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1 he quarreled with his bread-and-butter
he quarreled with his bread-and-butterele brigou com Deus e todo mundo.English-Portuguese dictionary > he quarreled with his bread-and-butter
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2 How does he earn his bread and butter?
Как он зарабатывает себе на жизнь?Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > How does he earn his bread and butter?
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средства к существованию, хлеб насущныйWith all their grandeur flaming, the elegant crowd were out after... their "bread and cheese". (S. O'Casey, ‘Rose and Crown’, ‘Star of the County Down’) — Несмотря на весь свой блестящий аристократизм, сильные мира сего не забывали... и о хлебе насущном.
He explained to her that it was impossible for him to throw up his job, which after all meant his bread and butter. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Pool’) — Он объяснил ей, что не может бросить службу - ведь иначе им не прожить.
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1.1) pane m. e burro, pane m. imburrato2) fig.2.aggettivo bread-and-butter attrib. [routine, work] quotidiano, di tutti i giorni* * *((a way of earning) one's living: Writing novels is my bread and butter.) mezzo di sussistenza* * *nit's his bread and butter — (livelihood) è il suo pane
* * *1.1) pane m. e burro, pane m. imburrato2) fig.2.aggettivo bread-and-butter attrib. [routine, work] quotidiano, di tutti i giorni -
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Хлеб с маслом, средства к существованию:How does he earn his bread and butter? — Как он зарабатывает на жизнь?
Bread and butter используется также как прилагательное, означающее ординарный, повседневный, основной:He is a journalist and writes a weekly common in several newspapers. Nothing special. Just bread and butter stuff. — Он журналист и является автором недельных колонок в нескольких газетах. Ничего особенного. Просто зарабатывает на хлеб.
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xлeб нacущный, cpeдcтвa к cущecтвoвaнию He explained to her that it was impossible for him to throw up his job, which after all meant his bread and butter (W. S. Maugham) -
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бросить занятие, дающее средства к существованию, действовать вопреки своей выгоде [выражение создано Дж. Свифтом; см. цитату]Miss: "I won't quarrel with my bread and butter for all that; I know when I'm well." (J. Swift, ‘Polite Conversation’, ‘Dialogue I’) — Мисс: "А все же я не буду действовать вопреки своим интересам. Уж я-то свою выгоду знаю."
As things were he had to put his pride in his pocket - he couldn't quarrel with his bread and butter. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Beyond This Place’, part I, ch. XIX) — Дейлу пришлось спрятать свою гордость: он не мог бросить занятие, дававшее ему средства к существованию.
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8 a bread-and-butter letter
письмо с выражением благодарности за гостеприимство; благодарственное письмоHe wrote and rewrote his bread-and-butter letter to Paul's mother and another thank-you letter to Paul's father and another to Paul. (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rage to Live’, book I, ch. III) — Он писал и переписывал благодарственные письма матери Поля, отцу Поля и самому Полю.
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bread [bred]pain mto be on the bread line vivre en-dessous du seuil de pauvreté ► bread sauce noun sauce f à la mie de pain* * *[bred] 1.1) Culinary pain ma loaf/slice of bread — une miche/tranche de pain
2) (colloq) ( money) fric (colloq) m, argent m3) ( livelihood)2. 3.transitive verb Culinary paner•• -
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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
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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
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[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
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- 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. -
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1. nounButter, die2. transitive verbhe looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth — (fig.) er sieht aus, als ob er kein Wässerchen trüben könnte
buttern; mit Butter bestreichenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/85009/butter_up">butter up* * *1. noun(a fatty substance made from cream by churning.) die Butter2. verb(to spread with butter: She buttered the bread.) mit Butter bestreichen- buttery- butterfingers
- butterscotch
- butter up* * *but·ter[ˈbʌtəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]bread and \butter Butterbrot nttoast and \butter Toast m mit Butter▶ she looks as if \butter wouldn't melt in her mouth sie sieht aus, als könnte sie kein Wässerchen trübenII. vtto \butter a piece of bread eine Scheibe Brot mit Butter bestreichen [o buttern]* * *['bʌtə(r)]1. nButter fshe looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth — sie sieht aus, als ob sie kein Wässerchen trüben könnte
