English-Italian translations for make a living

• guadagnarsi da vivere
  Allevatori e trasportatori devono guadagnarsi da vivere e la crisi della BSE non ha certo aiutato. Farmers and hauliers need to make a living and the BSE fiasco has not helped.
  Sono in molti in America Latina a guadagnarsi da vivere con il traffico di stupefacenti ed è questa una situazione che, naturalmente, deve cambiare. Many people there make a living from the drugs trade and this, of course, is something that must change.
  I pescatori chiedono solo una cosa: essere in grado di guadagnarsi da vivere e poter svolgere il proprio lavoro. Fishermen are asking for only one thing: to be able to make a living from their work and to be able to do their job.

Definition of make a living

• To earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family

Related words

• make a killing
• make a slip
• make a duplicate
• make a splice graft
• make a slip of the pen
• make a slight cut
• light gains make a heavy purse
• many a little makes a mickle