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1 make\ a\ living\ by\ sg
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2 we\ make\ a\ living\ out\ of\ it
English-Hungarian dictionary > we\ make\ a\ living\ out\ of\ it
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3 make\ a\ precarious\ living
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4 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) kiegészít2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) épphogy megél -
5 shine
fényesség, cipőfényesítés, fényesítés, ricsaj to shine: tisztít, fényesít, jeleskedik, fénylik, kitisztít* * *1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) fénylik; ráirányítja a lámpát2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) ragyog3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) (ki)fényesít, (ki)tisztít4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) jeleskedik2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) ragyogás2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) (cipő)fényesítés•- shining- shiny
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6 live
élénk, működő, egyenesben, élőben, egyenes adás to live: megél vmit, megér vmit, létezik, lakik* * *I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) él2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) túlél vmit3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) lakik4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) él (vmilyen életet)5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) megél vmiből•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) megélhetés- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) élő2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) élő, egyenes (adás)3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) aktív4) (burning: a live coal.) izzó2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) élőben- lively- liveliness
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7 tailor
szabó to tailor: készít, célnak megfelelően átalakít, szab* * *['teilə] 1. noun(a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc: He has his clothes made by a London tailor.) szabó2. verb1) (to make and fit (suits, coats etc): He has his suits tailored in London.) készít(tet)2) (to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt: He tailored his way of living to his income.) vmilyen célnak megfelelően alakít• -
8 anglicise
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) elangolosít -
9 anglicize
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) elangolosít -
10 animate
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11 decorate
fest, feldíszít, tapétáz, kitüntet* * *['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) (fel)díszít2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) kifest, kitapétáz3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) kitüntet•- decorative
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12 elixir
mindent gyógyító ital, lényeg, varázsital, elixír* * *[i'liksə](a liquid that would supposedly make people able to go on living for ever, or a substance that would turn the cheaper metals into gold: the elixir of life.) varázsital -
13 hustle
rámenősség, sürgés-forgás, erélyesség, lökdösődés to hustle: furakodik, megtaszít, tolakodik, utat tör, lökdös* * *1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) tolakodik; kituszkol2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) sürget3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) kicsal vkiből vmit, becsap vkit4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) feketén dolgozik, üzletel (az utcán)5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) az utcán "dolgozik", árulja magát2. noun(quick and busy activity.) tolakodik; kituszkol- hustler -
14 model
maneken, sablon, modell, mintakép to model: alakít, formál, megmintáz, modellál, mintáz* * *['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) minta, (-)modell2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) típus3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) manöken, modell4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) modell5) (something that can be used to copy from.) sablon6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) mintakép2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) manöken(ként dolgozik)2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) modell(t ül)3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) (meg)mintáz4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) alakít, (meg)mintáz; mintaként követ• -
15 stimulus
élénkítőszer, ösztönző, inger, izgatószer* * *['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) inger2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) ösztönzés -
16 tame
megszelídített, erélytelen, engedelmes, ízetlen to tame: elfojt, megszelídít* * *[teim] 1. adjective1) ((of animals) used to living with people; not wild or dangerous: He kept a tame bear as a pet.) megszelídített2) (dull; not exciting: My job is very tame.) unalmas2. verb(to make tame: It is impossible to tame some animals.) megszelídít- tamely- tameness
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17 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) összébb húzza a nadrágszíját
См. также в других словарях:
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make a living — {v. phr.} To earn one s livelihood. * /If you re good at your job, you can make a better living than if you don t know what you re doing./ * /It is easier to make a living in the United States than in many other countries./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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make a living — earn enough money to live on, make your way You can make a living at farming, but you won t be rich! … English idioms
make a living — earn enough money to live He cannot make a living by only doing a part time job … Idioms and examples
make a living — earn a living, earn money by working … English contemporary dictionary
make a living — verb To earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, ones family … Wiktionary
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