se débrouillerv.
[sə de.bʁu.je]
to manage, to get by, to figure it out yourself
In a sentence
- Ne t’inquiète pas, je me débrouille.Don’t worry, I’ll manage.
- Elle s’est débrouillée pour avoir des billets.She managed to get hold of tickets.
France runs on le système D — the art of managing with what you have. Being débrouillard is a compliment: it means life cannot corner you.
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