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French-English translation of debrouiller
1 débrouiller Verb, transitive (a) to untangle, disentangle wires, sort out a problem; (Infml) ~ qn en italien to teach someone the basics in Italian
2 se débrouiller Verb, pronominal (a) (in terms of competence: in a language, subject) to manage, get by; je peux me ~ en anglais I can get by in English; il se débrouille bien (en français) he manages pretty well (in French) (b) to find a way round the problem, sort it out (Infml); débrouille-toi! find a way round it!, find a way to sort it out!; il peut se ~ tout seul he can manage on his own, he can sort it out for himself ![]()
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