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1 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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2 eke out
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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4 eke out a living
expr.• ganar la vida a duras penas expr.• subsistir v.eke out a living*expr.• ganarse la vida a duras penas expr.• hacer alcanzar los recursos expr.• subsistir v. -
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8 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.)2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.)iːkv + adv + o, v + o + adva) ( make last) \<\<resources/funds\>\> estirar, hacer* alcanzarb) ( barely obtain)to eke out out a living — ganarse la vida a duras penas
* * *[iːk]v + adv + o, v + o + adva) ( make last) \<\<resources/funds\>\> estirar, hacer* alcanzarb) ( barely obtain)to eke out out a living — ganarse la vida a duras penas
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9 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.) få til at række; få til at slå til2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) klare dagen og vejen; få til at løbe rundt* * *1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) få til at række; få til at slå til2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) klare dagen og vejen; få til at løbe rundt -
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[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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1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) ergänzen2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) auskommen mit* * *['iːkaʊt]vt sepfood, supplies strecken, verlängern; money, income aufbessern -
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фраз. гл.1) пополнять ( сбережения), увеличивать ( доход)to eke out one's income with odd jobs — пополнять свой бюджет за счёт случайных приработков; подрабатывать на стороне
2) растягивать (ресурсы, деньги, запасы)3) пробавляться, с трудом зарабатывать на жизнь, поддерживать существованиеto eke out one's existence — перебиваться кое-как, умудряться сводить концы с концами
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[ʹi:kʹaʋt] phr vдобавлять, восполнятьto eke out a scanty income with odd jobs - восполнять недостаток средств случайной работой
to eke out a living - зарабатывать себе на хлеб тяжёлым трудом, перебиваться кое-как
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15 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.) drÿgja2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) skrimta, rétt hafa ofan af fyrir sér -
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1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) kiegészít2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) épphogy megél -
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1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) suplementar2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) ganhar -
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v. tamamlamak, ilave etmek, artırmak, idareli kullanmak, uzatmak* * *1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) idareli kullanmak2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) kıt kanaat geçinmek -
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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 -
20 eke out
• jatkaa• lisätä* * *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.)
См. также в других словарях:
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 — [v] make something last barely exist, be economical with, be frugal with, be sparing with, economize on, get by*, stretch out; concept 239 Ant. use up, waste … New thesaurus
eke out — verb 1. supplement what is thought to be deficient (Freq. 2) He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons Braque eked out his collages with charcoal • Syn: ↑fill out • Hypernyms: ↑supplement … Useful english dictionary
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 — PHRASAL VERB If you eke out something, you make your supply of it last as long as possible. [V P n (not pron)] Many workers can only eke out their redundancy money for about 10 weeks. [Also V n P] … English dictionary
eke out — phr verb Eke out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑existence, ↑living, ↑victory … Collocations dictionary
eke out a living — earn or grow enough to survive On the small farm we were able to eke out a living … English idioms
eke out — earn with difficulty He was unable to eke out a living on the farm so he sold it … Idioms and examples
eke out a living — SUBSIST, survive, get by, scrape by, make ends meet, keep body and soul together, keep the wolf from the door, keep one s head above water. → eke … Useful english dictionary
eke out — {v.} 1. To fill out or add a little to; increase a little. * /Mr. Jones eked out a country teacher s small salary by hunting and trapping in the winter./ * /The modest meal was eked out with bread and milk./ 2. To get (little) by hard work; to… … Dictionary of American idioms
eke out — {v.} 1. To fill out or add a little to; increase a little. * /Mr. Jones eked out a country teacher s small salary by hunting and trapping in the winter./ * /The modest meal was eked out with bread and milk./ 2. To get (little) by hard work; to… … Dictionary of American idioms