Sentence examples of "make a living" in English

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It is getting more and more difficult to make a living. Cada vez está más difícil ganarse la vida.

The poor girl made a living by selling flowers. La pobre chica se ganaba la vida vendiendo flores.

Making a living as a manga artist is almost impossible. Ganarse la vida como artista de mangas es casi imposible.

Tom doesn't know what Mary does for a living. Tom no sabe lo que hace Mary para ganarse la vida.

If you dress like that at your age, you'll make a fool of yourself. Vistiéndote así a tu edad vas a hacer el ridículo.

I would like to make a phone call. Quisiera hacer una llamada telefónica.

She writes music for a living. Ella escribe música para vivir.

It's an American tradition to make a wish on your birthday. Es una tradición estadounidense pedir un deseo por tu cumpleaños.

Tom began talking about what he did for a living. Tom empezó a hablar acerca de lo que él hacía para vivir.

I decided to try to learn Esperanto, just to make a new experience. Decidí tratar de aprender el esperanto, sólo para la experiencia nueva.

This house is nearby, it has two bedrooms and a living room, and the decoration isn't bad; it's 1500 a month. Esta casa queda cerca, tiene dos dormitorios y una sala de estar, y la decoración no es mala; vale 1.500 por mes.

He explained how to make a fire. Él explicó cómo hacer un fuego.

Try to take account of everything before you make a decision. Intenta tenerlo todo en cuenta antes de tomar una decisión.

There are three bedrooms, a kitchen, a dining room, a living room, and a bathroom. Hay tres dormitorios, una cocina, un comedor, un salón, y un cuarto de baño.

A bass drum, a snare drum, and cymbals were once all a composer needed to make a work sound exotic. Un bombo, una caja y platillos una vez fueron todo lo que un compositor necesitaba para hacer a una obra sonar exótica.

It's a living being, so of course it shits. Es un ser vivo, así que claro que caga.

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Si un árbol cae en el bosque y no hay nadie ahí que lo escuche, ¿hace algún sonido?

A language is a living system that evolves during time. Un idioma es un sistema vivo que evoluciona con el tiempo.

It is not always easy to make a good joke. No siempre es fácil hacer una buena broma.

A living dog is better than a dead lion. Un perro vivo es mejor que un león muerto.

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