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earn

UK: /ɜːn/ US: /ɝːn/

Translation

v [t]
›
⇨ ganar [dinero por medio del trabajo]
He earns a lot of money
Gana mucho dinero
›
⇨ merecerse
You've earned a break
Te mereces un descanso
›
⇨ ganarse
to earn a living
ganarse la vida
to earn one's crust
ganarse el pan
Véase tb: to earn peanuts
(Definition of earn v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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