«Сейчас он не работает, а просто проедает свои сбережения» / Lingvo Live

Pink Peonyasked for translation 4 years ago

How to translate? (ru-en)

Сейчас он не работает, а просто проедает свои сбережения

Ну то есть тратит, вынужден тратить свои сбережения на еду и прочие повседневные нужды.

1.
He's unemployed at the present time, subsisting on his savings.
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2.
He isn't working at the moment; he's living off his savings.
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3.
He’s out of work at present and staying (financially) afloat thanks to his savings.
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Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 4 years ago

He isn't working now/He's out of work; he's just living off his earnings.

grumbleradded a comment 4 years ago

of his savings

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 4 years ago

Тоже в голове было live off of his savings, посмотрела примеры в словарях, там без of. 🤔

grumbleradded a comment 4 years ago

насчет предлога не уверен
Был несогласен с earnings

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 4 years ago

Аа, ну да накопленное vs заработанное.)

Pink Peonyadded a comment 4 years ago

Merci❤️