Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
get by on
Spanish translation:
se las arreglan con muy poco
Added to glossary by
Cynthia Herber, LL.M.
Nov 20, 2007 19:45
16 yrs ago
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English term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
get by on
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Journalistic Writing
En un artículo de periódico que se trata de una misión contra la hambre. La traducción será leída por hispanamericanos.
Contexto:
"'There are still many people in [ciudad] who **get by on** very little. Their pantry may not be absolutely empty, so they may not qualify for what's called 'emergency food' and they have to make choices every day, to pay rent and bills or buy food.'"
Hay algo más específico que "sobrevivr con poco?"
Gracias!
femme
Contexto:
"'There are still many people in [ciudad] who **get by on** very little. Their pantry may not be absolutely empty, so they may not qualify for what's called 'emergency food' and they have to make choices every day, to pay rent and bills or buy food.'"
Hay algo más específico que "sobrevivr con poco?"
Gracias!
femme
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +9 | se las arreglan con muy poco |
Cynthia Herber, LL.M.
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| 4 +5 | sobrevive con |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 3 +3 | arreglárselas |
Sinead --
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| 4 | vivir con poco dinero |
olv10siq
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| 4 | que viven con recursos muy reducidos |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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Change log
Dec 4, 2007 05:18: Cynthia Herber, LL.M. Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+9
11 mins
Cynthia Herber, LL.M.
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United States
Legal, Corporate, International Trade
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
se las arreglan con muy poco
una opción.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+5
2 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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207
sobrevive con
Mike :)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
trans4u
3 mins
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Gracias, trans4u - Mike :)
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| agree |
Bernardo Milhas
: by far the better option
1 hr
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Gracias, Bernardo - Mike :)
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| agree |
Refugio
: Agree, arreglárselas is too mild in this case, and sobrevivir is plenty specific.
1 hr
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Gracias, Ruth - Mike :)
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| agree |
Janine Libbey
: Agree, sobrevivir best communicates the scarcity of resources.
2 hrs
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Gracias, viva - Mike :)
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| agree |
Nora Bellettieri
2 hrs
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Gracias, Nora - Mike :)
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+3
3 mins
arreglárselas
b (lend support to) ‹ campaign / project › apoyar, respaldar
• get by
1 [v + adv]
a (manage) arreglárselas; we’re not well-off, but we get by no somos ricos pero nos las arreglamos or (fam) vamos tirando; to
get by ON sth arreglárselas CON algo; she gets by on just a few dollars a week se las arregla con unos pocos dólares a la semana;
I get by on the French I learnt at school me las arreglo or me defiendo con el francés que aprendí en el colegio; I can get by on
six hours sleep a night puedo pasar con seis horas de sueño al día; to get by WITH sth arreglárselas CON algo; we’ll have to get by
with what we have in stock nos las tendremos que arreglar con lo que tenemos en existencias
• get by
1 [v + adv]
a (manage) arreglárselas; we’re not well-off, but we get by no somos ricos pero nos las arreglamos or (fam) vamos tirando; to
get by ON sth arreglárselas CON algo; she gets by on just a few dollars a week se las arregla con unos pocos dólares a la semana;
I get by on the French I learnt at school me las arreglo or me defiendo con el francés que aprendí en el colegio; I can get by on
six hours sleep a night puedo pasar con seis horas de sueño al día; to get by WITH sth arreglárselas CON algo; we’ll have to get by
with what we have in stock nos las tendremos que arreglar con lo que tenemos en existencias
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
patyjs
: this is a good option... :)
6 mins
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Thanks a lot!
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JPW (X)
: Exacto!!
22 hrs
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Thanks a lot, John Paul.
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Walter Landesman
7 days
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Thanks, Walter.
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8 mins
vivir con poco dinero
HIH
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Note added at 14 minutos (2007-11-20 19:59:39 GMT)
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Pasar con muy poco.
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Note added at 14 minutos (2007-11-20 19:59:39 GMT)
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Pasar con muy poco.
2 hrs
que viven con recursos muy reducidos
que viven con recursos que bastan sólo para mantenerlos vivos
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