farcela

• IPA^(key): /ˈfar.t͡ʃe.la/
• Rhymes: -artʃela
• Hyphenation: fàr‧ce‧la

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fàrcela (pronominal, first-person singular present ce la fàccio, first-person singular past historic ce la féci, past participle fàttacela, first-person singular imperfect ce la facévo, first-person singular subjunctive ce la fàccia, second-person singular imperative fàccela, auxiliary avére) (informal)

1. (intransitive) to be able to keep going or go on

   Se non ce la fai, va' pure a casa a riposare.

   If you can’t go on, you can go home and rest.

2. (transitive with a (+ a verb in the infinitive)) to be able to, to manage to

   Non ce la faceva proprio a sopportarlo.

   She really couldn't stand him.

   Sai mica se ce l'hanno fatta a vincere?

   By any chance, do you know if they managed to win?

   • 1950, Cesare Pavese, chapter I, in La luna e i falò‎, Turin: Giulio Einaudi, published 1961, page 388:

     Nuto che, in confronto con me, non si è mai allontanato dal Salto, dice che per farcela a vivere in questa valle non bisogna mai uscirne.

     Nuto, who, compared to me, has never ventured far from the Salto, says that in order to be able to live in this valley you must never get out of it.

3. (intransitive) to make it (succeed in doing something)

   Sarà difficile, ma sono sicura che può farcela.

   It's going to be hard, but I'm sure he can make it.

4. (intransitive) to make it (become successful)

   C'è chi lo ammira, dicendo che ce l'ha fatta, ma tutti gli altri sanno che è un imbroglione.

   Some admire him, saying that he made it, but everyone else knows he's a swindler.

5. (intransitive) to make it (succeed in surviving or living through something)

   L'intervento era rischioso, ma ce l'ha fatta.

   The surgery was risky, but he made it.

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• non farcela più

• falcerà