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subsistance [sybzistɑ̃s]feminine noun( = moyens d'existence) subsistence• assurer la subsistance de sa famille/de qn to support one's family/sb• assurer sa (propre) subsistance to support o.s.• économie/agriculture de subsistance subsistence economy/agriculture* * *sybzistɑ̃s(moyens de) subsistance — means of support, livelihood
* * *sybzistɑ̃s nfpourvoir à la subsistance de qn — to keep sb, to provide for sb's keep
* * *A nf ( de personne) subsistence; ( de plante) sustenance; ( moyens de survie) (moyens de) subsistance means of support, livelihood; frais/économie de subsistance subsistence allowance/economy; avoir la subsistance assurée to have a secure livelihood; perdre ses moyens de subsistance to lose one's means of support; assurer sa propre subsistance/la subsistance de sa famille to support oneself/one's family; contribuer à la subsistance du ménage to contribute to household expenses; tirer sa subsistance d'un bout de terrain to eke out a living from a small piece of land.[sybzistɑ̃s] nom féminin[existence matérielle] subsistencepourvoir à ou assurer la subsistance de quelqu'un to support ou to maintain ou to keep somebodyelle arrive tout juste à assurer sa subsistance she just manages to survive, she has just enough to keep body and soul together
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