"get by" meaning in English

See get by in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: get by
Etymology: : get by < → δείτε τις λέξεις get και by
  1. τα βγάζω πέρα, τα φέρνω βόλτα, τα βολεύω, περνάω, έχω αρκετά χρήματα ή πράγματα για να ζήσω
    Sense id: el-get_by-en-verb-znvfGYZB
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  "etymology_text": ": get by < → δείτε τις λέξεις get και by",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "get by"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Can you get by without help?",
          "translation": "Μπορείτε να τα βγάλετε πέρα χωρίς βοήθεια;"
        },
        {
          "text": "I cannot get by on this salary/without you.",
          "translation": "Δε μπορώ να τα βγάλω πέρα μ' αυτό το μισθό/χωρίς εσένα."
        },
        {
          "text": "Will 20 euros get you by to the end of the month?",
          "translation": "Θα τα βγάλεις πέρα με 20 ευρώ ως το τέλος του μήνα;"
        },
        {
          "text": "I am just getting by.",
          "translation": "Μόλις που τα φέρνω βόλτα."
        },
        {
          "text": "We must get by with the money we have.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να τα βολέψουμε με τα λεφτά που έχουμε."
        },
        {
          "text": "We can’t get by on your salary alone.",
          "translation": "Δεν μπορούμε να περάσουμε μόνο με το μισθό σου."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: live off, live on, make do και manage"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "τα βγάζω πέρα, τα φέρνω βόλτα, τα βολεύω, περνάω, έχω αρκετά χρήματα ή πράγματα για να ζήσω"
      ],
      "id": "el-get_by-en-verb-znvfGYZB"
    }
  ],
  "word": "get by"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": get by < → δείτε τις λέξεις get και by",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "get by"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Can you get by without help?",
          "translation": "Μπορείτε να τα βγάλετε πέρα χωρίς βοήθεια;"
        },
        {
          "text": "I cannot get by on this salary/without you.",
          "translation": "Δε μπορώ να τα βγάλω πέρα μ' αυτό το μισθό/χωρίς εσένα."
        },
        {
          "text": "Will 20 euros get you by to the end of the month?",
          "translation": "Θα τα βγάλεις πέρα με 20 ευρώ ως το τέλος του μήνα;"
        },
        {
          "text": "I am just getting by.",
          "translation": "Μόλις που τα φέρνω βόλτα."
        },
        {
          "text": "We must get by with the money we have.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να τα βολέψουμε με τα λεφτά που έχουμε."
        },
        {
          "text": "We can’t get by on your salary alone.",
          "translation": "Δεν μπορούμε να περάσουμε μόνο με το μισθό σου."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: live off, live on, make do και manage"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "τα βγάζω πέρα, τα φέρνω βόλτα, τα βολεύω, περνάω, έχω αρκετά χρήματα ή πράγματα για να ζήσω"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get by"
}

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