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English translation: this is what they live on

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Russian term or phrase:	это их насущный хлеб
English translation:	this is what they live on
Entered by:	rns

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10:38 May 3, 2011

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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings

Russian term or phrase: насущный хлеб

Это их насущный хлеб.Иначе они не могут, потому что им не выгодно позволить себе трактовать обнаружение ...

Would daily bread be applicable here? We are talking about a source of income. The company doesn't want to find a vaccine to rip more profit....

DrWord KudoZ activity Questions: 16 (none open) Answers: 1
Local time: 15:00

this is what they live on

Explanation:
proof of usage: http://goo.gl/sxpni

"daily bread" is overly literal.

Selected response from:

rns

Grading comment

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +10

staff of life / daily bread

Alexander Ryshow

4 +3

bread and butter

Roman Bardachev

4 +3

this is what they live on

rns

3 +1

bread

Olga Arakelyan

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

bread

Explanation:
Здесь daily не нужно. Я бы просто перевелаIt's their bread.

Olga Arakelyan
Russian Federation
Local time: 16:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

staff of life / daily bread

Explanation:
на то и идиома, что не буквально понимается

Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Local time: 15:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Pnina: dialy bread.

7 mins

-> Спасибо за поддержку!

agree

Sona Petrosyan: Example: How do you earn your daily bread? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/daily bread

15 mins

-> Спасибо за поддержку!

agree

Alexey Larin

16 mins

-> Спасибо за поддержку!

agree

Jack Doughty

28 mins

-> Спасибо за поддержку!

agree

Samantha Payn: daily bread

53 mins

-> Спасибо за поддержку!

agree

Ingunite: both are good

1 hr

-> Спасибо за поддержку!

agree

Inna Edsall: daily bread

1 hr

-> Спасибо за поддержку!

agree

Maxim Ageenkov

1 hr

agree

Judith Hehir: daily bread

4 hrs

agree

MariyaN

8 hrs

neutral

Kiwiland Bear: While it is strictly speaking correct, my feeling is that it's a bit too flowery and literary for the original. The other option provided by Roman below looks closer in key and meaning to the original.

9 hrs

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Это их насущный хлеб

this is what they live on

Explanation:
proof of usage: http://goo.gl/sxpni

"daily bread" is overly literal.

rns
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 28

Grading comment

Thanks, I appreaciate your help!

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

bread and butter

Explanation:
This is their bread and butter.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bread and butter

Roman Bardachev
Canada
Local time: 06:00
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 12

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May 5, 2011 - Changes made by rns:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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