Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to make end meet

Arabic translation:

يغطي/يؤمن نفقات المعيشة

Added to glossary by Nadia Ayoub
Oct 31, 2011 18:16
12 yrs ago
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English term

to make end meet

English to Arabic Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings أمثلة: علم الأ
if you depend on aregular pay check to make end meet, you know that job security is parmount
Change log

Nov 14, 2011 08:25: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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يغطي/يؤمن نفقات المعيشة

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Peer comment(s):

agree Mohamed Mahmoud
1 hr
Many thanks Mohamed :)
agree Ahmed Samir Abdelgawad
16 hrs
Many thanks Ahmed :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
3 mins

يكسب ما يكاد يفي بالعيش / يسد الرمق

Peer comment(s):

agree Fouad Hassaan : I think this is the most suitable translation as it means "If somebody finds it hard to make ends meet, they have problems living on the money they earn."
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agree dimamarcel
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+1
1 hr

يكسب قوت يومه

يكسب قوت يومه
Peer comment(s):

agree Murad AWAD : Agree
33 mins
Thanks
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يوازن بين الدخل والمصروف/يكسب من المال ما يؤمن نفقات المعيشة

يوازن بين الدخل والمصروف/يكسب من المال ما يؤمن نفقات المعيشة

Explanation

يوازن بين الدخل والمصروف/يكسب من المال ما يؤمن نفقات المعيشة
Example sentence: It's been hard to make ends meet since Ray lost his job.

LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF MODERN ENGLISH: English-English-Arabic
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