Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ليسدوا بها الرمق
English translation:
scrape by/along ll gratify their hunger
Arabic term
ليسدوا بها الرمق
Does this mean to fill their tummies?
يجري أطفالهم خلف القطار لالتقاط الفتات ليسدوا بها الرمق
Thanks!
Mar 14, 2023 10:21: Mowafak Mohamed Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Egypt
Thinking. Translating. Captivating.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , Egyptian, UAE, Jordanian, Yemeni, Kuwaiti) 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
scrape by/along ll gratify their hunger
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Note added at 24 mins (2023-03-09 16:01:54 GMT)
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Even less fortunate are those who have to scrape by on other’s scraps.
https://franklinfoodbank.org/about-us/newsletter-2018-versio...
In poverty-stricken communities, parents and their children barely scrape by with enough food to survive.
https://www.fh.org/blog/life-sacred/
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Note added at 25 mins (2023-03-09 16:03:30 GMT)
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Hunger and thirst are universal and people have attempted to gratify their hunger and satiate their thirst for a long time and in a variety of ways.
https://www.stettlerindependent.com/community/those-who-hung...
There are still human beings in our cities who share food in the garbage heaps with dogs to gratify their hunger.
https://nmpctrust.com/services/
Morocco
A Ph.D. at your service!
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
, Arabic (Variant: Moroccan) , French (Variants: Standard-France, Moroccan, African)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 14 more.
Egypt
Technical accuracy with fluency of style
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
to keep body and soul together
المعجم: الغني
Morocco
Literature,Marketing & Legal Translation
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Moroccan, UAE, Kuwaiti, Najdi, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Hassaniya) , Berber (Other) (Variants: Standard Moroccan Tamazight, Tarifit , Tashelhit , Riffian, Central Atlas Tamazight, Tamazight )
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 21 more.
to get by
What's the text about, by the way?
الثاني فيمكن تخريجه على رأي من قال إن الرمق قد جاء في اللغة بمعنى: القوة كذلك، فيكون سدّ الرمق بمعنى: حفظ القوة المانعة من الموت، ويؤيد هذا الاستعمال قول المصباح في مادة (رمق): ويأكل المضطر من الميتة ما يسدّ به الرمق، أي ما يمسك قوته ويحفظها.
https://www.arabdict.com/m/results?lang=ar&dict=ar&q=أكل من ...
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