eke (redirected from ekes)

eke ¹  (k)

tr.v. eked, ek·ing, ekes

1. To supplement with great effort. Used with out: eked out an income by working two jobs.

2. To get with great effort or strain. Used with out: eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area.

3. To make (a supply) last by practicing strict economy. Used with out.

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[Middle English eken, to increase, from Old English can; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]

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eke ²  (k)

adv. Archaic

Also.

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[Middle English, from Old English ac, c.]

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eke¹

vb

(tr) Archaic to increase, enlarge, or lengthen

[Old English eacan; related to Old Norse auka to increase, Latin augēre to increase]

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eke²

sentence connector

Archaic also; moreover

[Old English eac; related to Old Norse, Gothic auk also, Old High German ouh, Latin autem but, aut or]

Translations

eke [iːk] VT to eke out [+ food, supplies] → escatimar; [+ money, income] → hacer que alcance
to eke out a living → ganarse la vida a duras penas

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eke [ˈiːk] vt
to eke a living → vivoter
to eke a living from sth → vivoter grâce à qch

eke out

vt sep

(= stretch) [+ budget, resources] → arrondir

to eke out a living (= get by) → vivoter

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eke [iːk] vt to eke out (food, supplies, money) → far bastare, far durare; (income) → arrotondare
to eke out a living → sbarcare il lunario

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eke [iːk] vt to eke out (food, supplies, money) → far bastare, far durare; (income) → arrotondare
to eke out a living → sbarcare il lunario

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eke [iːk]

1 to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it You could eke out the meat with potatoes. vermeerder, rek يُطيل، يُضيف إلى، يُكَمِّل прибавям nastavit få til at række; få til at slå til ergänzen κάνω κτ. να κρατήσει περισσότερο συμπληρώνοντάς το hacer alcanzar, racionar (millegagi) välja venitama افزودن بر؛ زیاد کردن saada jokin riittämään faire durer לְהָגדִיל, לְהַאֲרִיך खींच लेना, बढ़ाना oduljiti kiegészít eke out drÿgja integrare 補う 보충하다 skalsinti papildināt menambah aanvullen (for)øke, supplere, skjøte på, drøye uzupełnić suplementar a adăuga la восполнять pridať podaljšati, dodati dopuniti dryga ut ชดเชย idareli kullanmak 彌補...的不足，以節約使(供應等)持久 додавати خاطر خواہ استعمال کرنا thêm vào 弥补...的不足，以节约使（供应等）持久

2 to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc) The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting. aanvul, bymekaarskraap يَحتال على العَيْش успявам protloukat se klare dagen og vejen; få til at løbe rundt auskommen mit τα φέρνω βόλτα ganar lo justo para vivir ennast vaevu elatama به سختی گذراندن tulla juuri ja juuri toimeen subsister avec peine לְהִתפָּרנֵס בדוחק किसी तरह मुश्किल से गुजर-बसर करना skrpati épphogy megél mengatasi skrimta, rétt hafa ofan af fyrir sér sbarcare il lunario なんとかする 간신히 생계를 이어가다 sunkiai verstis tikko savilkt galus kopā menghematkan bijeenscharrelen kare sammen til livets opphold zdobywać środki (na) ganhar a o duce de azi pe mâine перебиваться кое-как pretĺcť sa pretolči se sastaviti kraj sa krajem nödtorftigt dra sig fram หามาอย่างยากลำบาก kıt kanaat geçinmek 竭力維持生計 перебиватися аби-як گزارے کی صورت نکالنا cố khắc phục khó khăn 竭力维持生计