hand-to-mouth

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhændtəˈmaʊθ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hand′tə mouth′)

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'hand-to-mouth' tiene referencia cruzada con 'hand to mouth'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'hand-to-mouth' is cross-referenced with 'hand to mouth'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
hand-to-mouth adj figurative (meeting only immediate needs)al día loc adv
  con lo justo loc adv
Note: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective
 Since being fired from his job, he has had to live a hand-to-mouth existence.
 Desde que lo echaron del trabajo, ha estado llevando una vida al día.
  precario/a adj
  básico/a adj
 Desde que lo echaron del trabajo, ha estado llevando una vida precaria.
hand to mouth adv figurative (meeting only immediate needs)al día loc adv
  con lo justo loc adv
 Since Mary was fired from her job, she has struggled through life hand to mouth.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
hand to mouth | hand-to-mouth
InglésEspañol
live from hand to mouth,
live hand to mouth v expr		 (be poor)vivir precariamente vi + adv
 Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Por entonces vivíamos muy precariamente, apenas si nos alcanzaba para comer.
  vivir con una mano delante y otra detrás expr
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando se separó, se quedó en la ruina. Se fue con una mano delante y otra detrás.
  (ES)estar a dos velas expr
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'hand-to-mouth' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
a salto de mata - coyol partido, coyol comido - vivir al día


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