desenrascar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to disentangle (a net, dragnet)
2. (transitive) to disentangle (cables, sails, flags)
3. (reflexive, transitive) to get one(self) out of trouble or a difficult situation
4. (Portugal, colloquial, reflexive) to do something with relatively ease and improvisation

Concepts

bootstrap

Translations

booten

👢

sich selbst helfen

aus eigener Kraft machen

opstarten

zelfredzaam

Pronounced as (IPA)

/de.zẽ.ʁasˈka(ʁ)/

Etymology

From des- + enrascar, from en- + rasca (“dragnet”) + -ar.