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farcela

manage

Riuscire a fare qualcosa o superare una difficoltà.

Definition & meaning

Farcela means to manage, succeed, or make it, especially when something requires effort or seems difficult.

  • Non ce la faccio. — I can’t manage it.
  • Ce l’abbiamo fatta! — We made it!

It can also mean having enough strength or energy to continue: Non ce la faccio più means “I can’t go on anymore.”

Grammar & Word origin

Farcela is a pronominal form of fare (“to do” or “to make”), combined with ce and la. These particles are part of the expression and do not usually refer to specific things.

In conjugated forms, the particles come before the verb: ce la faccio, ce la fai, ce la fa. In compound tenses, it uses avere, and the past participle agrees with la: ce l’ho fatta.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • riuscire — “to succeed” or “manage”; more neutral and often followed by a and an infinitive.
  • cavarsela — “to get by” or “cope”; emphasizes handling a situation rather than achieving a particular goal.
  • fallire — “to fail”; an opposite when the focus is on not achieving a goal.

Common phrases & collocations

  • farcela a fare qualcosa — to manage to do something.
  • farcela da solo — to manage on one’s own.
  • non farcela più — to be unable to go on.

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Examples

Credo di farcela questo pomeriggio.verb

I think I can manage it this afternoon.

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