Usage examples of "making a living" in English with translation to Russian

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Translations: all65 зарабатывать на жизнь54 other translations11

He's kind of just out there making a living. Он просто пытается как-то прожить.

I'd like to quit school and start making a living. Я хочу бросить школу и начать зарабатывать себе на жизнь.

He knew no other way of making a living and making money. Он не знал других способов заработать на жизнь.

I didn't think I'd be making a living at doing this. Я не думал, что я буду зарабатывать этим на жизнь.

Crows have become highly skilled at making a living in these new urban environments. Вороны научились чрезвычайно искусно выживать в новом для себя городском окружении.

Corruption corrodes the possibility of making a living through the law, which becomes a preserve of the rich. Коррупция уничтожает возможность зарабатывать с помощью закона, который становится защитником интересов богачей.

You're a guy who grew up in a world where self-sufficiency and making a living were two sides of the same coin. Ты вырос в мире, где самодостаточность и способность заработать на жизнь были как две стороны одной медали.

However, reports from returnees indicate that these promises seldom materialize and that they are faced with inadequate housing and no means of making a living. Однако, судя по рассказам возвращенцев, эти обещания редко выполняются, и люди оказываются в плохо приспособленном жилье и без возможности заработать на жизнь.

I mean, respect to the man for making a living out of it, but I don't think he's the best man for the job. В смысле, респект мужику за то, что он зарабатывает этим на жизнь, но я не думаю, что он лучший кандидат для этой работы.

I've got a composer who's hell-bent on making a living memorial to his best friend, which means he will not change a bloody word. И композитор у меня одержим идеей сделать живой мемориал для своего лучшего друга, что означает, что мы ни одного чертово слова не изменим.

Surely a twenty-first-century fisherman does not want to see the basis of his or her living degraded and destroyed, nor does a modern conservationist want to ring-fence the environment and stop people from making a living. Безусловно, рыболов двадцать первого века не хочет увидеть деградацию и уничтожение основы своего существования, а современный активный борец за охрану природы не хочет оградить природу барьером и запретить людям зарабатывать себе на жизнь.

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