it was my bread and butter

Portuguese translation: Era o meu ganha-pão

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English term or phrase:it was my bread and butter
Portuguese translation:Era o meu ganha-pão

14:28 Dec 28, 2019
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2019-12-31 15:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy / bread and butter
English term or phrase: it was my bread and butter
it was my bread and butter, i can't compain
Bruno Dutra
Brazil
Local time: 04:27
Era o meu ganha-pão
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Ana Costa
Portugal
Local time: 07:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Era o meu ganha-pão
Ana Costa
5 +3sustento
Miguel Francisco
4 +1Era o meu ganha pão
Eduan Moraes
4era minha cesta básica
airmailrpl
3era o meu instrumento de trabalho
Clauwolf


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Era o meu ganha pão


Explanation:
Sug.

Eduan Moraes
Brazil
Local time: 04:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: obrigado, sim faz muito sentido em portugues brasileiro


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agree  Tereza Rae
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sustento


Explanation:
Forma de sustento.
Como parece tratar-se de uma forma de expressão...

"Era o meu sustento, não posso reclamar."

Miguel Francisco
Portugal
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Costa
0 min

agree  expressisverbis: Ou "subsistência".
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agree  Paulinho Fonseca
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Era o meu ganha-pão


Explanation:
Depending on context...

Ana Costa
Portugal
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriel Abal
29 mins

agree  Geocinara Avila
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agree  Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
1 day 1 hr

agree  Hugo Otávio Cruz Reis
1 day 4 hrs

agree  Nadia Silva Castro
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
era minha cesta básica


Explanation:
it was my bread and butter => era minha cesta básica

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Note added at 19 hrs (2019-12-29 10:20:05 GMT)
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Cesta básica é o nome dado a um conjunto formado por produtos utilizados por uma família durante um mês. Este conjunto, em geral, possui gêneros alimentícios, produtos de higiene pessoal e limpeza.
Cesta básica – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre
https://pt.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cesta_básica

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Note added at 19 hrs (2019-12-29 10:21:31 GMT)
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Portugal
Em Portugal a Cesta Básica é normalmente designada por “cabaz de compras”.

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 04:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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era o meu instrumento de trabalho


Explanation:
:) Mais uma|

Clauwolf
Local time: 04:27
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
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