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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestirare a campare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tirare a campare
"Riesce a tirare a campare con un piccolo stipendio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To manage to make a living or get by with great difficulty or scanty resources.
"He worked two part-time jobs just to eke out a living for his family." - 2
To supplement or make a meager supply last by careful use.
"She managed to eke out the remaining water supply until they reached the oasis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'ēacan' (to increase, add), tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*aukaną' and ultimately the Proto-Indo-European root '*eug-' (to grow, increase). Historically used to mean to augment or lengthen, it evolved into the idiomatic phrase 'eke out' meaning to manage to make a living with difficulty or supplement scanty resources.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eke" is said worldwide
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subvenir
Transliteration: subvenir
"Il essaie de subvenir difficilement à ses besoins."
durchbringen
Transliteration: durchbringen
"Er muss sich mühsam durchbringen."
tirare a campare
Transliteration: tirare a campare
"Riesce a tirare a campare con un piccolo stipendio."
lasquear
Transliteration: lasquear
"Se las arregla para sobrevivir con poco."
viver penosamente
Transliteration: viver penosamente
"Ele tenta viver penosamente com o que ganha."
गुजारा करना
Transliteration: gujara karna
"वह बड़ी मुश्किल से अपना गुजारा कर पाता है।"
勉强维持
Transliteration: miǎnqiǎng wéichí
"他靠打零工勉强维持生计。"
근근이 이어가다
Transliteration: geungeun-i ieogada
"그는 간신히 생계를 이어가고 있다."
何とかやりくりする
Transliteration: nantoka yarikuri suru
"彼はどうにか生活をやりくりしている。"
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