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1 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.) ergänzen2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) auskommen mit* * *['iːkaʊt]vt sepfood, supplies strecken, verlängern; money, income aufbessern -
2 eke
[iːk] transitive verbeke out a living or an existence — sich (Dat.) seinen Lebensunterhalt notdürftig od. mühsam verdienen
* * *[i:k]- academic.ru/86588/eke_out">eke out* * *[i:k]vtto \eke out a miserable existence ein armseliges Dasein fristento \eke out a living sich akk mehr schlecht als recht durchschlagen* * *eke1 [iːk] v/t:a) Flüssigkeiten, Vorräte etc strecken,c) eke out a living sich (mühsam) durchschlageneke2 [iːk] adv & konj obs auch* * *[iːk] transitive verbeke out a living or an existence — sich (Dat.) seinen Lebensunterhalt notdürftig od. mühsam verdienen
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3 eke
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4 stretch out
1. transitive verb1) [aus]strecken [Arm, Bein]; ausbreiten [Decke]; auseinander ziehen [Seil]2) (eke out)2. intransitive verbstretch something out — mit etwas reichen
1) (stretch one's hands out, lit. or fig.) die Hände ausstrecken (to nach)2) (extend) sich ausdehnen* * *(in moving the body, to straighten or extend: She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.) (sich) ausstrecken* * *I. vito \stretch out out on the sofa es sich dat auf dem Sofa bequem machen2. (be sufficient) [aus]reichenwill the money \stretch out out? reicht das Geld?II. vt▪ to \stretch out out ⇆ sth1. (extend) etw ausstreckento \stretch out out one's arms/hand/legs die Arme/Hand/Beine ausstreckenhe \stretch outed out his arms to embrace her er breitete die Arme aus, um sie zu umarmenshe \stretch outed out her hand and helped him from his chair sie reichte ihm die Hand und half ihm aus dem Sesselto \stretch out out a blanket eine Decke ausbreiten2. (prolong) etw verlängern [o ausdehnen]to \stretch out out money Geld streckento \stretch out out payments die Zahlungen über einen längeren Zeitraum fortsetzen* * *1. vt separms, wings, blanket ausbreiten; leg, hand ausstrecken; foot vorstrecken; rope spannen; meeting, discussion, essay, story ausdehnento stretch oneself out (on the ground) — sich auf den Boden legen
2. visich strecken; (inf = lie down) sich hinlegen; (countryside) sich ausbreiten; (in time) sich erstrecken, sich hinziehen (over über +acc)her arm stretched out — sie streckte den Arm aus
* * *1. transitive verb1) [aus]strecken [Arm, Bein]; ausbreiten [Decke]; auseinander ziehen [Seil]stretch oneself out — sich [lang] ausstrecken
2) (eke out)2. intransitive verb1) (stretch one's hands out, lit. or fig.) die Hände ausstrecken (to nach)2) (extend) sich ausdehnen -
5 hand-to-mouth
adjectivekärglich, kümmerlich [Leben, Dasein]eke out/lead a hand-to-mouth life/existence — von der Hand in den Mund leben
* * *I. adj kümmerlich, ärmlichto lead a \hand-to-mouth existence von der Hand in den Mund lebena \hand-to-mouth lifestyle ein Leben in ArmutII. adv kümmerlich, ärmlichto live [from] \hand-to-mouth von der Hand in den Mund leben* * *hand-to-mouth adj kümmerlich:lead a hand-to-mouth existence von der Hand in den Mund leben* * *adjectivekärglich, kümmerlich [Leben, Dasein]eke out/lead a hand-to-mouth life/existence — von der Hand in den Mund leben
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6 meager
mea·gre, AM mea·ger[ˈmi:gəʳ, AM ˈmi:gɚ]adj mager, dürftig, kärglich* * *(US) ['miːgə(r)]adj1) spärlich; amount, crowd kläglich; meal dürftig, kärglich2) (liter: lean) hager* * *1. mager, dürr:a meager face ein hageres Gesicht2. fig dürftig, kärglich (Gehalt etc):meager fare magere Kost;meager attendance spärlicher Besuch3. fig dürftig, ideenarm -
7 meagre
(Amer.: meager) adjective spärlich; dürftig (auch fig.)* * *['mi:ɡə](poor or not enough: meagre earnings.) dürftig- academic.ru/89047/meagrely">meagrely- meagreness* * *mea·gre, AM mea·ger[ˈmi:gəʳ, AM ˈmi:gɚ]adj mager, dürftig, kärglich* * *(US) ['miːgə(r)]adj1) spärlich; amount, crowd kläglich; meal dürftig, kärglich2) (liter: lean) hager* * *1. mager, dürr:a meager face ein hageres Gesicht2. fig dürftig, kärglich (Gehalt etc):meager fare magere Kost;meager attendance spärlicher Besuch3. fig dürftig, ideenarm* * *(Amer.: meager) adjective spärlich; dürftig (auch fig.)* * *adj.mager adj.
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eke out — Fowler (1926) wanted to limit the use of this phrasal verb to refer to things that can be made to last longer or go further, i.e. a supply: ‘you can eke out your income or a scanty subsistence with odd jobs or by fishing, but you cannot eke out a … Modern English usage
eke out — [v] make something last barely exist, be economical with, be frugal with, be sparing with, economize on, get by*, stretch out; concept 239 Ant. use up, waste … New thesaurus
eke out — verb 1. supplement what is thought to be deficient (Freq. 2) He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons Braque eked out his collages with charcoal • Syn: ↑fill out • Hypernyms: ↑supplement … Useful english dictionary
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eke out — PHRASAL VERB If you eke out something, you make your supply of it last as long as possible. [V P n (not pron)] Many workers can only eke out their redundancy money for about 10 weeks. [Also V n P] … English dictionary
eke out — phr verb Eke out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑existence, ↑living, ↑victory … Collocations dictionary
eke out — earn with difficulty He was unable to eke out a living on the farm so he sold it … Idioms and examples
eke out a living — earn or grow enough to survive On the small farm we were able to eke out a living … English idioms
eke out — {v.} 1. To fill out or add a little to; increase a little. * /Mr. Jones eked out a country teacher s small salary by hunting and trapping in the winter./ * /The modest meal was eked out with bread and milk./ 2. To get (little) by hard work; to… … Dictionary of American idioms
eke out — {v.} 1. To fill out or add a little to; increase a little. * /Mr. Jones eked out a country teacher s small salary by hunting and trapping in the winter./ * /The modest meal was eked out with bread and milk./ 2. To get (little) by hard work; to… … Dictionary of American idioms
eke out — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, bring to completion, bring to fruition, complete, cope, fill in, fill out, fulfill, get by, keep afloat, make ends meet, make good, make out, make up, manage, mature, piece out, refill, replenish, round out … Moby Thesaurus