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  • 1 bread

    1. noun
    1) Brot, das

    a piece of bread and butter — ein Butterbrot

    [some] bread and butter — [ein paar] Butterbrote

    bread and butter — (fig.) tägliches Brot

    bread and water — (lit. or fig.) Wasser und Brot

    know which side one's bread is buttered — wissen, wo etwas zu holen ist

    2) (sl.): (money) Kies, der (salopp)
    2. transitive verb
    * * *
    [bred]
    1) (a type of food made of flour or meal baked: bread and butter.) das Brot
    2) (one's living: This is how I earn my daily bread.) der Lebensunterhalt
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    - breadwinner
    - bread and butter
    - on the breadline
    * * *
    [bred]
    1. (food) Brot nt; (type of bread) Brotsorte f
    crust of \bread Brotrinde f, Brotkruste f
    a loaf of \bread ein Brot nt; (unsliced) ein Laib m Brot
    a slice of \bread eine Scheibe [o SCHWEIZ ein Stück] Brot
    \bread and water ( fig: diet of poverty) Brot und Wasser; (chosen abstinence) Luft und Ideale
    to bake \bread Brot backen
    2. REL Hostie f
    to break the \bread das Brot brechen
    3. ( dated sl: money) Kies m sl, Moos f sl, Kohle f fam, Stutz pl SCHWEIZ fam
    4.
    ▶ the best thing since sliced \bread die beste Sache seit Menschengedenken
    he thinks his new secretary's the best thing since sliced \bread er hält seine neue Sekretärin für absolut Spitze fam
    ▶ to cast one's \bread upon the waters etw ohne eine Dankeserwartung tun
    ▶ \bread and circuses Brot und Spiele
    ▶ to earn one's [daily] \bread ( form) sein Brot verdienen, sich dat seine Brötchen verdienen fam
    ▶ to know which side one's \bread is buttered ( fam) seinen Vorteil kennen
    ▶ the \bread of life das Brot des Lebens
    for her, music was the \bread of life für sie war die Musik wie ein Lebenselixier
    ▶ man/one cannot live by \bread alone ( saying) der Mensch lebt nicht vom Brot allein prov
    ▶ to take the \bread out of sb's mouth jdm das Wasser abgraben
    ▶ to want one's \bread buttered on both sides ( fam) das Unmögliche wollen
    * * *
    [bred]
    1. n
    1) Brot nt

    we just had bread and butter —

    he was put on ( dry) bread and water — er saß bei Wasser und (trocken) Brot

    he knows which side his bread is buttered (on) — er weiß, wo was zu holen ist

    2)

    (= food, livelihood) writing is his bread and butter — er verdient sich seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Schreiben

    to break bread with sb (old) — sein Brot mit jdm teilen, das Brot mit jdm brechen (old)

    3) (inf: money) Kohle f (inf)
    2. vt
    panieren
    * * *
    bread [bred]
    A s
    1. Brot n
    2. auch daily bread fig (tägliches) Brot, Lebensunterhalt m:
    earn ( oder make) one’s (daily) bread sein Brot verdienen;
    out of bread, without bread brotlos
    3. REL Hostie f:
    bread and wine das (heilige) Abendmahl
    4. umg. Knete f (Geld)
    B v/t GASTR panierenBesondere Redewendungen: bread and butter
    a) Butterbrot n,
    b) umg Lebensunterhalt m;
    writing is his bread and butter umg er verdient sich seine Brötchen mit Schreiben;
    a) Käsebrot n,
    b) bescheidenes Mahl;
    bread and circuses Brot und Spiele;
    bread and dripping Schmalzbrot n;
    break bread with sb obs od hum das Brot mit jemandem brechen;
    butter one’s bread on both sides umg zwei Einnahmequellen haben, zweimal abkassieren umg;
    know which side one’s bread is buttered (on) umg seinen Vorteil (er)kennen;
    cast one’s bread upon the waters uneigennützig handeln;
    man cannot live by bread alone der Mensch lebt nicht vom Brot allein;
    be put on bread and water auf Wasser und Brot gesetzt werden;
    be the greatest ( oder best) thing since sliced bread umg das Nonplusultra sein;
    take the bread out of sb’s mouth umg jemanden brotlos machen
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) Brot, das

    [some] bread and butter — [ein paar] Butterbrote

    bread and butter — (fig.) tägliches Brot

    bread and water — (lit. or fig.) Wasser und Brot

    know which side one's bread is buttered — wissen, wo etwas zu holen ist

    2) (sl.): (money) Kies, der (salopp)
    2. transitive verb
    * * *
    n.
    Brot -e n. v.
    panieren v.

