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1 livelihood live·li·hood n
['laɪvlɪˌhʊd]mezzi mpl di sostentamento -
2 livelihood
['laɪvlɪhʊd]nome sostentamento m., mezzi m.pl. di sussistenza* * *(a means of living, especially of earning enough money to feed oneself etc.) mezzo di sussistenza* * *livelihood /ˈlaɪvlɪhʊd/n. [u]mezzi di sussistenza; sostentamento; vita: to get one's livelihood from fishing, ricavare il proprio sostentamento dalla pesca; to earn an easy livelihood, guadagnarsi la vita facilmente: It's my livelihood, lo faccio per vivere; è il mio mestiere.* * *['laɪvlɪhʊd]nome sostentamento m., mezzi m.pl. di sussistenza -
3 bread
I 1. [bred]1) pane m.a loaf, slice of bread — una forma, una fetta di pane
3) (livelihood) pane m.2.modificatore [oven, plate] per il pane; [ sauce] spalmabile••II [bred]verbo transitivo impanare [cutlet, fish]* * *[bred]1) (a type of food made of flour or meal baked: bread and butter.) pane2) (one's living: This is how I earn my daily bread.) pane•- breadwinner
- bread and butter
- on the breadline* * *I 1. [bred]1) pane m.a loaf, slice of bread — una forma, una fetta di pane
3) (livelihood) pane m.2.modificatore [oven, plate] per il pane; [ sauce] spalmabile••II [bred]verbo transitivo impanare [cutlet, fish] -
4 living
I ['lɪvɪŋ]1) (livelihood) mezzi m.pl. di sostentamentoto earn o make a living guadagnarsi da vivere; to work for a living lavorare per vivere; what do you do for a living? — cosa fai di mestiere? che lavoro fai?
2) (lifestyle) vita f., modo m. di vivere3) relig. beneficio m., prebenda f.4)the living — + verbo pl. i vivi
••II ['lɪvɪŋ]aggettivo [person, language] vivo; [organism, legend] vivente* * *1) (having life; being alive: a living creature; The aim of the project was to discover if there was anything living on Mars.) vivente, vivo2) (now alive: the greatest living artist.) vivente* * *living (1) /ˈlɪvɪŋ/a.1 vivo ( anche fig.); vivente; contemporaneo: (fisiol., med.) living tissue, tessuto vivo; living languages, lingue vive; He is the living image of his mother, è il ritratto vivente di sua madre; a living reality, una viva realtà; the greatest living painter, il maggior pittore contemporaneo2 vivo; ancora in uso● (collett.) the living, i vivi □ a living being, un essere vivente □ living coals, carboni accesi, ardenti □ (fam.) the living daylights, la vita: to knock the living daylights out of sb., riempire q. di botte; dare un fracco di botte a q.; to scare the living daylights out of sb., spaventare q. a morte □ living death, morte apparente; (fig.) vita miserrima, vita dura, vitaccia □ living fossil, (zool., bot.) fossile vivente; (fig. fam.) fossile □ ( arte) living picture, quadro vivente □ (geol.) living rocks, rocce vive □ (teatr.) living theatre, living theatre □ living water, acqua perenne □ in (o within) living memory, a memoria d'uomo □ to be a living skeleton, essere pelle e ossa.♦ living (2) /ˈlɪvɪŋ/A n.1 [uc] (il) vivere; mezzi di sussistenza (o di sostentamento); vita; modo di vivere: to earn one's living, guadagnarsi da vivere (o la vita); plain living, vita modesta (o alla buona); standard of living, tenore di vita; good living, vita agiata; il vivere nell'abbondanza; right living, vita intemerata (o virtuosa); to scrape a living, sbarcare il lunario; tirare avanti2 (relig.) beneficio; prebendaB a. attr.di vita: living conditions, condizioni di vita● living arrangements, soluzione abitativa; sistemazione □ (edil.) living quarters, zona giorno ( di una casa) □ living room, (stanza di) soggiorno; tinello □ living space, (polit.) spazio vitale; (edil.) spazio abitabile (o utile); (edil.) zona giorno □ (edil.) living unit, alloggio unifamiliare □ a living wage, un salario sufficiente per vivere □ (scherz.) It's a living!, bisogna pur vivere! □ That's really living!, questa sì che è vita! □ DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 1- What do you do for a living?, che mestiere fai?* * *I ['lɪvɪŋ]1) (livelihood) mezzi m.pl. di sostentamentoto earn o make a living guadagnarsi da vivere; to work for a living lavorare per vivere; what do you do for a living? — cosa fai di mestiere? che lavoro fai?
2) (lifestyle) vita f., modo m. di vivere3) relig. beneficio m., prebenda f.4)the living — + verbo pl. i vivi
••II ['lɪvɪŋ]aggettivo [person, language] vivo; [organism, legend] vivente -
5 keep *****
[kiːp] kept vb: pt, pp1. vt1) (retain, maintain) tenereto keep time — (clock) andar bene
she keeps herself fit — si tiene or si mantiene in forma
sorry to keep you... — scusate il ritardo...
to keep sth to o.s. — tenere qc per sé
keep it to yourself or under your hat fam — tienilo per te
2) (put aside) mettere da parte, (store) tenere, conservarekeep it in a safe place or somewhere safe — tienilo in un posto sicuro
"keep in a cool place" — "conservare in un luogo fresco"
3) (detain, restrain) trattenereI mustn't or don't let me keep you — non voglio trattenerti
to keep o.s. from doing sth — trattenersi dal fare qc
you're keeping me from my work — mi stai impedendo di lavorare, così non riesco a lavorare
4) (fulfil, observe: promise, vow) mantenere, (law, rule, Lent) osservare, (treaty, agreement) rispettare, (Christmas, Easter) celebrare6) (support: family) mantenere7) (accounts, diary) tenereto keep a record or note of sth — prendere nota di qc
2. vi1) (continue) continuare, (remain) stare, restareto keep (to the) left/right — tenere la sinistra/la destra
to keep to — (promise) mantenere, (subject, text) attenersi a
to keep fit — tenersi or mantenersi in forma
to keep at sb — (fam: pester) non dare pace a qn
to keep at sth — (fam: continue) continuare a fare qc
keep at it! fam — continua, dai!
to keep still — stare or rimanere fermo (-a)
to keep from doing sth — trattenersi or frenarsi dal fare qc
to keep to one's room/bed — rimanere in camera/a letto
they keep to themselves — si tengono in disparte, stanno per conto loro
2)how are you keeping? — come stai?3) (food) mantenersi, conservarsi(
fig: wait) this business can keep — quest'affare può aspettare3. n1) (livelihood) vitto e alloggio2) (of castle) torrione m, maschioSee:•- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep up
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