sustento

m.

1 sustenance, bread and butter, livelihood, living.

2 support.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sustentar.

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sustento

► nombre masculino

1 (alimento) sustenance, food

2 (apoyo) support

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ganarse el sustento to earn one's living

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noun m.

1) sustenance

2) livelihood

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SM

1) (=apoyo) support

2) [para vivir] (=alimento) sustenance; (=manutención) maintenance

ganarse el sustento — to earn one's living, earn a livelihood

es el sustento principal de la institución — it is the lifeblood of the institution

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masculino

a) (apoyo) means of support

ganarse el sustento — (liter) to earn one's living, to support oneself

b) (alimento) sustenance

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= lifeline, livelihood, nourishment, sustenance, subsistence, backup [back-up].

Ex. The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.

Ex. Reference librarianship is 'as much a passion as a livelihood, less a profession than a privilege'.

Ex. He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.

Ex. The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.

Ex. OCLC is self-supporting and does not require subsistence from outside funding.

Ex. The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.

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masculino

a) (apoyo) means of support

ganarse el sustento — (liter) to earn one's living, to support oneself

b) (alimento) sustenance

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= lifeline, livelihood, nourishment, sustenance, subsistence, backup [back-up].

Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.

Ex: Reference librarianship is 'as much a passion as a livelihood, less a profession than a privilege'.

Ex: He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.

Ex: The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.

Ex: OCLC is self-supporting and does not require subsistence from outside funding.

Ex: The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.

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sustento

masculine

1 (apoyo) means of support

esa pequeña pensión es su único sustento that small pension is her only means of support

ganarse el sustento (liter); to earn one's living, to support oneself

2 (alimento) sustenance

las bayas fueron su único sustento berries were his only (form of) sustenance

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Del verbo sustentar: (conjugate sustentar)

sustento es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

sustentó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
sustentar    
sustento
sustentar (conjugate sustentar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹peso› to support

b) ‹persona/familia› to support, maintain

sustento sustantivo masculino

a) (apoyo) means of support

b) (alimento) sustenance

sustentar verbo transitivo
1 (mantener) to support, maintain: gana lo suficiente para sustentar a la familia, she earns enough to support her family
2 (una opinión, una teoría) to uphold, maintain
3 (sujetar, soportar un peso) to support, hold up
sustento m (alimento) sustenance
ganarse el sustento, to earn one's living
'sustento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ganarse
- mantenimiento
- pan
English:
bread
- keep
- livelihood
- supportiveness
- sustenance

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sustento nm

1. [alimento] sustenance;

[mantenimiento] livelihood;

ganarse el sustento to earn one's living

2. [apoyo] support;

su teoría carece de sustento her theory has no foundation

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sustento

m means of support

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sustento nm

1) : means of support, livelihood

2) : sustenance, food