cothabháil — meaning in English
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English meaning
- maintenance noun The work of keeping a building, machine or system in good condition by checking, cleaning and repairing it regularly.
- subsistence noun Real being; existence.
- sustenance noun Food, drink, or support that keeps a person or thing alive and functioning.
Senses
cothabháil is used for these senses in English:
- sustenance Something that provides support or nourishment.
maintenance — full definition
- noun The work of keeping a building, machine or system in good condition by checking, cleaning and repairing it regularly.
- noun The act of keeping something going or holding it at a particular level.
- noun Money paid regularly by one person for the living costs of a former spouse or of a child they do not live with.
subsistence — full definition
- noun Real being; existence.
- noun The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
- noun Something (food, water, money, etc.) that is required to stay alive.
- noun Embodiment or personification or hypostasis of an underlying principle or quality.