make a living

gagner sa vie

Gagner assez d’argent pour couvrir ses besoins et ceux de sa famille.

En anglais simple : To earn enough money to pay for the things you and your family need.

• I make a living teaching.
• She made a living as a photographer.
• Can you make a living from selling your art?

Comment l'utiliser : make a living doing something (She makes a living repairing bicycles.); make a living from something (They make a living from farming.); make a living as someone (He makes a living as a translator.)

Synonymes : earn a living, support oneself

Expressions courantes : make a living, make a living writing

subsister, trouver de quoi se nourrir

Trouver assez de nourriture pour rester en vie.

En anglais simple : To find enough food to stay alive.

• These birds make a living catching insects.
• The fox made a living by hunting near the river.
• Few animals can make a living in this dry landscape.

Comment l'utiliser : make a living by doing something (These birds make a living by catching insects.); make a living on something (The animals make a living on roots and berries.)

Synonymes : subsist, survive

Expressions courantes : make a living, make a living hunting