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can barely get to

[kæn ˈbɛrli ɡɛt tu]
verb phrase
mal consegue chegar a
1. to have great difficulty or barely sufficient ability to reach or arrive at a place or achieve something
I can barely get to work on time with this traffic.
Mal consigo chegar ao trabalho a tempo com esse trânsito.
2. to struggle to manage or afford something
We can barely get to the end of the month with our expenses.
Mal conseguimos chegar ao final do mês com nossas despesas.
NYC Slang
barely make it to
Synonyms
can hardly get toscarcely can get tocan just barely make it tostruggle to reach
Antonyms
can easily get tocan readily get tohave no trouble getting to

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
mal consigo chegar a
common colloquial usage
São Paulo
quase não consigo chegar a
variation used in São Paulo region
Rio de Janeiro
mal dou conta de chegar a
informal regional variant
Portugal
mal consigo chegar a
similar to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

just barely make it
by the skin of one's teeth
struggle to make ends meet
have a hard time reaching
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