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nounlive on/below the breadline — (fig.) gerade noch/nicht einmal mehr das Notwendigste zum Leben haben
* * *ˈbread·linen* * *breadline s Schlange von Bedürftigen vor einer Nahrungsmittelausgabestelle:be on the breadline fig nur das Allernotwendigste zum Leben haben* * *nounlive on/below the breadline — (fig.) gerade noch/nicht einmal mehr das Notwendigste zum Leben haben
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1. noun1) Brot, dasa 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
2. transitive verbknow which side one's bread is buttered — wissen, wo etwas zu holen ist
* * *[bred]1) (a type of food made of flour or meal baked: bread and butter.) das Brot2) (one's living: This is how I earn my daily bread.) der Lebensunterhalt•- academic.ru/115493/breadcrumbs">breadcrumbs- breadwinner
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- on the breadline* * *[bred]n no plcrust of \bread Brotrinde f, Brotkruste fa slice of \bread eine Scheibe [o SCHWEIZ ein Stück] Brotto bake \bread Brot backento break the \bread das Brot brechen4.▶ the best thing since sliced \bread die beste Sache seit Menschengedenkenhe 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▶ the \bread of life das Brot des Lebensfor 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* * *[bred]1. n1) Brot ntwe 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 Schreibento break bread with sb (old) — sein Brot mit jdm teilen, das Brot mit jdm brechen (old)
2. vtpanieren* * *bread [bred]A s1. Brot nout of bread, without bread brotlos3. REL Hostie f:bread and wine das (heilige) Abendmahl4. umg. Knete f (Geld)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;take the bread out of sb’s mouth umg jemanden brotlos machen* * *1. noun1) Brot, das[some] bread and butter — [ein paar] Butterbrote
bread and butter — (fig.) tägliches Brot
bread and water — (lit. or fig.) Wasser und Brot
2. transitive verbknow which side one's bread is buttered — wissen, wo etwas zu holen ist
* * *n.Brot -e n. v.panieren v.
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