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1 breadwinner
noun (a person who earns money to keep a family: When her husband died she had to become the breadwinner.) sostén (familiar)tr['bredwɪnəSMALLr/SMALL]1 el/la que gana el panbreadwinner ['brɛd.wɪnər] n: sostén m de la familian.• persona que gana el sustento de la familia s.f.'bredˌwɪnər, 'bredˌwɪnə(r)she's the breadwinner of the family — es la que mantiene or sostiene a la familia
['bredˌwɪnǝ(r)]N sostén m de la familia* * *['bredˌwɪnər, 'bredˌwɪnə(r)]she's the breadwinner of the family — es la que mantiene or sostiene a la familia
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2 breadwinner
s.sostén económico, persona que se gana el pan, sostén de la familia, sustentador, sustentador de la familia. -
3 bread
bred1) (a type of food made of flour or meal baked: bread and butter.) pan2) (one's living: This is how I earn my daily bread.) pan, las habichuelas•- breadwinner
- bread and butter
- on the breadline
bread n pana loaf of bread un pan / una barra de pantr[bred]1 pan nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on bread and water estar a pan y aguato cast one's bread upon the water hacer el bien sin mirar a quiénto earn one's bread and butter ganarse el panto know which side one's bread is buttered saber lo que más le conviene a unoto take the bread out of somebody's mouth quitarle el pan de la boca a alguienman cannot live by bread alone no sólo de pan vive el hombrebread and wine SMALLRELIGION/SMALL Eucaristíabread bin caja para guardar el panbread sauce salsa hecha con migas de pan, cebolla y lechebrown bread pan nombre masculino morenowhite bread pan nombre masculino blancocommunion bread pan nombre masculino benditofresh bread pan nombre masculino tiernolinseed bread pan nombre masculino de linazawholemeal bread pan nombre masculino integralbread ['brɛd] vt: empanarbread n: pan mn.• pan s.m.bredmass noun1) ( Culin) pan mbread and butter — pan con mantequilla or (RPl) manteca
the greatest/best thing since sliced bread — (colloq) lo mejor que hay
to be somebody's bread and butter: teaching is his bread and butter se gana la vida enseñando; to earn one's bread (and butter) ganarse la vida or (liter) el pan; to know which side one's bread is buttered (on) saber* lo que conviene (a uno); to take the bread out of somebody's mouth quitarle el pan de la boca a alguien; to want one's bread buttered on both sides querer* el oro y el moro; (before n) bread knife — cuchillo m del pan
2) ( money) (sl & dated) guita f (arg), lana f (AmL fam), pasta f (Esp fam)[bred]1. N1) (=food) pan mwhite/brown/rye/wholemeal bread — pan m blanco/moreno/de centeno/integral
bread and butter — pan m con mantequilla; (fig) * (=living) pan de cada día *
the bread and wine — (Rel) el pan y el vino
- break bread with- cast one's bread on the waters- earn one's daily bread- know which side one's bread is buttered on- take the bread out of sb's mouthbread-and-butter2) ** (=money) pasta * f, lana f (LAm) *, plata f (LAm) *2.CPDbread grains NPL — granos mpl panificables
bread pudding N — pudín m de leche y pan
bread roll N — panecillo m
bread sauce N — salsa f de pan
* * *[bred]mass noun1) ( Culin) pan mbread and butter — pan con mantequilla or (RPl) manteca
the greatest/best thing since sliced bread — (colloq) lo mejor que hay
to be somebody's bread and butter: teaching is his bread and butter se gana la vida enseñando; to earn one's bread (and butter) ganarse la vida or (liter) el pan; to know which side one's bread is buttered (on) saber* lo que conviene (a uno); to take the bread out of somebody's mouth quitarle el pan de la boca a alguien; to want one's bread buttered on both sides querer* el oro y el moro; (before n) bread knife — cuchillo m del pan
2) ( money) (sl & dated) guita f (arg), lana f (AmL fam), pasta f (Esp fam) -
4 familia
familia sustantivo femenino mi familia política my wife's/husband's family, my in-laws (colloq); es de buena familia or de familia bien he's from a good family; somos como de la familia we're just like family; le viene de familia it runs in the family
familia sustantivo femenino family: somos familia numerosa, we are large family
todos tienen un aire de familia, they all have a family likeness Locuciones: estar en familia, to be among friends (con poca gente) en la conferencia de ayer estábamos en familia, there were just a few of us at the conference yesterday
venir de familia, to run in the family ' familia' also found in these entries: Spanish: abusar - acoger - alma - besucón - besucona - botadura - cabeza - derecha - derrumbarse - deshonrar - desprecio - desunión - familiar - garbanzo - gente - honrosa - honroso - incluso - juntar - materna - materno - mía - miembro - mío - nacida - nacido - pecosa - pecoso - plena - pleno - política - político - proceder - recurrir - recurso - reliquia - renegar - resto - ruin - sagrada - sagrado - sangre - seno - sí - sostén - sostener - supeditar - sustentar - tal - ultramar English: black - bosom - breadwinner - comfortable - crest - desert - disgrace - eldest - family - family film - folk - foster - foster child - go back - greet - have - honour - household - immediate - in-laws - keep - large - let down - likeness - maintain - middle - offshoot - plan - portrait - provide for - relationship - remember - repudiate - reunion - run - seat - side - such - support - sustain - with - average - before - brains - bread - bring - dot - expect - fulfillment - head -
5 sostén
Del verbo sostener: ( conjugate sostener) \ \
sostén es: \ \2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: sostener sostén
sostener ( conjugate sostener) verbo transitivo 1 ( apoyar) ‹carga/peso› to bear 2 (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹ paquete› to hold;◊ no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you3 ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to have 4 5 sostenerse verbo pronominala) ( no caerse):apenas se sostenía en pie he could hardly stand
sostén sustantivo masculino ( económico) means of support
sostener verbo transitivo
1 (un peso, cúpula, etc) to support, hold up (con la mano) sosténme el paraguas un momento, hold the umbrella for me for a moment
2 fig (un derecho, etc) to uphold (una teoría) to maintain
3 (a la familia) to support
4 (negociaciones, una conversación) to have
sostén sustantivo masculino
1 (prenda femenina) bra, brassiere
2 (apoyo, pilar) support: eres el sostén de la familia, you are the support of the family ' sostén' also found in these entries: Spanish: copa - puntal English: brassiere - breadwinner - crutch - mainstay - rock - support - bra - hang
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