to come, arrive → to manage to do smth. 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme arriver
meaning 1 to come, arrive

Nous n'arriverons à Rome que demain.


We won't arrive in Rome until tomorrow.
direction →
meaning 2 to manage to do smth.

Je n'arrive pas à comprendre les raisons de son geste.


I cannot understand why he did that.
reference Larousse online
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