue da una rapa prov

you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

cavarsi or trarsi d'impaccio

to get out of a scrape

cavarsi or trarsi d'impiccio

to get out of a scrape

cavarsi in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cavarsi in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

cavarsi gli occhi fig

to ruin one's eyesight

cavarsi la fame

to satisfy one's hunger

cavarsi la sete

to quench one's thirst

cavarsi la voglia di far qc

to satisfy one's desire to do sth

cavarsi Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

cavarsi gli occhi fig

to ruin one's eyesight

cavarsi la fame

to satisfy one's hunger

cavarsi la sete

to quench one's thirst

cavarsi la voglia di far qc

to satisfy one's desire to do sth