livelihood
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livelihood(
layv
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li
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hood
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el sustento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This restaurant is our family's livelihood.Este restaurante es el sustento de nuestra familia.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Beekeeping has been our livelihood for over 80 years.Hemos vivido de la apicultura durante más de 80 años.
Rick lost the business which was his only livelihood.Rick perdió el negocio que era lo que le daba para vivir.
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