    English-german dictionary > bread

  • 2 bread

    [bred] n
    1) ( food) Brot nt; ( type of bread) Brotsorte f;
    crust of \bread Brotrinde f, Brotkruste f;
    a loaf of \bread ein Brot nt; ( unsliced) ein Laib m Brot;
    a slice of \bread eine Scheibe Brot;
    \bread and water;
    (fig: diet of poverty) Brot und Wasser;
    ( chosen abstinence) Luft und Ideale;
    to bake \bread Brot backen
    2) rel Hostie f;
    to break the \bread das Brot brechen
    3) ((dated) sl: money) Kies m (sl), Moos f (sl), Kohle f ( fam)
    PHRASES:
    \bread and circuses Brot und Spiele;
    the \bread of life das Brot des Lebens;
    for her, music was the \bread of life für sie war die Musik wie ein Lebenselixier;
    to take the \bread out of sb's mouth jdm das Wasser abgraben;
    to know which side one's \bread is buttered ( fam) seinen Vorteil kennen;
    to want one's \bread buttered on both sides ( fam) das Unmögliche wollen;
    the best thing since sliced \bread die beste Sache seit Menschengedenken;
    he thinks his new secretary's the best thing since sliced \bread er hält seine neue Sekretärin für absolut spitze ( fam)
    to cast one's \bread upon the waters etw ohne eine Dankeserwartung tun;
    to earn one's [daily] \bread ( form) sein Brot verdienen, sich dat seine Brötchen verdienen ( fam)
    man/one cannot live by \bread alone (by \bread alone) der Mensch lebt nicht vom Brot allein ( prov)

    English-German students dictionary > bread

  • 3 circus

    noun
    Zirkus, der
    * * *
    ['sə:kəs]
    1) (a travelling show with performances by horsemen, acrobats, animals etc: The children went to the circus.) der Zirkus
    2) (an open space in a town etc where several roads meet: Piccadilly Circus.) runder Platz mit Straßenkreuzung
    * * *
    cir·cus
    [ˈsɜ:kəs, AM ˈsɜ:r-]
    I. n
    1. (show) Zirkus m
    to join a/the \circus zu einem/dem Zirkus gehen, sich akk einem/dem Zirkus anschließen
    a one-man \circus ein Einmannzirkus m
    travelling \circus Wanderzirkus m
    2. ( pej: group of people) Truppe f
    the media \circus der Medienzirkus
    3. no pl (noisy scene) Zirkus m pej fam
    4. BRIT (where streets converge)
    Oxford/Piccadilly C\circus Oxford/Piccadilly Circus m
    5.
    ▶ bread and \circuses BRIT Brot und Spiele
    \circus act Zirkusnummer f
    \circus ring Manege f
    * * *
    ['sɜːkəs]
    n
    Zirkus m; (in place names) Platz m
    * * *
    circus [ˈsɜːkəs; US ˈsɜr-] s
    1. a) Zirkus m
    b) Zirkus(truppe) m(f)
    c) Zirkusvorstellung f
    d) Zirkusarena f:
    circus parade (festlicher) Umzug eines Zirkus:
    circus rider Zirkusreiter(in)
    2. kreisförmige Anordnung von Bauten
    3. Br runder, von Häusern umschlossener Platz (von dem strahlenförmig Straßen ausgehen):
    4. Antike und fig Amphitheater n
    5. US sl Mordsspaß m
    6. umg Rummel m, Zirkus m
    * * *
    noun
    Zirkus, der
    * * *
    n.
    (§ pl.: circuses)
    = Zirkus -se m.

    English-german dictionary > circus

  • 4 circus

    cir·cus [ʼsɜ:kəs, Am ʼsɜ:r-] n
    1) ( show) Zirkus m;
    to join a/the \circus zu einem/dem Zirkus gehen, sich akk einem/dem Zirkus anschließen;
    a one-man \circus ein Einmannzirkus m;
    travelling \circus Wanderzirkus m;
    2) (pej: group of people) Truppe f;
    the media \circus der Medienzirkus
    3) no pl ( noisy scene) Zirkus m ( pej) ( fam)
    4) ( Brit) ( area with roads) [runder] Platz;
    Oxford/Piccadilly C\circus Oxford/Piccadilly Circus m
    PHRASES:
    bread and \circuses ( Brit) Brot und Spiele n
    modifier (animal, trick, stunt, show, tent, performance) Zirkus-;
    \circus act Zirkusnummer f;
    \circus ring Manege f

    English-German students dictionary > circus

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