Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
eke out a living
Arabic translation:
يعيش على حد الكفاف
Added to glossary by
Nadia Ayoub
Sep 8, 2009 14:00
14 yrs ago
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English term
eke out a living
English to Arabic
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
barely earn enough money to live on
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
Change log
Sep 22, 2009 12:44: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+3
6 mins
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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225
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يعيش على حد الكفاف
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
3 mins
بالكاد يعيش على الكفاف
Peer comment(s):
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Safaa Roumani
: يعيش على الكفاف
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Lina Shehabi Murad (Mourant)
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Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Technical accuracy with fluency of style
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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172
استطاع بالكاد أن يكسب عبشه
استطاع بالكاد أن يكسب عبشه
+1
2 hrs
Maha Arara
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
Works in field
United Kingdom
Legal and Financial Translation
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
9 hrs
Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
Syria
Syria
Native in Arabic
Syria
Art & Science of Healthcare Translations
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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8
يجهد لكسب قوت يومه / أو يكاد لا يجني ما يسد رمقه
فلا يكسب سوى ما يكفيه ليقتات أو ربما ليأكل ما قل ودل كل يوم بيومه
ومع ذلك لا يلقى ذلك بصورة سهلة بل ربما يلقى في سبيل هذه اللقمة الأمرّين
تحياتي لكل المعذبين في الأرض
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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-09-08 23:31:25 GMT)
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يكاد لا يجد ما يسد به رمقه
ومع ذلك لا يلقى ذلك بصورة سهلة بل ربما يلقى في سبيل هذه اللقمة الأمرّين
تحياتي لكل المعذبين في الأرض
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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-09-08 23:31:25 GMT)
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يكاد لا يجد ما يسد به رمقه
16 hrs
Jafar Filfil
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Bulgaria
Giving a passport to your words
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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32
يحصل على تكاليف معيشته بصعوبة جمة
eke out: Get with great difficulty or effort
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