pitance

Si tu restes avec moi, tu devras gagner ta pitance.
If you're staying with me, you're gonna earn your keep.
Ils devront trouver leur pitance ailleurs, n'est-ce pas ?
They'll have to get their dinner somewhere else, won't they?
Je m'attends à ce que tu gagnes ta pitance, pour sûr !
I'll expect you to earn your keep, no mistaking that.
La pitance est triste mais pas la compagnie !
The food's bad, but the company's good.
Merci pour la pitance !
Thank you for the food!
Merci pour la pitance !
Thank you for the meal!
Merci pour la pitance !
Thanks for the food!
C'est sa seule pitance.
That's his only nourishment.
Merci pour la pitance !
Thanks for the meal!
En tout cas, il sait d'où viendra sa pitance pour les 10 prochaines années.
At least he knows where his meals are coming from for the next 10 years.
Merci pour la pitance !
Thanks for the food.
Retournez à la pitance.
Go back to your food.
C'est la pitance des pauvres ! Ecoutez la princesse !
That's your typical poor people's food.
Où trouver notre pitance ?
Where can we get food?
La larme à l'œil, tu sauras peut-être mieux mendier ta pitance.
Maybe that'll keep the tears in your eyes long enough to beg a penny for food.
rassure-toi qui gagnes sa pitance
Make sure he earns his keep.
Merci pour la pitance !
Thanks for the food
Aujourd'hui, nous disposons au moins d'un document, bien que je doive avouer que cela constitue une maigre pitance.
Now at least we have a document, although I have to say that it is rather thin soup.
Il n'y a pas si longtemps, nous savions à quoi nous en tenir. Voilà que nous devons nous justifier et gagner notre pitance.
Once, not long ago, we knew where we stood, now we must prove ourselves, sing for our supper.
Il était prévu un menu opulent ; nous n'avons obtenu qu'une maigre pitance.
A lavish menu was planned but what transpired was meagre fare.
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