| Forme compuse: |
| be vi | (exist) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a se afla vb.reflex. |
| | There is a woman of 101 in the house opposite. |
| | Peste drum trăiește o femeie de 101 ani. |
breadline,
bread line n | (queue for charity handouts) (în expresia: to be on the breadline) | a trăi de pe o zi pe alta |
| | Dozens of hungry people, many of them homeless, were waiting in the breadline. |
| cohabit vi | (couple: live together) | a coabita vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi în concubinaj vb.intranz. |
| | James and Polly are cohabiting, but they have no plans to get married. |
dirt poor,
dirt-poor adj | mainly US, slang (poverty stricken) | sărac lipit pământului expr. |
| | | a trăi în mizerie, a fi lovit de sărăcie expr. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | My family was dirt poor, but we always took care of our appearances. |
| dwell vi | formal, literary (live) | a locui vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | George has dwelled here all his life. |
| | George a locuit aici toată viața lui. |
| exist vi | (to live) | a trăi vb.tranz. |
| | Piranhas exist only in the Amazon. |
| | Peștii piranha trăiesc doar în Amazon. |
| existence n | (mode of existing) | existență s.f. |
| | | trai s.n. |
| | We should all be working towards a better existence. |
| freedom from fear n | (no threat of war) | eliberare de frică s.f. |
| | | dreptul a nu trăi în frică s.n. |
| | One of Roosevelt's famous "four freedoms" was freedom from fear. |
| freeload vi | informal (live off other people) | a trăi pe spinarea altora loc.vb. |
| | | a trăi ca un parazit loc.vb. |
| have sth vtr | (experience) | a trăi vb.tranz. |
| | | a experimenta vb.tranz. |
| | | a se simți vb.reflex. |
| | My sons are having an adventure in South America. |
| | Băieții mei trăiesc momente extraordinare în America de Sud. |
| keep n | (subsistence) | întreținere s.f. |
| | | trai s.n. |
| | He earned a hundred pounds a week, and gave fifty to his mother for his keep. |
| lead sth vtr | (live) (informal, viață) | a duce vb.tranz. |
| | | a trăi vb.tranz. |
| | My grandfather led a hard life. |
| | Bunicul meu a dus o viață grea. |
| live vi | (manage your life) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | Two full time jobs is no way to live. |
| | Cu două slujbe nu se poate trăi. |
| live vi | (be alive) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a fi în viață loc.vb. |
| | The king is not dead! He lives! |
| | Regele nu a murit. Trăiește. |
| | Regele nu a murit. E în viață. |
| live vi | (remain alive) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a fi în viață loc.vb. |
| | Yes, he still lives. He must be ninety years old. |
| | Da, încă mai trăiește. Cred că are nouăzeci de ani. |
| | Da, încă mai e în viață. Cred că are nouăzeci de ani. |
| live vi | (subsist) | a trăi din, a subzista din vb.intranz. |
| | Many people around the world live on less than a dollar per day. |
| live alone vi | (not cohabit) | a trăi singur loc.vb. |
| | After many years of flat-sharing, it is a luxury to live alone. |
| live and breathe sth v expr | figurative (be passionately interested in sth) | a trăi numai pentru expr.vb. |
| | (figurat) | a mânca ceva pe pâine expr.vb. |
| | When I was a teenager I lived and breathed ballet. |
| | Her boyfriend lives and breathes football; nothing else seems to interest him. |
| live apart vi phrasal | (not cohabit) | a trăi separați loc.vb. |
| | They are still married, but they live apart, in different towns. |
| live as husband and wife v expr | (cohabit as a couple) | a trăi ca soț și soție loc.vb. |
| | They might as well be married; they've been living for years as husband and wife. |
| live fast v expr | informal, figurative (behave recklessly) | a duce o viață de desfrâu expr. |
| | | a trăi viața la maxim, a trăi viața într-un ritm nebun expr. |
| live forever vi | (be immortal, never die) | a trăi veșnic expr. |
| | Elvis died years ago but to his fans he will live forever in their hearts. |
| live forever vi | (be enduring) | a trăi veșnic expr. |
| | Classic movies like "Casablanca" will live forever in the hearts of movie-goers. |
live from hand to mouth,
