Eke in spanish

Suplir las deficiencias

pronunciation: supliɹ̩lɑsdefiθienθiɑs part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures

eke out1 = sobrevivir, usar con mesura, ir tirando. 

Example: A farm is a good thing, when it begins and ends with itself, and does not need a salary, or a shop, to eke it out = Una granja es una buena cosa, cuando empieza y termina en ella misma y no necesita de un salario, o de una tienda, para sobrevivir.

more:

» eke out + a living = ganarse la vida a duras penas, salir adelante a duras penas, sobrevivir, malvivir.

Example: He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.

» eke out + an existence = ganarse la vida a duras penas, salir adelante a duras penas, sobrevivir, malvivir.

Example: In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.

eke out2 = ganar con dificultar, conseguir con dificultad. 

Example: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.
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