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le gagne-pain

livelihood, breadwinner (source of income)

gagne- to win + pain bread
noun · masculine Rare #40,114
livelihood, breadwinner (source of income) Literally “bread earner”; usually means your job or what provides your income.
FR: Ce petit commerce est son gagne-pain.
EN: This small business is his livelihood.

C'est son gagne-pain.

It's his livelihood.

Le mensonge est leur gagne-pain.

Lying is their livelihood.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

C'est mon gagne-pain.

This is my livelihood.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

C'est leur gagne-pain.

It's their livelihood.

Ce travail est mon gagne-pain.

This job is my livelihood.

phrase Rare #44,345
livelihood A way of earning money or supporting yourself.
FR: La musique est mon gagne-pain.
EN: Music is my livelihood.

Beaucoup d'entre eux ont perdu leurs gagne-pain.

Many of them have lost their livelihoods.

C'est notre gagne-pain.

It's our livelihood.

Tu sais que c'est mon gagne-pain.

You know this is my livelihood.

Et tu veux en faire ton gagne-pain.

And you want to make a living from it.

— American Gangster (2007)