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just manage to reach
[dʒʌst ˈmænɪdʒ tu riːtʃ]
verb phrase
mal conseguir chegar a
1.
to barely succeed in arriving at or attaining something with difficulty
He just managed to reach the station before the train left.
Ele mal conseguiu chegar à estação antes do trem partir.
2.
to achieve something by the narrowest margin
She just managed to reach the top shelf by standing on her toes.
Ela mal conseguiu alcançar a prateleira superior ficando na ponta dos pés.
NYC Slang
barely make it to
Synonyms
barely reach
scarcely reach
narrowly reach
struggle to reach
manage to attain
Antonyms
easily reach
comfortably reach
fail to reach
fall short of
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
mal conseguir chegar a
common usage in everyday speech
São Paulo
quase conseguir chegar a
variant using 'quase' for emphasis
Portugal
mal conseguir atingir
uses 'atingir' as alternative to 'chegar a'
Related Idioms & Phrases
by the skin of one's teeth
by a hair's breadth
make it by the bell
cut it close
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