English term
Italy
make ends meet
"... or stoic peasants struggling to make ends meet in the unforgiving countryside"
Jan 15, 2012 12:32: Sabina Moscatelli changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Francesco Badolato, Fabrizio Zambuto, Sabina Moscatelli
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Proposed translations
Italy
Ad maiora et meliora semper!
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Portuguese to Italian, and 2 more.
sbarcare il lunario/far quadrare i conti
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Note added at 7 giorni (2012-01-22 11:33:26 GMT) Post-grading
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Di nulla RumoreBianco e Buona Domenica! :D
Italy
Translating and teaching with skill
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
arrivare alla fine del mese
HTH
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Note added at 4 mins (2012-01-15 10:10:05 GMT)
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anche 'sbarcare il lunario, far quadrare i conti, farcela, ecc.. "
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Françoise Vogel
43 mins
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darwilliam
3 hrs
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Manuela Dal Castello
: mi permetto di "fare le pulci" nel senso che i contadini (coltivatori diretti) non ricevono stipendi/salari mensili e quindi, riferita a loro, questa locuzione non sarebbe corretta.
2 days 4 hrs
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Netherlands
Accurate translations
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Dutch to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
Tirare avanti
Potresti anche tradurlo più in generale con "tirare avanti, sopravvivere".
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AdamiAkaPataflo
: "tirare avanti" mi piace :-)
15 mins
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Françoise Vogel
38 mins
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mariant
: anche a me :)
2 hrs
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P.L.F. Persio
2 hrs
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Italy
100% human translation, always
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian, and 14 more.
mettere qualcosa in tavola ogni giorno
Italy
Italian native english translator
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
vivere alla giornata/far quadrare i conti
altrimenti puoi tradurre in senso lato con espressioni come 'sopravvivere', 'farcela', 'tirare avanti'
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