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1 malvivir
v.1 to live badly, to scrape together an existence.2 to scrape a living, to live badly, to scrape along.* * *1 to live very badly, eke out a living, get by\de malvivir (persona) shady, unsavoury* * *VI to live badly, live poorly* * *verbo intransitivoahora malviven en un apartamento en Bogotá — now they're struggling to make ends meet in an apartment in Bogotá
* * *= eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.Ex. He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.Ex. David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.Ex. A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.Ex. In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.* * *verbo intransitivoahora malviven en un apartamento en Bogotá — now they're struggling to make ends meet in an apartment in Bogotá
* * *= eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.Ex: He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.
Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.Ex: A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.Ex: In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.* * *malvivir [I1 ]vilo que gana apenas le da para malvivir what he earns is barely enough to survive onahora malviven en un apartamento en Bogotá now they're struggling to make ends meet in an apartment in Bogotáun hombre de malvivir an unsavory character* * *
malvivir verbo intransitivo to live badly
' malvivir' also found in these entries:
English:
exist
* * *malvivir vito live badly, to scrape together an existence;malvivía de las limosnas he scraped a living by begging;malvive con un sueldo mísero he scrapes by on starvation wages* * *v/i scrape by* * *malvivir vi: to live badly, to just scrape by -
2 sobrevivir
v.to survive.sobrevivir a alguien to outlive somebodyLos perros sobreviven en el invierno Dogs survive in winter.Los chicos sobreviven a las mascotas Kids survive pets.Esos sentimientos sobreviven Those feelings survive=resist.* * *1 (gen) to survive2 (a alguien) to outlive* * *verb* * *VI1) (=quedar vivo) to survivesobrevivir a — [+ accidente] to survive; [+ persona] to survive, outlive
2) (=durar más tiempo que) to outlast* * *1.verbo intransitivo to survive2.sobrevivir vt < persona> to outlive, survive* * *= survive, be around, outlive, eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence, eke out.Ex. Of those that proceeded beyond the fetal stage, few survived the close of the decade in their original form.Ex. The author suggests that the book will be around for generations to come simply because it costs less.Ex. 69% of women who marry will outlive their husbands, they are widowed at an average age of 56, and often experience a loss of half their income with the death of their spouse.Ex. He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.Ex. David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.Ex. A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.Ex. In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.Ex. A farm is a good thing, when it begins and ends with itself, and does not need a salary, or a shop, to eke it out.----* que ha sobrevivido = surviving.* sobrevivir de milagro = have + a close shave with death.* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to survive2.sobrevivir vt < persona> to outlive, survive* * *= survive, be around, outlive, eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence, eke out.Ex: Of those that proceeded beyond the fetal stage, few survived the close of the decade in their original form.
Ex: The author suggests that the book will be around for generations to come simply because it costs less.Ex: 69% of women who marry will outlive their husbands, they are widowed at an average age of 56, and often experience a loss of half their income with the death of their spouse.Ex: He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.Ex: A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.Ex: In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.Ex: A farm is a good thing, when it begins and ends with itself, and does not need a salary, or a shop, to eke it out.* que ha sobrevivido = surviving.* sobrevivir de milagro = have + a close shave with death.* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.* * *sobrevivir [I1 ]vito survive sobrevivir A algo to survive sthcinco personas sobrevivieron a la explosión five people survived the explosion■ sobrevivirvt‹persona› to outlive, survive* * *
sobrevivir ( conjugate sobrevivir) verbo intransitivo
to survive;
sobrevivir A algo to survive sth
sobrevivir verbo intransitivo to survive
' sobrevivir' also found in these entries:
English:
come through
- exist
- last out
- live
- live through
- outlast
- outlive
- punch
- see out
- survive
- alive
- come
- linger
- out
* * *sobrevivir vito survive;sobrevivir a un accidente to survive an accident;sobrevivió a sus hijos she outlived her children* * *v/i survive* * *sobrevivir vi: to survivesobrevivir vt: to outlive, to outlast* * *sobrevivir vb to survive -
3 ganarse la vida a duras penas
(v.) = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existenceEx. He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.Ex. David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.Ex. A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.Ex. In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.* * *(v.) = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existenceEx: He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.
Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.Ex: A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.Ex: In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family. -
4 salir adelante a duras penas
(v.) = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existenceEx. He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.Ex. David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.Ex. A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.Ex. In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.* * *(v.) = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existenceEx: He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.
Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.Ex: A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.Ex: In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.
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