2. vtbread etc mit Butter bestreichen, buttern* * *butter [ˈbʌtə(r)]A s1. Butter f:he looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth er sieht aus, als könnte er nicht bis drei zählen oder als könnte er kein Wässerchen trüben; → bread Bes Redew3. umg Schmus m, Schöntuerei fB v/t1. buttern, mit Butter bestreichen:2. mit Butter zubereiten* * *1. nounButter, die2. transitive verbhe looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth — (fig.) er sieht aus, als ob er kein Wässerchen trüben könnte
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[bred]n1) хлеб, перен. кусок хлеба- fresh bead
- stale bread
- rye bread
- home-baked bread
- raisin bread
- toast bread
- ships bread
- corn bread
- leavened bread
- sliced bread
- brown bread
- broken bread
- buttered bread - loaf of bread
- roll of bread
- slice of bread
- piece of bread
- bake bread
- butter one's bread
- knead bread
- munch bread
- offer bread
- raise bread
- share one's bread with smb
- take the bread out of smb's mouth
- break bread with smb2) средства к существованию; (one's) daily bread хлеб насущный- beg one's bread- be out of bread
- deprive smb of bread
- eat very hard bread
- make one's bread
- half a loaf is better than no bread
- man shall not live by bread alone
- know on which side one's bread is buttered
- he knows which side his bread is buttered
- have one's bread buttered on both sides•USAGE:(1.) Существительное bread, как и другие названия веществ и материалов, таких как butter, sugar, cheese, cotton, wool, sand, wood, grass, copper, brass не употребляются с неопределенным артиклем. (2.) Существительные этой группы обычно сочетаются с some, any, much, little, no: I take no bread with soup я с супом не ем хлеба; could you buy some bread on your way home? не купишь ли ты хлеба, когда пойдешь домой?; there is not any bread left хлеба не осталось. (3.) See piece, n -
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• All bread is not baked in one oven - Вещь вещи рознь (B), Вещь вещи рознь, человек человеку рознь (B), Всякий молодец на свой образец (B), Люди разные бывают (Л), Нрав на нрав не приходится (H), У всякого скота своя пестрота (У), У всякой пташки свои замашки (У), У каждой пичужки свой голо сок (У)• All sorrows are less with bread - Живот крепче, на сердце легче (Ж), Пока есть хлеб да вода, все не беда (П)• Another's bread costs dear - Дадут ломоть, да заставят неделю молоть (Д), Чужой хлеб рот дерет (4)• Better is a slice of bread and garlic eaten at one's own table than a thousand dishes eaten under another's roof - Свои сухари лучше чужих пирогов (C)• Bitter bread of dependence is hard to chew (The) - Чужой хлеб рот дерет (4)• Bitter is the bread of charity - Дадут ломоть, да заставят неделю молоть (Д), Чужой хлеб рот дерет (4)• Bread always falls buttered side down - Везет как утопленнику (B), Если не везет, так не везет (E)• Bread always falls on the buttered side (The) - Если не везет, так не везет (E)• Bread is the staff of life - Без хлеба не обойдешься (Б), Хлеб всему голова (X)• Bread never falls but on its buttered side (The) - Везет как утопленнику (B), Если не везет, так не везет (E)• Bread today is better than cake tomorrow - Лучше сегодня яичко, чем курица завтра (Л), Не сули собаке пирога, а кинь краюху (H)• Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days - Добро век не забудется (fl), Кинь в окошко крошки, в дверь придет лепешка (K)• Cast your bread upon the water; it will return to you a hundredfold - Добро век не забудется (Д), Кинь в окошко крошки, в дверь придет лепешка (K)• Don't quarrel with your bread and butter - Не от хлеба ходят, а к хлебу (H), От добра добра не ищут (O)• Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad - Домашняя копейка лучше заезжего рубля (Д), Домашний теленок лучше заморской коровы (Д), Свои сухари лучше чужих пирогов (C)• Eaten bread is soon forgotten - Добро скоро забывается (Д)• Griefs with bread are less - Живот крепче, на сердце легче (Ж), Пока есть хлеб да вода, все не беда (П)• If you have bread, don't look for cake - Не от хлеба ходят, а к хлебу (H), От добра добра не ищут (O)• I had rather ask of my fire brown bread than borrow of my neighbour white - Свои сухари лучше чужих пирогов (C)• Man cannot (does not, shall not) live by bread alone - Не хлебом единым жив человек (H)• No such thing as brown bread - Без хлеба не обойдешься (B), Хлеб всему голова (X)• Not by bread alone - Не хлебом единым жив человек (H)• That's the way the bread rises - Такова жизнь (T)• They that have no other meat, bread and butter are glad to eat (gladly bread and butter eat) - Ешь хлеб, коли пирогов нет (E), Ешь щи с мясом, а нет, так и хлеб с квасом (E), За неимением гербовой пишут на простой (3), На безрыбье и рак рыба (H), Съешь и ржаного, коли нет никакого (C)• What bread men break is broke to them again - Какой привет, такой и ответ (K)• Who goes for a day into the forest should take bread for a week - Едешь на день, хлеба бери на неделю (E)• Whose bread I eat, his song I sing - Кому служу, тому и пляшу (K), На чьем возу сижу, того и песенку пою (H), От кого чают, того и величают (O), По которой реке плыть, той и песенки петь (П), У кого жить, тому и служить (У), Чей хлеб ешь, того и обычай тешь (Ч), Чье кушаю, того и слушаю (Ч)• You buttered your bread; now eat it - Сама испекла пирожок, сама и кушай (C)• You can't eat the same bread twice - Один пирог два раза не съешь (O) -
