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le gagne-pain

livelihood, means of earning a living

gagne- to win + pain bread
noun · masculine Rare #45,698
livelihood, means of earning a living Often refers to a job or activity that provides someone’s income.
FR: La cuisine est son gagne-pain.
EN: Cooking is how she earns a living.

C'est leur gagne-pain.

It's their livelihood.

Ce travail est mon gagne-pain.

This job is my livelihood.

C'est mon gagne-pain.

This is my livelihood.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

C'est son gagne-pain.

It's his livelihood.

Le mensonge est leur gagne-pain.

Lying is their livelihood.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

phrase Rare #46,530
livelihood Literally, something that earns one's bread; it refers to one's job or source of income.
FR: La musique est son gagne-pain.
EN: Music is her livelihood.

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

Many of them have lost their livelihoods.

Et tu veux en faire ton gagne-pain.

And you want to make a living from it.

— American Gangster (2007)

Mes mains sont mon gagne-pain.

My hands are my livelihood.

— Ace Ventura, détective chiens et chats (1994)

C'est notre gagne-pain.

It's our livelihood.

Tu sais que c'est mon gagne-pain.

You know this is my livelihood.