...vivem apertados para manter um padrão de vida...

English translation: ...but are always short of money to keep up a high lifestyle...

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Portuguese term or phrase:...vivem apertados para manter um padrão de vida...
English translation:...but are always short of money to keep up a high lifestyle...
Entered by: Marlene Curtis

00:08 May 21, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: ...vivem apertados para manter um padrão de vida...
Eles são elegantes, mas ... vida... que seu dinheiro não paga mais.
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...but are always short of money to keep up a high lifestyle...
Explanation:


HIH

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Note added at 59 minutos (2013-05-21 01:08:16 GMT)
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...they can not afford anymore.
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 12:31
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2...they live strapped in order to keep up a lifestyle...
Steve Rainwater
4 +1...but are always short of money to keep up a high lifestyle...
Marlene Curtis
4but, to be able to make ends meet, they live on very little
Marilia Bittencourt
3But they're always short on money to keep up a single lifestyle
AnaVieira


  

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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
...but are always short of money to keep up a high lifestyle...


Explanation:


HIH

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Note added at 59 minutos (2013-05-21 01:08:16 GMT)
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...they can not afford anymore.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 269
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Asker: 4


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agree  Giuliano Morais
12 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
But they're always short on money to keep up a single lifestyle


Explanation:
Segundo o contexto da frase, parece que eles não conseguem manter um padrão de vida constante por isso o "single lifestyle". Bom, essa sugestão é do que eu entendi, não teve alguma referência específica.

AnaVieira
Local time: 13:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
...they live strapped in order to keep up a lifestyle...


Explanation:
"Strapped" é uma maneira de dizer "broke" ou "short on money". Só sabendo o contexto que eu posso traduzir "elegante" mas a frase completa seria, "They're fashionable, but they live strapped, in order to keep up a lifestyle they can no longer afford."

Steve Rainwater
United States
Local time: 12:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tiago Moita (X)
6 hrs

agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
but, to be able to make ends meet, they live on very little


Explanation:
uma sugestão mais coloquial.

Marilia Bittencourt
Local time: 13:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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