| Principales traductions |
| Français | Anglais |
| vivoter⇒ vi | (subsister chichement) | get by vi phrasal |
| (informal) | scrape by vi phrasal |
| eke out a living, eke out an existence v expr |
| (formal) | subsist⇒ vi |
| Depuis son licenciement, il vivote avec les dons de ses voisins. |
| Since he was sacked, he has scraped by on donations from his neighbours. |
| vivoter vi | (vivre au ralenti) | barely survive adv + vi |
| just about survive v expr |
| (figurative) | barely keep afloat, barely keep your head above water v expr |
| (informal) | scrape by vi phrasal |
| La région vivote péniblement depuis la fermeture des mines. |
| The region has struggled to scrape by since the closure of the mines. |
