"componérselas" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

IPA: /kompoˈneɾselas/, [kõm.poˈneɾ.se.las] Forms: me las compongo [first-person, present, singular], me las compuse [first-person, preterite, singular], las compuesto [participle, past]
Rhymes: -eɾselas Head templates: {{es-verb}} componérselas (first-person singular present me las compongo, first-person singular preterite me las compuse, past participle las compuesto)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to cope, get by, get along, to go about Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Synonyms: agenciárselas, apañarse, apañárselas, arreglárselas, buscárselas, campaneárselas, gobernárselas, ir tirando, valérselas
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          "english": "The tyrants of the village know only too well how to go about turning it into cavalry which will draw their cart of triumph […]",
          "ref": "1898, Benito Pérez Galdós, Los Ayacuchos:",
          "text": "[…]los que tiranizan al pueblo saben muy bien cómo han de componérselas para convertirlo en caballería que les arrastre el carro de sus triunfos[…]",
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          "english": "We shall see, in successive installments, how the poet copes with getting out of the maze.",
          "ref": "1976, Carlos Cezon, Las margaritas:",
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          "english": "Let's wait and see how to handle it when you have to make your own living.",
          "ref": "1957-1962, Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Los gozos y las sombras:",
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          "english": "At this time they're bound to be thinking about lunch, so let's see how I manage to convince one of these young ladies to give me a piece of cake and a drop of milk to gulp down.",
          "ref": "2022, María Latorre, Descalza entre raíces:",
          "text": "A esta hora ya deben de estar pensando en la comida, así que a ver cómo me las compongo para convencer a alguna doncella de que me dé un trozo de bizcocho y una medida de leche que echarme al buche.",
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          "word": "apañarse"
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          "word": "arreglárselas"
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          "word": "buscárselas"
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          "word": "campaneárselas"
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          "word": "gobernárselas"
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          "word": "ir tirando"
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          "word": "valérselas"
        }
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      "ipa": "/kompoˈneɾselas/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kõm.poˈneɾ.se.las]"
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      "rhymes": "-eɾselas"
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  ],
  "word": "componérselas"
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          "ref": "1898, Benito Pérez Galdós, Los Ayacuchos:",
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          "text": "A esta hora ya deben de estar pensando en la comida, así que a ver cómo me las compongo para convencer a alguna doncella de que me dé un trozo de bizcocho y una medida de leche que echarme al buche.",
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        {
          "word": "agenciárselas"
        },
        {
          "word": "apañarse"
        },
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          "word": "apañárselas"
        },
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          "word": "arreglárselas"
        },
        {
          "word": "buscárselas"
        },
        {
          "word": "campaneárselas"
        },
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          "word": "gobernárselas"
        },
        {
          "word": "ir tirando"
        },
        {
          "word": "valérselas"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "[kõm.poˈneɾ.se.las]"
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