live hand to mouth v expr | (be poor) | a trăi de pe-o zi pe alta loc.adv. |
| | | a trăi în sărăcie loc.adv. |
| | Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth. |
| live hard vi | (behave recklessly and decadently) | a trăi decadent expr. |
| | Rock stars are known for living hard and dying young. |
| live high v expr | (live extravagantly) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a trăi bine, a o duce bine loc.vb. |
| | They lived high while in Thailand because everything was so cheap there. |
| live in peace v expr | (coexist harmoniously) | a trăi în pace loc.vb. |
| | Can't you just live in peace with your neighbors? |
| live in poverty vi | (be very poor) | a trăi în sărăcie loc.vb. |
| | Half the world lives in poverty while the other half is throwing away good food. |
| live it up v expr | slang (lead hedonistic life) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a se bucura de viață expr. |
| | Live it up while you are still young and beautiful. |
| live it up v expr | slang (celebrate extravagantly) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a o face lată expr. |
| | It's all right to live it up once in a while; a few beers won't hurt you. |
| live on vtr | (use for money) | a trăi pe seama expr. |
| | My mother gives me a monthly allowance but it's not enough to live on. |
| live on vi phrasal | (continue to exist indefinitely) | a trăi în continuare expr.vb. |
| | | a dăinui vb.intranz. |
| | Although a great performer has died today, his memory will live on. |
| live on sth alone vtr | figurative (have sth as only sustenance) | a trăi numai pe seama expr. |
| | Man cannot live on bread alone. |
| live simply vi | (avoid extravagant spending) | a trăi modest loc.vb. |
| | If you live simply and don't buy things you don't need, you won't have to keep working extra shifts. |
| live the high life vi | informal (have a luxurious lifestyle) | a trăi regește expr. |
| | Ever since he won the lottery, he has been living the high life. |
| live together vi + adv | (cohabit) | a trăi împreună vb.intranz. |
| | A year after they started dating, they decided to live together. |
| live well v expr | (be comfortably well off) | a trăi bine loc.vb. |
| | | a o duce bine loc.vb. |
| | We're not rich, but we live well. |
| livelihood n | (financial support, living) | sursă de venit s.f. |
| | | mijloc de trai s.n. |
| | | mod de câștigare a existenței s.n. |
| | Because of the recession Larry lost his job and his livelihood. |
| | Din cauza recesiunii, Larry și-a pierdut slujba și sursele de venit. |
| living n | (job) (ocupație) | a se ocupa vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi din loc.vb. |
| | What do you do for a living? I am a dentist. |
| | Cu ce te ocupi? Sunt dentist. |
| | Din ce trăiești? Sunt dentist. |
| living n | (subsistence) | trai s.n. |
| | He earns a modest living as a janitor. |
| luxuriation n | (basking in sth pleasurable) | trai îmbelșugat s.n. |
| | | fast s.n. |
| mooch vi | US, informal (live at others' expense) | a trăi pe spatele altora expr.vb. |
| | | a parazita vb.tranz. |
| | You can't mooch forever; you have to get a job. |
| on its last legs adv | figurative, informal (about to fail) | a-i fi sfârșitul aproape loc.vb. |
| | | a-și trăi ultimele clipe loc.vb. |
| | | a fi epuizat vb. |
| | That old car is on its last legs. |
| outlive vtr | (live longer than) | a trăi mai mult decât expr. |
| parasitism n | figurative (exploitation) (în general) | parazitism s.n. |
| | | trândăvie s.f. |
| | | trai pe seama cuiva s.n. |
| pig it v expr | US, informal (live like a pig) | a trăi ca un porc, a trăi ca într-o cocină expr. |
| | Colin is pigging it in his apartment. |
| reach vtr | (age) | a ajunge vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | He felt lucky to have reached the age of ninety. |
| | Se simțea norocos că ajunsese la vârsta de nouăzeci de ani. |
| | Se simțea norocos că trăise până la vârsta de nouăzeci de ani. |
| rusticate vi | (live in the country) | a trăi la țară loc.vb. |
| | | a adopta un trai rustic loc.vb. |
| scratch out a living v expr | informal (struggle to earn money) | a se descurca vb.reflex. |
| | | a duce un trai decent expr. |
| | Even with two jobs it's hard to scratch out a living in this city. |
