What does subsistir in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word subsistir in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use subsistir in Portuguese.

The word subsistir in Portuguese means subsist, exist, survive, sobreviver, subsistir, subsistir, subsistir, subsistir, existir. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word subsistir

subsist, exist, survive

sobreviver

verbal expression (obtain daily necessities with difficult)

Even with two jobs, she barely made enough to scrape out a living.

subsistir

(survive on minimal money) (sobreviver com parcos recursos)

It's difficult to subsist on such a low salary.

subsistir

intransitive verb (continue to exist)

Baratas subsistiram por milhões de anos.
Cockroaches have survived for millions of years.

subsistir

(survive on minimal food)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
In prehistoric times, people subsisted on what they gathered and hunted.

subsistir, existir

intransitive verb (subsist)

Eles subsistiram por anos com pouco mais que uma dieta de arroz.
They have existed for years on little more than a diet of rice.

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