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1 eke out
eke out [something], eke [something] out faire durer [income, supplies] (by à force de; by doing en faisant)to eke out a living ou an existence — essayer de joindre les deux bouts
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2 eke out
eke out [i:k-](a) (make last → rations) faire durer∎ to eke out a living gagner tout juste sa vie;∎ they eked out a miserable existence on the barren land ils tiraient leur maigre subsistance du sol aride(c) (by adding something) augmenter -
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1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.)2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.)iːkv + adv + o, v + o + adva) ( make last) \<\<resources/funds\>\> estirar, hacer* alcanzarb) ( barely obtain)to eke out out a living — ganarse la vida a duras penas
* * *[iːk]v + adv + o, v + o + adva) ( make last) \<\<resources/funds\>\> estirar, hacer* alcanzarb) ( barely obtain)to eke out out a living — ganarse la vida a duras penas
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6 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.) få til at række; få til at slå til2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) klare dagen og vejen; få til at løbe rundt* * *1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) få til at række; få til at slå til2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) klare dagen og vejen; få til at løbe rundt -
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[ˌiːk'aʊt]verbo transitivo fare bastare [income, supplies] (by a forza di; by doing facendo)* * *1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.)2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.)* * *[ˌiːk'aʊt]verbo transitivo fare bastare [income, supplies] (by a forza di; by doing facendo) -
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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 -
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фраз. гл.1) пополнять ( сбережения), увеличивать ( доход)to eke out one's income with odd jobs — пополнять свой бюджет за счёт случайных приработков; подрабатывать на стороне
2) растягивать (ресурсы, деньги, запасы)3) пробавляться, с трудом зарабатывать на жизнь, поддерживать существованиеto eke out one's existence — перебиваться кое-как, умудряться сводить концы с концами
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[ʹi:kʹaʋt] phr vдобавлять, восполнятьto eke out a scanty income with odd jobs - восполнять недостаток средств случайной работой
to eke out a living - зарабатывать себе на хлеб тяжёлым трудом, перебиваться кое-как
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12 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.) drÿgja2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) skrimta, rétt hafa ofan af fyrir sér -
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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 -
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1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) suplementar2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) ganhar -
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v. tamamlamak, ilave etmek, artırmak, idareli kullanmak, uzatmak* * *1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) idareli kullanmak2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) kıt kanaat geçinmek -
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1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) podaljšati, dodati2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) pretolči se -
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• jatkaa• lisätä* * *1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.)2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) -
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1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) (for)øke, supplere, skjøte på, drøye2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) kare sammen til livets opphold -
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1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) uzupełnić2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) zdobywać środki (na) -
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1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) papildināt2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) tikko savilkt galus kopā
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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
eke out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms eke out : present tense I/you/we/they eke out he/she/it ekes out present participle eking out past tense eked out past participle eked out a) to get just enough money or food to be able to continue to exist… … English dictionary
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