| scrounge vi | (live at others' expense) | a trăi pe cheltuiala cuiva loc.vb. |
| | | a trăi pe spatele cuiva loc.vb. |
| Forme compuse: |
| be vi | (exist) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a se afla vb.reflex. |
| | There is a woman of 101 in the house opposite. |
| | Peste drum trăiește o femeie de 101 ani. |
breadline,
bread line n | (queue for charity handouts) (în expresia: to be on the breadline) | a trăi de pe o zi pe alta |
| | Dozens of hungry people, many of them homeless, were waiting in the breadline. |
| cohabit vi | (couple: live together) | a coabita vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi în concubinaj vb.intranz. |
| | James and Polly are cohabiting, but they have no plans to get married. |
dirt poor,
dirt-poor adj | mainly US, slang (poverty stricken) | sărac lipit pământului expr. |
| | | a trăi în mizerie, a fi lovit de sărăcie expr. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | My family was dirt poor, but we always took care of our appearances. |
| dwell vi | formal, literary (live) | a locui vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | George has dwelled here all his life. |
| | George a locuit aici toată viața lui. |
| exist vi | (to live) | a trăi vb.tranz. |
| | Piranhas exist only in the Amazon. |
| | Peștii piranha trăiesc doar în Amazon. |
| freedom from fear n | (no threat of war) | eliberare de frică s.f. |
| | | dreptul a nu trăi în frică s.n. |
| | One of Roosevelt's famous "four freedoms" was freedom from fear. |
| freeload vi | informal (live off other people) | a trăi pe spinarea altora loc.vb. |
| | | a trăi ca un parazit loc.vb. |
| have sth vtr | (experience) | a trăi vb.tranz. |
| | | a experimenta vb.tranz. |
| | | a se simți vb.reflex. |
| | My sons are having an adventure in South America. |
| | Băieții mei trăiesc momente extraordinare în America de Sud. |
| lead sth vtr | (live) (informal, viață) | a duce vb.tranz. |
| | | a trăi vb.tranz. |
| | My grandfather led a hard life. |
| | Bunicul meu a dus o viață grea. |
| live vi | (manage your life) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | Two full time jobs is no way to live. |
| | Cu două slujbe nu se poate trăi. |
| live vi | (be alive) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a fi în viață loc.vb. |
| | The king is not dead! He lives! |
| | Regele nu a murit. Trăiește. |
| | Regele nu a murit. E în viață. |
| live vi | (remain alive) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a fi în viață loc.vb. |
| | Yes, he still lives. He must be ninety years old. |
| | Da, încă mai trăiește. Cred că are nouăzeci de ani. |
| | Da, încă mai e în viață. Cred că are nouăzeci de ani. |
| live vi | (subsist) | a trăi din, a subzista din vb.intranz. |
| | Many people around the world live on less than a dollar per day. |
| live alone vi | (not cohabit) | a trăi singur loc.vb. |
| | After many years of flat-sharing, it is a luxury to live alone. |
| live and breathe sth v expr | figurative (be passionately interested in sth) | a trăi numai pentru expr.vb. |
| | (figurat) | a mânca ceva pe pâine expr.vb. |
| | When I was a teenager I lived and breathed ballet. |
| | Her boyfriend lives and breathes football; nothing else seems to interest him. |
| live apart vi phrasal | (not cohabit) | a trăi separați loc.vb. |
| | They are still married, but they live apart, in different towns. |
| live as husband and wife v expr | (cohabit as a couple) | a trăi ca soț și soție loc.vb. |
| | They might as well be married; they've been living for years as husband and wife. |
| live fast v expr | informal, figurative (behave recklessly) | a duce o viață de desfrâu expr. |
| | | a trăi viața la maxim, a trăi viața într-un ritm nebun expr. |
| live forever vi | (be immortal, never die) | a trăi veșnic expr. |
| | Elvis died years ago but to his fans he will live forever in their hearts. |
| live forever vi | (be enduring) | a trăi veșnic expr. |
| | Classic movies like "Casablanca" will live forever in the hearts of movie-goers. |
live from hand to mouth,
live hand to mouth v expr | (be poor) | a trăi de pe-o zi pe alta loc.adv. |
| | | a trăi în sărăcie loc.adv. |
| | Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth. |
