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riuscire

to manage

verb ryoo-SHEE-reh Common
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Also means

to succeed

Usage Note

Riuscire means 'to manage to do something' or 'to succeed': riesco a capire = 'I manage to understand.' It is conjugated like uscire and — crucially — takes essere as its auxiliary: sono riuscito a farlo = 'I managed to do it.' Never use ho riuscito. It is NOT a false cognate of English 'to reuse.'

Examples

"Non riesco a dormire stanotte."

Natural Translation

I can't manage to sleep tonight.

Literal Translation

Not I-manage to sleep tonight

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