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1 on the breadline
(with barely enough to live on: The widow and her children are on the breadline.) na pobreza -
2 on the breadline
(with barely enough to live on: The widow and her children are on the breadline.) no limite da sobrevivência -
3 bread
[bred]1) (a type of food made of flour or meal baked: bread and butter.) pão2) (one's living: This is how I earn my daily bread.) pão•- breadwinner
- bread and butter
- on the breadline* * *[bred] n 1 pão. 2 alimento. 3 ganha-pão, cargo, emprego. • vt 1 panar: cobrir de pão ralado. 2 dar a comunhão (hóstia). a loaf of bread um filão, um pão. bread and butter pão com manteiga. consecrated bread pão consagrado, hóstia. corn bread pão de farinha de milho, broa. he earned, made, got his bread ele ganhou seu pão de cada dia (seu sustento). he eats the bread of idleness ele leva uma vida folgada. he has his bread buttered on both sides fig ele está em situação garantida. he knows (on) which side his bread is buttered fig ele sabe de que lado está a vantagem. he quarreled with his bread-and-butter ele brigou com Deus e todo mundo. he was put on bread and water ele foi posto a pão e água. I broke bread with him comi com ele. pita bread pão sírio. rye (brown) bread pão de centeio. white bread pão de forma. whole wheat bread pão integral. -
4 bread
[bred]1) (a type of food made of flour or meal baked: bread and butter.) pão2) (one's living: This is how I earn my daily bread.) pão•- breadwinner - bread and butter - on the breadline
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
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
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
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