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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.) papildināt
    2) (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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  • 2 shine

    1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb
    1) (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.) spīdēt; []spīdināt
    2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) spīdēt; mirdzēt
    3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) []spodrināt
    4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) izcelties; spīdēt
    2. noun
    1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) spīdums; spodrība
    2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) spodrināšana
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    - shiny
    - shininess
    * * *
    gaisma; mirdzums, spīdums; spodrināšana; nospodrināšana; simpātija; izlēciens; spīdēt, mirdzēt; izcelties; spodrināt

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  • 3 live

    I 1. [liv] verb
    1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) dzīvot; eksistēt
    2) (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.) izturēt; izdzīvot
    3) (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.) dzīvot; mājot
    4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) dzīvot
    5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) dzīvot; iztikt
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    - - 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.) uzturs; iztika
    - live-in
    - live and let live
    - live down
    - live in
    - out
    - live on
    - live up to
    - within living memory
    - in living memory     II 1. adjective
    1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) dzīvs
    2) ((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?) (par pārraidi) tiešs
    3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) enerģisks; darbīgs; (par šāviņu, bumbu u.tml.) neizšauts; nesprādzis
    4) (burning: a live coal.) degošs; liesmojošs; kvēlojošs
    2. adverb
    ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) (par pārraidi) tieši
    - liveliness
    - livestock
    - live wire
    * * *
    dzīvot, eksistēt; mājot, dzīvot; izdzīvot, izturēt; dzīvs; spēkpilns, darbīgs, enerģisks; aktuāls, svarīgs; degošs, liesmojošs; zemsprieguma; neizšauts; tiešs

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  • 4 hustle

    1. verb
    1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) grūstīt; grūstīties; izgrūst
    2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) steidzināt
    3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) apkrāpt; piekrāpt; izkrāpt
    4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) spekulēt
    5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) iziet uz paneļa (par prostitūtu), maukot
    2. noun
    (quick and busy activity.) kņada; rosīšanās
    * * *
    kņada; rosīšanās; afēra, mahinācija, spekulācija; uztiepšana; ievilināšana; grūstīt; grūstīties; nodarboties ar afērām; uztiept; ievilināt; nodarboties ar prostitūciju

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  • If I Could Make a Living (song) — Infobox Single Name = If I Could Make a LIving Cover size = Border = Caption = Artist = Clay Walker Album = If I Could Make a Living Released = 1994 Format = CD single Recorded = Genre = Country Length = 2:14 Label = Giant Writer = Alan Jackson… …   Wikipedia

  • living — livingly, adv. livingness, n. /liv ing/, adj. 1. having life; being alive; not dead: living persons. 2. in actual existence or use; extant: living languages. 3. active or thriving; vigorous; strong: a living faith. 4. burning or glowing, as a… …   Universalium

  • living — liv‧ing [ˈlɪvɪŋ] noun [singular] the way in which you earn money in order to live, or the money that you earn: • It is becoming more and more difficult just to earn a living. • He was able to make a living as an actor. • I don t know what he does …   Financial and business terms

  • living — adj Living, alive, animate, animated, vital mean endowed with or manifesting life. In their primary senses where life means that character or quality which is peculiar to things that are capable of growth, reproduction, and, often, motion and… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • make — 1 verb past tense and past participle made, PRODUCE STH 1 (T) to produce something by working: I m going to make a cake for Sam s birthday. | Did you make that dress yourself? | a car made in Japan | They re making a documentary about the Civil… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • make — ▪ I. make make 1 [meɪk] verb made PTandPP [meɪd] making PRESPART 1. [transitive] MANUFACTURING to produce something by working or by using industrial processes …   Financial and business terms

  • make — make1 [ meık ] (past tense and past participle made [ meıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create/produce something ▸ 2 do/say something ▸ 3 cause something to happen ▸ 4 force someone to do something ▸ 5 arrange something ▸ 6 earn/get money ▸ 7 give a total ▸… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • make — I UK [meɪk] / US verb Word forms make : present tense I/you/we/they make he/she/it makes present participle making past tense made UK [meɪd] / US past participle made *** Get it right: make: When make means to cause or force someone to do… …   English dictionary

  • living — n. livelihood 1) to earn, get (BE), make a living 2) to eke out a living (to eke out a precarious living) 3) a comfortable; honest living (to earn a comfortable living) manner of existence 4) communal; high; suburban living 5) a standard of… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • living — liv|ing1 [ˈlıvıŋ] adj 1.) alive now ≠ ↑dead ▪ He s one of the greatest living composers. ▪ The sun affects all living things (=people, animals, and plants) . ▪ a living language (=one that people still use) 2.) living proof if someone is living… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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