Usage examples of "se ganaba la vida" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tom se ganaba la vida tocando la guitarra en las esquinas. Tom earned money by playing his guitar on street corners.
La pobre chica se ganaba la vida vendiendo flores. The poor girl made a living by selling flowers.
Él se ganaba la vida como maestro. He earned his living as a teacher.
Mary soñó que se ganaba la lotería. Mary had a dream that she won the lottery.
No ser alto no es una desventaja seria en la vida. Not being tall is not a serious disadvantage in life.
No aguanto las inconveniencias de la vida campestre. I can't bear the inconvenience of country life.
Médicos y enfermeras deberían preservar la vida a toda costa. Doctors and nurses must preserve life at all costs.
Sin música la vida sería un error. Without music, life would be an error.
No puedo imaginar la vida sin ti. I can't imagine life without you.
Me ha salvado la vida. You saved my life.
La vida no es fácil. In life there are ups and downs.
El significado de la vida para la mayoría de las personas se reduce a tres letras: CCD - comer, cagar y dormir. The meaning of life for most people fits into three letters: ESS - eat, shit, sleep.
Su meta en la vida es ser estrella de cine. Her aim in life is to become a movie star.
¡Me han estafado los ahorros de toda la vida! I'd been cheated out of my life savings!
¡Qué extraña es la vida! How strange life is!
Algunos de ellos se han quitado la vida. Some of them have committed suicide.
¡Qué corta es la vida! How short life is!
Tengo sólo tres objetivos en la vida: aprender, aprender y aprender. I have only three goals in life: learning, learning and learning.
Sin ti la vida es horrible. Without you, life is awful.
El único objetivo de ella en la vida era hacerse rica. Her only purpose in life was to get rich.
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