- 足し
- たし【足し】¶小説は腹の~にはならないYou can't eat a novel.¶読まなければ本は何の~になるのかWhat good is a book if you don't read?¶副業として本を書いて収入の~にするsupplement one's income by writing books.* * *たし【足し】〔補い〕 a complement; a supplement; making up.
●腹の足し sth to satisfy one's hunger (for a while); a bite to eat; a snack
・ケーキなんて腹の足しにならん. A piece of cake wouldn't be enough (to fill me up).
…の足しにする make up for…; make…good; supplement….●収入の足しにする supplement [add to, eke out] one's income 《with sth》
・彼はバイトをして学費の足しにしている. He is helping out with his school fees by doing a part-time job.
・これは少ないが生活費の足しにしてくれ. This isn't much, but put it toward your living expenses.
・不足の足しにする make [fill] up a deficiency.
…の足しになる be of (some) use [help] in….●これだけでも何かの足しにはなるでしょう. Even this will be of some use [be something, go some way].
・そんなものをもらっても何の足しにもならない. A gift like that will be (of) no use [help] at all.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.