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bred1) (a type of food made of flour or meal baked: bread and butter.) brød2) (one's living: This is how I earn my daily bread.) livets opphold•- breadwinner
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- on the breadlinebrødIsubst. \/bred\/1) brød2) brød, levebrød, føde, underhold3) ( slang) penger, grynbread and circus brød og sirkusbread and scrape forklaring: brød med et tynt lag smør eller margarinbread and water vann og brødbreak bread with someone bryte brød med noen, spise med noencast one's bread upon the water(s) gjøre godt uten tanke på egen vinnninghave one's bread buttered on both sides sitte godt i detknow (on) which side one's bread is buttered vite sitt eget beste, vite å mele sin egen kakemake\/earn one's bread tjene til livets oppholdtake the bread out of someone's mouth ta brødet ut av munnen på noen, ta levebrødet fra noenbe the best\/greatest thing since sliced bread ( hverdagslig) være det beste som har skjedd på lange tiderwin one's daily bread tjene til livets oppholdIIverb \/bred\/panere, griljere -
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1. noun(a fatty substance made from cream by churning.) maslo2. verb(to spread with butter: She buttered the bread.) namazati z maslom- buttery- butterfingers
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- butter up* * *I [bʌtə]nounmaslo; figuratively dobrikanje, laskanje, prilizovanjehe looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth — videti je, kakor da ne bi znal do pet štetito quarrel with one's bread and butter — godrnjati čez svoje opravke, sam sebi škodovatirank butter — žarko, pokvarjeno masloII [bʌtə]transitive verbnamazati, zabeliti z maslom; figuratively dobrikati, prilizovati se, laskatifair ( —ali fine, kind) words butter no parsnips — z lepimi besedami se ne da popraviti, od lepih besed se ne da živetito know on which side one's bread is buttered — vedeti, kaj človeku koristicolloquially to butter up — laskati, dobrikati se -
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1 პურიfresh/stale/warm/soft bread ახალი/გამხმარი/ცხელი/რბილი პურიwhite/brown bread თეთრი/შავი პური2 საარსებო წყაროnew bread / moon ახალი პური / მთვარეstale bread ძველი, გამხმარი პურიthis bread smells musty ამ პურს შმორის სუნი ასდის / აქვსfresh bread / cheese / facts ახალი პური / ყველი / ფაქტებიI'm going out for bread პურზე / პურის საყიდლად მივდივარhis mother sent him on an errand to buy bread დედამ პურის საყიდლად გაგზავნაdry wood / bread ხმელი შეშა / პურიhe knows on which side his bread is buttered იცის, მისთვის რა არის სასარგებლო -
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1. n1) маслоbread and butter — хліб з маслом, бутерброд
2) амер. повидло3) розм. грубі лестощі; підлесливість; низькопоклонство4) битлива тварина; тварина, яка буцається5) торцювальний верстат2. v1) намазувати маслом2) грубо лестити, улещувати (тж butter up)he knows on which side his bread is buttered — він знає свою вигоду; у нього губа не з лопуцька, знає, що солодке
* * *I n1) масло2) aмep. повидло3) грубі лестощі; низькопоклонництвоII v1) намазувати, змазувати масломIII n IV n
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bread-and-butter — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: bread and butter 1. now chiefly Britain : adolescent : marked by the weakness, naïveté, or forcelessness of a juvenile : schoolgirlish 2. a … Useful english dictionary
bread and butter — also bread and butter 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with poss Something that is the bread and butter of a person or organization is the activity or work that provides the main part of their income. The mobile phone business was actually his bread and butter … English dictionary
bread\ and\ butter — I. n. phr. the usual needs of life; food, shelter, and clothing. Ed earned his bread and butter as a bookkeeper, but added a little jam by working with a dance band on weekends. II. adj thanking someone for entertainment or a nice visit; thank… … Словарь американских идиом
bread and butter — (someone s) bread and butter informal a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live. Teaching at the local college is his bread and butter … New idioms dictionary
bread and butter(1) — {n. phr.} The usual needs of life; food, shelter, and clothing. * /Ed earned his bread and butter as a bookkeeper, but added a little jam by working with a dance band on weekends./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bread and butter(1) — {n. phr.} The usual needs of life; food, shelter, and clothing. * /Ed earned his bread and butter as a bookkeeper, but added a little jam by working with a dance band on weekends./ … Dictionary of American idioms
someone's bread and butter — (someone s) bread and butter informal a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live. Teaching at the local college is his bread and butter … New idioms dictionary
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