gagner

La pauvre fille gagnait sa vie en vendant des fleurs.
The poor girl made a living by selling flowers.
Elle gagnait sa vie en travaillant dans un cabinet médical privé.
She earned her living working at a private medical practice.
Ça semblait être une bonne idée quand on gagnait.
Well, it seemed like a good idea when we were winning.
Vous savez comment son fils gagnait sa vie ?
Do you know what her son did for a living?
Il ne gagnait pas un gros salaire lorsqu'il prit sa retraite.
He wasn't earning a large salary when he retired.
Il avait un boulot, gagnait pas mal d'argent.
He had a job, was making good money.
Il a dit que si Gore gagnait, tu pouvais avoir la semaine de congé.
He said if Gore wins, you can have the week off.
Ce taux s'appliquait lorsqu'un salarié gagnait 210 livres par semaine ou plus.
This applied where an employee earned £210 per week or more.
Je savais qu'il ne gagnait pas tant que ça en travaillant ici.
I knew he wasn't making all that money working here.
C'est presque ce qu'il gagnait, moins quelques taxes.
It's almost the same he used to earn, minus taxes.
Or Esther gagnait les bonnes grâces de tous ceux qui la voyaient.
And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.
Il y a 10 ou 15 ans, on gagnait beaucoup d'argent, ici.
There were 10 or 15 years we earned a lot of money here.
Ce serait un don du ciel s'il gagnait.
What a gift from heaven it would be if he won.
Il gagnait cinq fois mon salaire de professeur.
He was making five times my salary.
On savait qu'on ne gagnait rien sur le terrain.
We knew you couldn't make any money in the service.
Sa mère ne gagnait que le meilleur pour la fête des mères.
Her mother earned only the best for Mother's Day.
Souvent, il gagnait, mais il perdait encore plus souvent.
Oftentimes, he would win, but more often, he would lose.
Elle gagnait sa vie en créant des connexions.
She earned her living by making connections.
Le mécontentement des paysans gagnait l'armée.
The discontent of the peasantry swept through the army.
Mais la vérité est que tout le monde gagnait de l'argent. Tout le monde.
But the truth is that everybody was making money. Everybody.
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