para vivir

to live

para vivir(pah-rah bee-beer)

phrase

1. (to exist)

a. to live

Para vivir, todos necesitamos aire, agua y comida.

To live, we all need air, water, and food.

2. (to subsist)

a. to live on

Gano lo suficiente para vivir si tengo tres trabajos.

I make enough to live on if I have three jobs.

b. to earn a living

No hay que tener un grado para vivir, pero ayuda.

You don't need a degree to earn a living, but it helps.

c. to make a living

Trabajar como músico no me da para vivir.

I can't make a living by working as a musician.