To be self-sufficient
Definition
To manage, organize, and provide through one's own efforts all the resources, goods, and activities necessary for the livelihood, operation, or proper conduct of a household, community, or institution, without relying on external assistance, services, or subsidies.
Bilingual Equivalents
- To be self-sufficient
- To manage one's own home
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Fourth conjugation verb, regular long-suffix reflexive inflection. |
| Formation | Compound verb formed by adding the prefixoid 'auto-' to the existing base verb 'gospodări' (to manage a home). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.ɡos.po.də.ˈri] |
| Source | Lexicon of Rural Socio-Economics and Autonomous Communities |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Membrii mănăstirii au reușit să se autogospodărească complet cultivându-și propriile legume și crescând animale.
EN: The members of the monastery managed to fully self-sustain by growing their own vegetables and raising animals.
RO: O comunitate izolată de munte trebuie să învețe cum să se autogospodărească eficient pe durata lunilor lungi de iarnă.
EN: An isolated mountain community must learn how to efficiently self-manage during the long winter months.
RO: Centrul de refugiați a fost proiectat astfel încât locatarii să se poată autogospodări fără a depinde zilnic de voluntari.
EN: The refugee center was designed so that the residents could self-manage without relying daily on volunteers.
Idioms & Phrases
Capacitate de a se autogospodări / Capacity for self-sufficiency / self-management skills
RO: Abilitatea practică și logistică a unei familii sau a unui grup de a supraviețui utilizând doar resursele proprii.
EN: The practical and logistical ability of a family or group to survive using only their own resources.
A se autogospodări energetic / To achieve energy self-sufficiency / to go off-grid
RO: Instalarea de panouri solare și turbine pentru a acoperi consumul de electricitate dintr-o locuință în mod independent.
EN: Installing solar panels and turbines to cover a home's electricity consumption independently.
Autogospodări colectivă / Collective self-management / cooperative farming
RO: Efort comun de administrare a unei proprietăți unde toate sarcinile gospodărești sunt împărțite în mod egal.
EN: A joint effort to manage a property where all domestic tasks are divided equally.
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