| live hard vi | (behave recklessly and decadently) | a trăi decadent expr. |
| | Rock stars are known for living hard and dying young. |
| live high v expr | (live extravagantly) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a trăi bine, a o duce bine loc.vb. |
| | They lived high while in Thailand because everything was so cheap there. |
| live in peace v expr | (coexist harmoniously) | a trăi în pace loc.vb. |
| | Can't you just live in peace with your neighbors? |
| live in poverty vi | (be very poor) | a trăi în sărăcie loc.vb. |
| | Half the world lives in poverty while the other half is throwing away good food. |
| live it up v expr | slang (lead hedonistic life) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a se bucura de viață expr. |
| | Live it up while you are still young and beautiful. |
| live it up v expr | slang (celebrate extravagantly) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a o face lată expr. |
| | It's all right to live it up once in a while; a few beers won't hurt you. |
| live on vtr | (use for money) | a trăi pe seama expr. |
| | My mother gives me a monthly allowance but it's not enough to live on. |
| live on vi phrasal | (continue to exist indefinitely) | a trăi în continuare expr.vb. |
| | | a dăinui vb.intranz. |
| | Although a great performer has died today, his memory will live on. |
| live on sth alone vtr | figurative (have sth as only sustenance) | a trăi numai pe seama expr. |
| | Man cannot live on bread alone. |
| live simply vi | (avoid extravagant spending) | a trăi modest loc.vb. |
| | If you live simply and don't buy things you don't need, you won't have to keep working extra shifts. |
| live the high life vi | informal (have a luxurious lifestyle) | a trăi regește expr. |
| | Ever since he won the lottery, he has been living the high life. |
| live together vi + adv | (cohabit) | a trăi împreună vb.intranz. |
| | A year after they started dating, they decided to live together. |
| live well v expr | (be comfortably well off) | a trăi bine loc.vb. |
| | | a o duce bine loc.vb. |
| | We're not rich, but we live well. |
| livelihood n | (financial support, living) | sursă de venit s.f. |
| | | mijloc de trai s.n. |
| | | mod de câștigare a existenței s.n. |
| | Because of the recession Larry lost his job and his livelihood. |
| | Din cauza recesiunii, Larry și-a pierdut slujba și sursele de venit. |
| living n | (job) (ocupație) | a se ocupa vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi din loc.vb. |
| | What do you do for a living? I am a dentist. |
| | Cu ce te ocupi? Sunt dentist. |
| | Din ce trăiești? Sunt dentist. |
| luxuriation n | (basking in sth pleasurable) | trai îmbelșugat s.n. |
| | | fast s.n. |
| mooch vi | US, informal (live at others' expense) | a trăi pe spatele altora expr.vb. |
| | | a parazita vb.tranz. |
| | You can't mooch forever; you have to get a job. |
| on its last legs adv | figurative, informal (about to fail) | a-i fi sfârșitul aproape loc.vb. |
| | | a-și trăi ultimele clipe loc.vb. |
| | | a fi epuizat vb. |
| | That old car is on its last legs. |
| outlive vtr | (live longer than) | a trăi mai mult decât expr. |
| parasitism n | figurative (exploitation) (în general) | parazitism s.n. |
| | | trândăvie s.f. |
| | | trai pe seama cuiva s.n. |
| pig it v expr | US, informal (live like a pig) | a trăi ca un porc, a trăi ca într-o cocină expr. |
| | Colin is pigging it in his apartment. |
| reach vtr | (age) | a ajunge vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | He felt lucky to have reached the age of ninety. |
| | Se simțea norocos că ajunsese la vârsta de nouăzeci de ani. |
| | Se simțea norocos că trăise până la vârsta de nouăzeci de ani. |
| rusticate vi | (live in the country) | a trăi la țară loc.vb. |
| | | a adopta un trai rustic loc.vb. |
| scratch out a living v expr | informal (struggle to earn money) | a se descurca vb.reflex. |
| | | a duce un trai decent expr. |
| | Even with two jobs it's hard to scratch out a living in this city. |
| scrounge vi | (live at others' expense) | a trăi pe cheltuiala cuiva loc.vb. |
| | | a trăi pe spatele cuiva loc.vb. |
| Forme compuse: |
| be vi | (exist) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a se afla vb.reflex. |
