Meaning of megél | Babel Free
[ˈmɛɡeːl]Definitions
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to live on (followed by -ból/-ből) (to have a particular amount of money for food and other necessities) intransitive
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to make a living, to depend on something (followed by -ból/-ből) as a source of income intransitive
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to live through (to continue to live despite unfortunate or unfavorable circumstances) transitive
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to continue to live until an event happens, to live long enough to experience a certain situation transitive
Equivalents
العربية
ارتزق
Català
campar
Dansk
dagen og vejen
Español
apañárselas
arreglárselas
bandearse
componérselas
defenderse
ganarse la vida
ganarse las habichuelas
ganarse las lentejas
ganarse los garbanzos
ingeniárselas
ir tirando
rebuscársela
sobrenadar
subsistir
Íslenska
komast af
Latina
mereō
ไทย
ทำมาหากิน
Tiếng Việt
kiếm sống
Examples
“Nem lehet megélni 47 000 forintból.”
You can't live on 47,000 forints.
“A legtöbb dolgozó a munkájából él meg.”
Most workers live from their work.
“Meg kellett tanulniuk a földből megélni.”
They had to learn to live off the land.
“Megélte a háború borzalmait.”
He lived through the horrors of the war.
“Nem élte meg az unokája esküvőjét.”
He didn't live to see his grandson's wedding.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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