Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to be of means
Romanian translation:
(a fi) prosper/înstărit/cu posibilități financiare
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danieline
Mar 12, 2014 22:37
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English term
to be of means
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Individuals in certain professions such as journalists, members of the judiciary, humanitarian workers and human rights activists, teachers and staff of educational facilities, business people and other people (perceived to be) of means;
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Mar 13, 2014 12:42: Lucica Abil (X) changed "Term asked" from "to be) of means" to "to be of means"
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Claudia Coja
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Not word for word, but SENSE for SENSE.
Native in: Romanian (Variant: Romania) 
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English term (edited):
(to be) of means
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(a fi) prosper/înstărit/cu posibilități financiare
Adjective
of means (not comparable)
(of a person) Possessing significant wealth, especially as suggesting social standing.
Synonyms
affluent, prosperous, wealthy, well off, well-to-do
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/of_means
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means.
a. available resources, especially money: They lived beyond their means.
b. considerable financial resources; riches: a man of means.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/means
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Ana Ureche-Johnson
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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English term (edited):
to be) of means
mijloace proprii (independente) de subzistenta
"income that you have from investments, etc. rather than from a job". I would add here inheritance, trust funds as well.
Example sentence:
As a woman of independent means, she spent most of her life in voluntary work. He has independent means
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Alice Crisan
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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English term (edited):
to be) of means
sunt considerati/sau vazuti cu stare materiala buna
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