English-Spanish translations for make a living

• ganarse la vida
  Creemos que los agricultores deberían poder ganarse la vida con su trabajo. We believe farmers should be able to make a living from their work.
  ¿Considera saludable el estado de la PAC cuando los auténticos agricultores -al menos en el Reino Unido- consiguen muy a duras penas ganarse la vida? Does it find the CAP healthy when genuine farmers - in the UK at least - are struggling to make a living?
  ¿Y si hubiéramos nacido en uno de esos países donde la gente se ve obligada a emigrar para venir a Europa y ganarse la vida?». What if we had been born in one of the countries from which these people are forced to emigrate to come to Europe and make a living?'.
• ganarse las habichuelas
• ganarse las lentejas
• ganarse los garbanzos

Definition of make a living

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

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• make a killing
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• light gains make a heavy purse
• many a little makes a mickle