hand-to-mouth in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hand-to-mouth in the English»French Dictionary

I.hand-to-mouth [Brit ˈhandtəmaʊθ, Am ˌhændtəˈmaʊθ] ADJ

hand-to-mouth existence, life:

hand-to-mouth

précaire

II.hand to mouth ADV

hand to mouth live:

hand to mouth

au jour le jour

Translations for hand-to-mouth in the French»English Dictionary

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tirer le diable par la queue

to live from hand to mouth

hand-to-mouth in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hand-to-mouth in the English»French Dictionary

I.hand-to-mouth ADJ

hand-to-mouth

au jour le jour

to lead a hand-to-mouth existence

vivre au jour le jour

II.hand-to-mouth ADV

to live (from) hand-to-mouth a. fig

vivre au jour le jour

Translations for hand-to-mouth in the French»English Dictionary

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vivoter (avec des petits moyens)

to live from hand to mouth

tirer le diable par la queue

to live from hand to mouth

au jour le jour (précairement)

from hand to mouth

hand-to-mouth Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to live from hand to mouth

vivoter (avec des petits moyens)

to live from hand to mouth

tirer le diable par la queue

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He lived a hand-to-mouth existence, never knowing where he would spend the next night.

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Through the depression he lived hand-to-mouth as a traveling salesman.

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Her family were poor, living hand-to-mouth; she shared a bed with her two siblings in a series of three-room houses without running water.

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It was a hand-to-mouth issue every single week.

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It is a hand-to-mouth existence; but they have got used to it, with their own small pleasures and distant dreams.

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To control, the actors also drank from a bottle of water while engaging in conversation with the participant to mimick hand-to-mouth behaviour.

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A generation of evicted white farmers have moved abroad or live hand-to-mouth, waiting for promised compensation.

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Poor hand-to-mouth households, by contrast, typically have incomes of $21,000 and no assets.

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He lived from hand-to-mouth, playing in bars and cafs, passing the hat.

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No matter what, having savings means that families who once lived hand-to-mouth are better prepared for whatever life hands them.

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