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eke out

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
eke [sth] out, eke out [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(money, food: use sparingly)	dosificar⇒ vtr
		racionar⇒ vtr
		racionar⇒ vtr
	They had to eke out their food rations so they would last a whole week.
	Tuvieron que dosificar sus raciones para que la comida les duraran una semana entera.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
eke out a living, eke out an existence v expr	(struggle to earn money)	subsistir a duras penas expr
		ganarse la vida a duras penas expr
	She ekes out an existence working two part-time jobs.
	Subsiste a duras penas con dos trabajos de medio tiempo.
	Se gana la vida a duras penas con dos trabajos de medio tiempo.
scrape out an existence, scratch out an existence, eke out an existence v expr	(obtain daily necessities with difficult)	ganarse la vida a duras penas loc verb
	(CL)	vivir a medio morir saltando loc verb
	She managed to scrape out an existence by working three low-paying jobs.
	Ella logra ganarse la vida a duras penas trabajando en tres empleos mal pagados.
		sobrevivir⇒ vi
		arreglárselas v prnl
	Ella logra sobrevivir trabajando en tres empleos mal pagados.

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