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dar abasto
Language:
Meanings:
1.
Spain
Latin America
neutral
informal
To be able to cope with a workload or demand; to have sufficient capacity, time, or resources to handle current tasks.
2.
Spain
Latin America
neutral
To be enough or sufficient (of supplies, resources, or means) to meet needs or demands.
Examples:
ES:
Vamos, dese prisa, que no va a dar abasto!
EN:
Let's go, hurry, or you won't be able to finish this!
ES:
El sistema legal tiene tantas lagunas que la ley ya no puede dar abasto.
EN:
Legal system's got so many loopholes that the law can't keep up with it anymore.
ES:
Ni siquiera podemos dar abasto a la cantidad de llamadas.
EN:
We can't keep up with all the calls we're getting.
ES:
Es la única manera en que puedo dar abasto con la demanda.
EN:
It's the only way I can keep up with demand.
ES:
Ya, aunque con lo bien que ha salido la jugada, tengo miedo de no dar abasto.
EN:
The plan worked so well, I'm afraid we'll need more help. In fact, we do.
ES:
Yo sé que tú necesitas estar entretenida ahora mismo, pero no vas a dar abasto.
EN:
I know you need to be entertained now, but you can't give enough.
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