| | There is a woman of 101 in the house opposite. |
| | Peste drum trăiește o femeie de 101 ani. |
breadline,
bread line n | (queue for charity handouts) (în expresia: to be on the breadline) | a trăi de pe o zi pe alta |
| | Dozens of hungry people, many of them homeless, were waiting in the breadline. |
| cohabit vi | (couple: live together) | a coabita vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi în concubinaj vb.intranz. |
| | James and Polly are cohabiting, but they have no plans to get married. |
dirt poor,
dirt-poor adj | mainly US, slang (poverty stricken) | sărac lipit pământului expr. |
| | | a trăi în mizerie, a fi lovit de sărăcie expr. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | My family was dirt poor, but we always took care of our appearances. |
| dwell vi | formal, literary (live) | a locui vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | George has dwelled here all his life. |
| | George a locuit aici toată viața lui. |
| exist vi | (to live) | a trăi vb.tranz. |
| | Piranhas exist only in the Amazon. |
| | Peștii piranha trăiesc doar în Amazon. |
| existence n | (mode of existing) | existență s.f. |
| | | trai s.n. |
| | We should all be working towards a better existence. |
| freedom from fear n | (no threat of war) | eliberare de frică s.f. |
| | | dreptul a nu trăi în frică s.n. |
| | One of Roosevelt's famous "four freedoms" was freedom from fear. |
| freeload vi | informal (live off other people) | a trăi pe spinarea altora loc.vb. |
| | | a trăi ca un parazit loc.vb. |
| have sth vtr | (experience) | a trăi vb.tranz. |
| | | a experimenta vb.tranz. |
| | | a se simți vb.reflex. |
| | My sons are having an adventure in South America. |
| | Băieții mei trăiesc momente extraordinare în America de Sud. |
| keep n | (subsistence) | întreținere s.f. |
| | | trai s.n. |
| | He earned a hundred pounds a week, and gave fifty to his mother for his keep. |
| lead sth vtr | (live) (informal, viață) | a duce vb.tranz. |
| | | a trăi vb.tranz. |
| | My grandfather led a hard life. |
| | Bunicul meu a dus o viață grea. |
| live vi | (manage your life) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | Two full time jobs is no way to live. |
| | Cu două slujbe nu se poate trăi. |
| live vi | (be alive) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a fi în viață loc.vb. |
| | The king is not dead! He lives! |
| | Regele nu a murit. Trăiește. |
| | Regele nu a murit. E în viață. |
| live vi | (remain alive) | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a fi în viață loc.vb. |
| | Yes, he still lives. He must be ninety years old. |
| | Da, încă mai trăiește. Cred că are nouăzeci de ani. |
| | Da, încă mai e în viață. Cred că are nouăzeci de ani. |
| live vi | (subsist) | a trăi din, a subzista din vb.intranz. |
| | Many people around the world live on less than a dollar per day. |
| live alone vi | (not cohabit) | a trăi singur loc.vb. |
| | After many years of flat-sharing, it is a luxury to live alone. |
| live and breathe sth v expr | figurative (be passionately interested in sth) | a trăi numai pentru expr.vb. |
| | (figurat) | a mânca ceva pe pâine expr.vb. |
| | When I was a teenager I lived and breathed ballet. |
| | Her boyfriend lives and breathes football; nothing else seems to interest him. |
| live apart vi phrasal | (not cohabit) | a trăi separați loc.vb. |
| | They are still married, but they live apart, in different towns. |
| live as husband and wife v expr | (cohabit as a couple) | a trăi ca soț și soție loc.vb. |
| | They might as well be married; they've been living for years as husband and wife. |
| live fast v expr | informal, figurative (behave recklessly) | a duce o viață de desfrâu expr. |
| | | a trăi viața la maxim, a trăi viața într-un ritm nebun expr. |
| live forever vi | (be immortal, never die) | a trăi veșnic expr. |
| | Elvis died years ago but to his fans he will live forever in their hearts. |
| live forever vi | (be enduring) | a trăi veșnic expr. |
| | Classic movies like "Casablanca" will live forever in the hearts of movie-goers. |
live from hand to mouth,
live hand to mouth v expr | (be poor) | a trăi de pe-o zi pe alta loc.adv. |
| | | a trăi în sărăcie loc.adv. |
| | Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth. |
| live hard vi | (behave recklessly and decadently) | a trăi decadent expr. |
| | Rock stars are known for living hard and dying young. |
| live high v expr | (live extravagantly) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a trăi bine, a o duce bine loc.vb. |
| | They lived high while in Thailand because everything was so cheap there. |
| live in peace v expr | (coexist harmoniously) | a trăi în pace loc.vb. |
| | Can't you just live in peace with your neighbors? |
| live in poverty vi | (be very poor) | a trăi în sărăcie loc.vb. |
| | Half the world lives in poverty while the other half is throwing away good food. |
| live it up v expr | slang (lead hedonistic life) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a se bucura de viață expr. |
| | Live it up while you are still young and beautiful. |
| live it up v expr | slang (celebrate extravagantly) | a trăi pe picior mare loc.vb. |
| | | a o face lată expr. |
| | It's all right to live it up once in a while; a few beers won't hurt you. |
| live on vtr | (use for money) | a trăi pe seama expr. |
| | My mother gives me a monthly allowance but it's not enough to live on. |
| live on vi phrasal | (continue to exist indefinitely) | a trăi în continuare expr.vb. |
| | | a dăinui vb.intranz. |
| | Although a great performer has died today, his memory will live on. |
| live on sth alone vtr | figurative (have sth as only sustenance) | a trăi numai pe seama expr. |
| | Man cannot live on bread alone. |
| live simply vi | (avoid extravagant spending) | a trăi modest loc.vb. |
| | If you live simply and don't buy things you don't need, you won't have to keep working extra shifts. |
| live the high life vi | informal (have a luxurious lifestyle) | a trăi regește expr. |
| | Ever since he won the lottery, he has been living the high life. |
| live together vi + adv | (cohabit) | a trăi împreună vb.intranz. |
| | A year after they started dating, they decided to live together. |
| live well v expr | (be comfortably well off) | a trăi bine loc.vb. |
| | | a o duce bine loc.vb. |
| | We're not rich, but we live well. |
| livelihood n | (financial support, living) | sursă de venit s.f. |
| | | mijloc de trai s.n. |
| | | mod de câștigare a existenței s.n. |
| | Because of the recession Larry lost his job and his livelihood. |
| | Din cauza recesiunii, Larry și-a pierdut slujba și sursele de venit. |
| living n | (job) (ocupație) | a se ocupa vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi din loc.vb. |
| | What do you do for a living? I am a dentist. |
| | Cu ce te ocupi? Sunt dentist. |
| | Din ce trăiești? Sunt dentist. |
| living n | (subsistence) | trai s.n. |
| | He earns a modest living as a janitor. |
| luxuriation n | (basking in sth pleasurable) | trai îmbelșugat s.n. |
| | | fast s.n. |
| mooch vi | US, informal (live at others' expense) | a trăi pe spatele altora expr.vb. |
| | | a parazita vb.tranz. |
| | You can't mooch forever; you have to get a job. |
| on its last legs adv | figurative, informal (about to fail) | a-i fi sfârșitul aproape loc.vb. |
| | | a-și trăi ultimele clipe loc.vb. |
| | | a fi epuizat vb. |
| | That old car is on its last legs. |
| outlive vtr | (live longer than) | a trăi mai mult decât expr. |
| parasitism n | figurative (exploitation) (în general) | parazitism s.n. |
| | | trândăvie s.f. |
| | | trai pe seama cuiva s.n. |
| pig it v expr | US, informal (live like a pig) | a trăi ca un porc, a trăi ca într-o cocină expr. |
| | Colin is pigging it in his apartment. |
| reach vtr | (age) | a ajunge vb.intranz. |
| | | a trăi vb.intranz. |
| | He felt lucky to have reached the age of ninety. |
| | Se simțea norocos că ajunsese la vârsta de nouăzeci de ani. |
| | Se simțea norocos că trăise până la vârsta de nouăzeci de ani. |
| rusticate vi | (live in the country) | a trăi la țară loc.vb. |
| | | a adopta un trai rustic loc.vb. |
| scratch out a living v expr | informal (struggle to earn money) | a se descurca vb.reflex. |
| | | a duce un trai decent expr. |
| | Even with two jobs it's hard to scratch out a living in this city. |
| scrounge vi | (live at others' expense) | a trăi pe cheltuiala cuiva loc.vb. |
| | | a trăi pe spatele cuiva loc.vb. |