llevar una vida honrada
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llevar una vida honrada
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (general)
a. to go straight
Sandra decidió llevar una vida honrada cuando salió de la cárcel.Sandra decided to go straight when she got out of jail.
b. to live an honest life
El personaje protagonista es un exgánster que ahora intenta llevar una vida honrada.The main character is an ex-gangster who now tries to live an honest life.
c. to lead an honest life
Carmelo, que había sido un ladrón toda su vida, comenzó a ir a la iglesia y a llevar una vida honrada.Carmelo, who had been a thief all his life, began to go to church and lead an honest life.
d. to live on the straight and narrow (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Los servicios sociales ayudaron a Rebeca a dejar la prostitución y llevar una vida honrada.Social services helped Rebeca quit prostitution and live on the straight and narrow.
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