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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessubsister
Pronunciation / Transliteration: subsister
"Il est difficile de subsister avec un tel salaire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To maintain oneself at a minimal level, especially with regard to food or money.
"The family had to subsist on very little during the famine."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin subsistere 'stay, stand firm, exist', from sub- 'from below' + sistere 'to station'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subsist" is said worldwide
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subsister
Transliteration: subsister
"Il est difficile de subsister avec un tel salaire."
existieren
Transliteration: existieren
"Man muss von irgendetwas subsistieren."
sussistere
Transliteration: sussistere
"Riuscivano a sussistere con pochi beni."
subsistir
Transliteration: subsistir
"Muchas personas apenas pueden subsistir con este sueldo."
subsistir
Transliteration: subsistir
"Eles conseguem subsistir com a agricultura de subsistência."
गुuzara karna
Transliteration: guzara karna
Script: गुज़ारा करना
"वे बहुत कम आय में गुज़ारा करते हैं।"
勉强维持生计
Transliteration: miǎnqiǎng wéichí shēngjì
"他们在极其困难的条件下勉强维持生计。"
근근이 살아아가다
Transliteration: geungeuni sal-aagada
"그들은 적은 수입으로 근근이 살아간다."
生きていく
Transliteration: ikiteiku
"彼らはわずかな食料だけで生きていかなければならなかった。"
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