fend

valerse por sí mismo, arreglárselas

Cuidar de uno mismo y cubrir las propias necesidades sin ayuda ajena.

En inglés sencillo: To look after yourself and provide what you need without help from others.

• Can you fend for yourself?
• She learned to fend for herself at college.
• The young birds are now fending for themselves.

Cómo se usa: fend for oneself (The children had to fend for themselves while their parents worked.)

Sinónimos: look after oneself, manage on one's own

Expresiones frecuentes: fend for yourself, fend for themselves, fend for oneself