bread

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
panieren
* * *
[bred]
noun
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
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bread
[bred]
n no pl
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
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[bred]
1. n
1) Brot nt

a piece of bread and butter — ein Butterbrot 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

bread and circuses — Brot und Spiele pl

2)

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

to take the bread out of sb's mouth (fig) — jdn seiner Existenzgrundlage (gen)

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
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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;
bread and cheese
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

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
panieren
* * *
n.
Brot -e n. v.
panieren v.

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