Inserisci la parola da cercare

scrape by

/skreɪp baɪ/

scrape byverb

scraped by

Past Simple

scraped by

Past Participle

scraping by

Gerund

/skreɪp baɪ/

Traduzioni

vivoterCourant ; exprime l’idée de survivre ou de subsister avec des moyens très limités.

After losing his job, he had to scrape by on his savings until he found new employment.

Après avoir perdu son emploi, il a dû vivoter grâce à ses économies jusqu’à ce qu’il retrouve du travail.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

tirer le diable par la queueExpression idiomatique ; familier et imagé.

Definizioni

To manage to survive or make a living with difficulty.

After losing his job, he had to scrape by on his savings until he found new employment.

Sinonimi

get by

make do