済ます, すます
1. to finish, to get it over with, to conclude
2. to settle, to pay back
3. to get along (without something), to make do with (without)
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電話で済まそうと思いました。
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I thought that I could settle it by phone.
I thought I could settle it by phone.
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夕食を済ませたら出かけるよ。
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I'll go out after having dinner.
我吃完晚飯就出門。
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明日までにその仕事をすまさなければならない。
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I must go through the task by tomorrow.
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彼女は人の助けを借りないで、どうにかその仕事をすますことができた。
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She managed to finish the work on her own.
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抜歯しないで済ます方法はありますか。
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Is there any other way besides extraction?
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買う余裕が無い物は、なしにすますがよい。
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What you cannot afford to buy, do without.
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昼食はこれですまそう。
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This will have to do for lunch.
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人の物を預かっておいて、「無くしました、すみません」で済まそうという郵便局側の神経が理解できない。
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I don't understand how in the world they can take your stuff for safekeeping, but then the post office guy has the nerve to tell you "Sorry, we lost it" and expect that to be the end of it.
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私は週末までに済まさなければならない仕事がたくさんある。
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I have a lot of work to clear up by the weekend.
I have a lot of work to finish up before the end of the week.
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私たちは急いで食事をすまし、すぐに出かけた。
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We ate a hasty meal and left immediately.
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