eke

(ēk)
tr.v., eked, ek·ing, ekes.

1. To supplement with great effort. Used with out: eked out an income by working two jobs.
2. To get with great effort or strain. Used with out: eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area.
3. To make (a supply) last by practicing strict economy. Used with out.

[Middle English eken, to increase, from Old English ēcan.]

eke² (ēk)
adv. Archaic
Also.

[Middle English, from Old English ēac, ēc.]

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - øge

idioms:

• eke out    udøge, strække, tjene til dagen og vejen

2.
adv. - også, tillige

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - gagner péniblement/au prix de gros efforts, suppléer à l'insuffisance de, économiser, faire durer

idioms:

• eke out    gagner péniblement, suppléer à l'insuffisance de (ses revenus, etc), économiser, faire durer

2.
adv. - aussi (arch)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - vergrössen, vermehren

idioms:

• eke out    strecken, ausdehnen

2.
adv. - auch

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (επ)αυξάνω, μεγεθύνω

idioms:

• eke out    συμπληρώνω (κν. τσοντάρω), κάνω κάτι να φτουρήσει, κουτσοπορεύομαι, τα φέρνω βόλτα

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• eke out    economizzare su

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aumentar (ant.), adicionar

idioms:

• eke out    ganhar a vida com dificuldade

Русский (Russian)
добиваться с трудом

idioms:

• eke out    кое-как перебиваться

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - escatimar, hacer durar, agrandar

idioms:

• eke out    ganarse la vida a duras penas, agregar, estirar

2.
adv. - así mismo, también

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - öka, förlänga, fylla ut, komplettera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 增加, 补充

idioms:

• eke out    补...的不足

2. 补充地, 增加地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adv. - 補充地, 增加地

2.
v. tr. - 增加, 補充

idioms:

• eke out    補...的不足

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 보태다, 크게 만들다, 길게 만들다

idioms:

• eke out    보태다

2.
adv. - 또

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 加える, 不足を補う

idioms:

• eke out    補う, やりくりする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطول أو يكبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הגדיל, האריך, השתמש בצורה הטובה ביותר ב-, התפרנס‬
adv. - ‮גם (מיושן)‬

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