🇫🇷 French Word of the Day

se débrouiller

[sə de.bʁu.je] suh day-broo-YAY

to manage, to get by, to figure it out yourself

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.

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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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