Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
عمل يتكسب منه
English translation:
Earn a living/make a living ( ex:as a builder..)
Arabic term
عمل يتكسب منه
Feb 26, 2008 07:48: Ghada Samir Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Earn a living/make a living ( ex:as a builder..)
ex: - her dream was to earn a living as an artist
- he makes a good living as a builder
source: "Oxford Collocations"
High quality comes first!
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 3 more.
to do a work earning from it
income-generating work
Women have to juggle their time to carry out all the domestic and income-generating work that they are responsible for. C ...
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As part of its work to estimate the net cash requirement, Finance estimate how much cash is likely to be collected in year from income generating work. ...
www.nao.org.uk/manuals/finmanual/j2.htm
Quality stands out...
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
a job for living
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Yasser El Helw
: a job to earn a living
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Abdul Aziz Dammad
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works for a living
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic to Russian, and 1 more.
work that brings money
... last version of that stupid proposal. Our legal firm in which I. am a secretary, doesn’t do much work now. I mean the work that brings money. All day ...
http://www.ed.sc.edu/mwp/pdf/teacher_writings/2004/Internetm...
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
in paid employment
Egypt
ETLA Accredited Translator and Member
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
To do something for living
A: What do you do for living? B: I'm a teacher.
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