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1 livelihood
(a means of living, especially of earning enough money to feed oneself etc.) vsakdanji kruh* * *[láivlihud]nounpreživljanje, prehranitev, vsakdanji kruh -
2 earn
[ə:n]1) (to gain (money, wages, one's living) by working: He earns $200 a week; He earns his living by cleaning shoes; You can afford a car now that you're earning.) zaslužiti2) (to deserve: I've earned a rest.) zaslužiti si•- earnings* * *[ə:n]transitive verbpridobiti, zaslužitito earn one's daily bread ( —ali living, livelihood) — preživljati se, kruh si služiti -
3 eke
[i:k]- eke out* * *I [i:k]transitive verbarchaic (out, with) podaljšati, povečati, doda(ja)ti; pretolči seto eke out one's livelihood, to eke out one's salary with odd jobs — preživljati se z dodatnim delom poleg rednegaII [i:k]adverb archaic prav tako, tudi, razen tega -
4 scrabble
['skræbl](a kind of word-building game.)* * *[skræbl]intransitive verbgrebsti, brskati; čečkati; plaziti se, premetavati se; figuratively mučiti se ( for za)to scrabble about — brskati za, iskati (for s.th. kaj); transitive verb (z)grebsti, nastrgati; počečkati -
5 win
[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) zmagati2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) dobiti3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) pridobiti2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) zmaga- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through* * *I [win]nouncolloquially dobivanje; dobljena igra; dobiček; uspeh, zmagaII [win]transitive verbdobiti ( from od), pridobiti, doseči; zaslužiti, dobiti pri kartanju, v igri; military osvojiti, priti (do cilja); pregovoriti, premamiti; intransitive verb zmagati, biti zmagovalec, imeti uspeh, priti do ciljato win one's blue — dobiti pravico za nošenje modre oznake (Oɔfordske ali Cambridgeske univerze) po nastopih na dirkah, tekmahto win s.o. to consent — pregovoriti koga k privolitvito win fame (fortune, a victory) — doseči slavo (bogastvo, zmago)to win home — priti, dospeti domovto win £ 3 off s.o. — dobiti ʌ funte od koga v igrito win to the shore — doseči obalo, priti do obale, bregato win one's spurs figuratively postati vitezto win the toss — dobiti pri igri za denar, pri kartanju za denarto win one's way — priti do, doseči; napraviti svojo pot, prispeti; prodreti, uspetito win a wife — dobiti si, najti ženo (za zakon)III [win]Scottish dialectal transitive verb sušiti (seno) na zraku; plati (žito) -
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.) 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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livelihood — live‧li‧hood [ˈlaɪvlihʊd] noun [countable, uncountable] the way in which you earn money in order to live: • If a commercial beekeeper makes a mistake and his bees die, he has lost his livelihood. • In that area many people relied on the coconut… … Financial and business terms
Livelihood — Live li*hood, n. [OE. livelode, liflode, prop., course of life, life s support, maintenance, fr. AS. l[=i]f life + l[=a]d road, way, maintenance. Confused with livelihood liveliness. See {Life}, and {Lode}.] Subsistence or living, as dependent on … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
livelihood — 1610s, alteration of livelode means of keeping alive (c.1300), from O.E. lifad course of life, from lif life + lad way, course (see LOAD (Cf. load)). Cf. O.H.G. libleita. Spelling assimilated to words in hood. Earlier livelihood was a different… … Etymology dictionary
Livelihood — Live li*hood, n. [Lively + hood.] Liveliness; appearance of life. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
livelihood — I noun business, calling, career, craft, employment, enterprise, job, keep, line of work, living, maintenance, means, occupation, position, profession, pursuit, resources, situation, source of income, subsistence, support, sustainment, sustenance … Law dictionary
livelihood — *living, subsistence, sustenance, maintenance, support, keep, bread Analogous words: *trade, craft, handicraft, art, profession: *wage or wages, salary, pay, stipend, fee, emolument … New Dictionary of Synonyms
livelihood — [n] occupation alimentation, art, bread and butter*, business, circumstances, craft, employment, game*, grind*, income, job, keep*, living, maintenance, means, nineto five*, profession, racket*, rat race*, resources, slot, source of income,… … New thesaurus
livelihood — ► NOUN ▪ a means of securing the necessities of life. ORIGIN Old English, «way of life» … English terms dictionary
livelihood — [līv′lē hood΄] n. [ME livelode < OE liflad, course of life < lif, LIFE + lad, course (see LOAD): form altered by assoc. with LIVELY & HOOD] means of living or of supporting life; subsistence … English World dictionary
livelihood — noun VERB + LIVELIHOOD ▪ earn, gain ▪ provide ▪ Fishing provides a livelihood for many people. ▪ protect, secure ▪ … Collocations dictionary
livelihood — live|li|hood [ˈlaıvlihud] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: lifelode way of living (11 17 centuries), from Old English, from lif life + lad ( LODE) (influenced by lively and hood)] the way you earn money in order to live a means/source of… … Dictionary of contemporary English