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arrangiare

to arrange

verb ahr-rahn-JAH-reh Rare
Communication Expressions

Origin: From French arranger, from Old French arengier

Also means

to manage, to get by

Usage Note

Arrangiare and its reflexive arrangiarsi have quite different flavors. The base verb means to arrange (music or logistics), while arrangiarsi means to manage on one's own, improvise, or make do — mi arrangio ('I'll manage'). The reflexive sense is very common in everyday speech. Auxiliary avere for the base; essere for the reflexive.

Examples

"Si è arrangiato con quel poco che aveva."

Natural Translation

He managed with the little he had.

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