fend

se débrouiller, se prendre en charge

S’occuper de soi et satisfaire ses besoins sans l’aide des autres.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : fend for oneself (The children had to fend for themselves while their parents worked.)

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

Expressions courantes : fend for yourself, fend for themselves, fend for oneself