Spanish-English translations for arreglárselas

• bootstrap
  He used his business experience as a bootstrap to win voters.
  Sam spent years bootstrapping himself through college.
  Bootstrapping means building the GNU C Library, GNU Compiler Collection and several other key system programs.[http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6]
• do without
  To this day, although they fall within the provisions of the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923, they have to do without the status of legal personality. Hasta la fecha, aunque entran dentro de las disposiciones del Tratado de Lausana de 1923, tienen que arreglárselas sin gozar de personalidad jurídica.
  If you are prepared to do without a break in the summer, we could have a really good skiing holiday in winter.
  During the Great Depression, she learned to do without.
• get along
  Over the next seven years, then, the Trans-European Networks will have to get along with only EUR 8 billion instead of the EUR 20 billion that they actually need. Por tanto, en los próximos siete años las redes transeuropeas tendrán que arreglárselas con solo 8 000 millones de euros, en lugar de los 20 000 millones de euros que realmente necesitan.
  I wish the kids would get along better.
  She never did get along with her brother.
• get by
  Sadly, it had to get by without financial resources. Lamentablemente, tiene que arreglárselas sin recursos financieros.
  Do you think they can get by on only one salary?
• make do
  At the moment, they have to make do with American websites. En estos momentos tienen que arreglárselas con las páginas web norteamericanas.
  The Chief Commissioner of Police, Svend Frederiksen, has expressed his desperation at the fact that he constantly has to make do with less than half the manpower which was agreed. El comisario policial al mando, Svend Frederiksen, ha manifestado su desesperación ante el hecho de que aún deba arreglárselas con menos de la mitad de las fuerzas acordadas.
  There is barely enough money, so we will have to make do with what we have.
• manage
  The market cannot manage on its own. El mercado no puede arreglárselas por sí mismo.
  The majority of this Parliament will not give you a helping hand; you must manage it yourself. La mayoría de este Parlamento no le echará un cabo; tiene que arreglárselas solo.
  Incidentally, the Yushchenko camp cannot manage without the same level of European backing either. Por cierto, el bando de Yúschenko no puede arreglárselas sin el mismo nivel de apoyo europeo.

Related words

• arreglarse
• arreglárselas solo
• saber arreglarse