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1 быть в тяжелом материальном положении
1) General subject: to be on the breadline2) Makarov: be on the breadlineУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть в тяжелом материальном положении
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2 жить в нужде
1) General subject: live in penury, to be on the breadline2) Makarov: be on the breadline, live in privation -
3 за чертой бедности
1) General subject: on the breadline2) EBRD: below the poverty lineУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > за чертой бедности
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4 за чертой бедности
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5 хлеб
м1) пищевой продукт breadбе́лый/чёрный хлеб — white/brown bread
хлеб насу́щный — (one's) daily bread
буха́нка хлеба — a loaf of bread
кусо́к/ломо́ь хлеба — a piece/a slice of bread
хлеб с ма́слом — bread and butter
зараба́тывать (себе́) на хлеб — to earn one's (daily) bread, to earn a living
перебива́ться с хлеба на квас — to live from hand to mouth, to be on the breadline
2) зерно (wheat/rye/bread) grain3) в поле corn, crop(s)спе́лые хлеба́ — ripe corn/crops
яровы́е хлеба́ — spring corn/crops
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6 очередь
ж.1) ( очерёдность) turnпо о́череди — in turn
за ним о́чередь (+ инф.) — it is his turn (+ to inf)
ждать свое́й о́череди — wait for one's turn
пропусти́ть свою́ о́чередь — miss one's turn
проле́зть без о́череди — jump the queue
моя́ о́чередь угоща́ть — it is my turn to treat you
2) ( ряд стоящих в ожидании чего-л людей) queue [kjuː]; line амер.о́чередь за биле́тами — ticket queue / line
о́чередь за хле́бом — breadline
стоя́ть в о́череди (за тв.) — stand in a queue (for); stand in line (for) амер.; queue up (for); line up (for) амер.
3) ( список ожидающих) waiting listзаписа́ть кого́-л в о́чередь, поста́вить кого́-л на о́чередь — put smb on the waiting list
4) информ. queue5) воен.пулемётная о́чередь — burst of machine-gun fire
батаре́йная о́чередь — (battery) salvo
••на о́череди — next (in turn)
в свою́ о́чередь — in one's turn
в пе́рвую о́чередь — in the first place / instance
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7 уровень
му́ровень жи́зни — standard of living, living standard(s)
у́ровень мо́ря — sea level
высо́кий у́ровень разви́тия — high level/stage of development
минима́льный прожи́точный у́ровень — breadline
са́мый ни́зкий у́ровень (прибыли, стоимости и т. п.) — an all-time/a record low
вы́ше/ни́же у́ровня бе́дности — above/below poverty line
на у́ровне мини́стров/посло́в — at ministerial/ambassadorial level
встре́ча на вы́сшем у́ровне — a high-/top-level meeting, a summit (meeting)
быть на у́ровне — to be up to standard/up to the mark, не уступать to be on a par (with sb/sth)
быть ни́же сре́днего у́ровня — to be below standard
См. также в других словарях:
the breadline — ► the level of income someone has when they are very poor, with only just enough money to buy food, pay their rent, etc.: »Far too many are surviving just above the breadline. »on/close to/below the breadline Main Entry: ↑breadline … Financial and business terms
be on the breadline — be/live on the breadline British & Australian to be very poor. Most families of the unemployed are on the breadline. How many elderly people in Britain are living on the breadline? … New idioms dictionary
live on the breadline — be/live on the breadline British & Australian to be very poor. Most families of the unemployed are on the breadline. How many elderly people in Britain are living on the breadline? … New idioms dictionary
be below the breadline — be/live below the breadline be/live on the breadline to be very poor. There are immigrant families living below the breadline in some areas … New idioms dictionary
live below the breadline — be/live below the breadline be/live on the breadline to be very poor. There are immigrant families living below the breadline in some areas … New idioms dictionary
live on the breadline — People who live on the breadline have a very low income or barely enough money to survive. Due to the recent crisis, there are more people on the breadline than ever before … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
on the breadline — At subsistence level, with just enough to make ends meet (from breadline, a queue of poor or down and out people waiting for free food, esp from government sources) • • • Main Entry: ↑bread * * * on the breadline british phrase very poor Many… … Useful english dictionary
on the breadline — People who live on the breadline have a very low income or barely enough money to survive. Due to the recent crisis, there are more people on the breadline than ever before … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
on the breadline — British very poor Many families are on the breadline … English dictionary
breadline — bread‧line [ˈbredlaɪn] noun 1. be on/near the breadline to be extremely poor: • They are not well off, but they are not on the breadline. 2. be below the breadline to be below the level which is officially considered to be extremely poor: • an… … Financial and business terms
breadline — ► NOUN 1) (usu. in phrase on the breadline) Brit. the poorest condition in which it is acceptable to live. 2) N. Amer. a queue of people waiting to receive free food … English terms dictionary