to make end meet

Arabic translation: يغطي/يؤمن نفقات المعيشة

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English term or phrase:to make end meet
Arabic translation:يغطي/يؤمن نفقات المعيشة
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

18:16 Oct 31, 2011
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / أمثلة: علم الأ
English term or phrase: to make end meet
if you depend on aregular pay check to make end meet, you know that job security is parmount
sulafa ahmmed
Local time: 06:31
يغطي/يؤمن نفقات المعيشة
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Nadia Ayoub
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Local time: 12:31
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2يكسب ما يكاد يفي بالعيش / يسد الرمق
TargamaT team
4 +2يغطي/يؤمن نفقات المعيشة
Nadia Ayoub
4 +1يكسب قوت يومه
einass kandil
4يوازن بين الدخل والمصروف/يكسب من المال ما يؤمن نفقات المعيشة
Haytham Boles


  

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يكسب ما يكاد يفي بالعيش / يسد الرمق


Explanation:
http://1american-english.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post_7961...

TargamaT team
France
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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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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يغطي/يؤمن نفقات المعيشة


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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 12:31
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agree  Mohamed Mahmoud
1 hr
  -> Many thanks Mohamed :)

agree  Ahmed Samir Abdelgawad
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  -> Many thanks Ahmed :)
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يكسب قوت يومه


Explanation:
يكسب قوت يومه

einass kandil
Egypt
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 72

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


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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.

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Haytham Boles
United States
Local time: 03:31
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in AramaicAramaic
PRO pts in category: 12
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