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1 to eke out a living / eke out an existence
to eke out a living / eke out an existenceganar lo justo para vivirEnglish-spanish dictionary > to eke out a living / eke out an existence
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2 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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3 eke out
[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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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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восполнять, пополнять( with) to eke out one's existence ≈ перебиваться кое-как, умудряться сводить концы с концами добавлять, восполнять - to * a scanty income with odd jobs восполнить недостаток средств случайной работой - to * a living зарабатывать себе на хлеб тяжелым трудом, перебиваться кое-как -
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to eke outsuprir com dificuldade. to eke out a living/ganhar a vida com dificuldade. to eke out a miserable existence/levar uma vida miserável, manter-se a custo. -
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■ eke out:▶ eke out sth, eke sth out ( by saving) faire durer [income, supplies] (by à force de ; by doing en faisant) ; ( by supplementing) accroître un peu [income, supplies] (with par ; by doing en faisant) ; to eke out a living ou an existence essayer de joindre les deux bouts. -
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[iːk] transitive verbeke out a living or an existence — sich (Dat.) seinen Lebensunterhalt notdürftig od. mühsam verdienen
* * *[i:k]- academic.ru/86588/eke_out">eke out* * *[i:k]vtto \eke out a miserable existence ein armseliges Dasein fristento \eke out a living sich akk mehr schlecht als recht durchschlagen* * *eke1 [iːk] v/t:a) Flüssigkeiten, Vorräte etc strecken,c) eke out a living sich (mühsam) durchschlageneke2 [iːk] adv & konj obs auch* * *[iːk] transitive verbeke out a living or an existence — sich (Dat.) seinen Lebensunterhalt notdürftig od. mühsam verdienen
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i:k- eke outtr[iːk]1 (make last) hacer alcanzar, estirar, racionar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto eke out a living / eke out an existence ganar lo justo para vivir[iːk]VTto eke out — [+ food, supplies] escatimar; [+ money, income] hacer que alcance
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v (обик. с out) прибавям, попълвам, додавам, допълвам (нещо оскъдно)
to EKE out soup with water разреждам супа, за да стигне, to EKE out a livelihood едва свързвам двата края* * *{i:k} v (обик. с out) прибавям, попълвам, додавам, допълвам (нещо* * *прибавям; додавам; допълвам; донаждам;* * *1. to eke out soup with water разреждам супа, за да стигне, to eke out a livelihood едва свързвам двата края 2. v (обик. с out) прибавям, попълвам, додавам, допълвам (нещо оскъдно)* * *eke [i:k] I. v (обикн. с out); донаждам, прибавям, попълвам, додавам, допълвам (нещо оскъдно), разреждам (за вино и пр.); използвам пестеливо; we must \eke out a living ( an existence) трябва да свържем някак си двата края; II. adv ост. също, също така. -
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[i:k]- eke out* * *eke1[i:k] vt arch aumentar, alargar, acrescentar, alongar, adicionar. to eke out suprir com dificuldade. to eke out a living / ganhar a vida com dificuldade. to eke out a miserable existence / levar uma vida miserável, manter-se a custo.————————eke2[i:k] adv arch também. -
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[ɪg'zɪst(ə)n(t)s], [eg-], [ɪk'sɪs-], [ek-]сущ.1) жизнь, бытие, существованиеdrab / miserable / wretched existence — однообразное, жалкое, нищенское существование
to eke out miserable existence — влачить жалкое существование, перебиваться кое-как
Syn:2) существование, наличиеto be in existence — существовать; быть в наличии
to come into existence — возникнуть, обрести существование
to go out of existence — исчезнуть, прекратить существование
Syn:3) книжн. существо, созданиеSyn:4) книжн.; уст. мироздание; всё живое, всё существующееhymns that celebrate the wonder of existence — гимны, прославляющие чудо мироздания
Syn:5) филос. бытие (объективная реальность, в отличие от субъективного восприятия)Syn:Ant:
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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 — 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 — phr verb Eke out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑existence, ↑living, ↑victory … Collocations dictionary
eke — [i:k] v eke out [eke sth<=>out] phr v [: Old English; Origin: iecan, ecan to increase ] 1.) eke out a living/existence to manage to live with very little money or food ▪ They eke out a miserable existence in cardboard shacks. 2.) to make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
eke — [ ik ] verb ,eke out phrasal verb transitive to get just enough money or food to be able to continue to exist: eke out a living/an existence: The family barely manages to eke out a living from their small farm. a. to make something such as money… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
eke — verb eke sth out phrasal verb (T) literary 1 to make a small supply of something such as food or money last longer by carefully only using small amounts of it: Today s retired home owner has to eke out his pension as best he can. 2 eke out a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
eke — eke1 /eek/, v.t., eked, eking. 1. to increase; enlarge; lengthen. 2. eke out, a. to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously: They managed to eke out a living by farming a small piece of land. b. to supplement; add to; stretch: to eke… … Universalium
existence — ex|ist|ence W2S3 [ıgˈzıstəns] n 1.) [U] the state of existing existence of ▪ It is impossible to prove the existence of God. in existence ▪ The organization has been in existence for 25 years. ▪ Scientists have many theories about how the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
eke — [[t]i͟ːk[/t]] ekes, eking, eked PHRASE: V inflects If you eke a living or eke out an existence, you manage to survive with very little money. That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides ... He ekes out a living with a… … English dictionary
existence — noun 1 state of existing ADJECTIVE ▪ actual, real ▪ El Cid s actual existence is not in doubt. ▪ Since her illness, other people had no real existence for her. ▪ possible … Collocations dictionary
