bread and butter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bread and butter in the English»French Dictionary

I.butter [Brit ˈbʌtə, Am ˈbədər] N

II.butter [Brit ˈbʌtə, Am ˈbədər] VB trans

I.bread [Brit brɛd, Am brɛd] N

II.bread [Brit brɛd, Am brɛd] VB trans FOOD

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc).
For examples and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wait, try, go

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] N

II.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB trans <pret, pp tried>

2. try (test out):

III.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB intr <pret, pp tried>

1. try (make attempt):

IV.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ]

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

bread and butter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bread and butter in the English»French Dictionary

I.butter [ˈbʌtəʳ, Am ˈbʌt̬ɚ] N no pl

II.butter [ˈbʌtəʳ, Am ˈbʌt̬ɚ] VB trans

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Being an agricultural area, most of the people here earn their bread and butter through cultivation.
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She made a living, dinner theatre and summer stock companies are the bread and butter of an actor's life- mainstays to hone their craft until a big break.
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Crown focused on niche markets, which did nt affect competitors whose bread and butter were gas trucks and electric rider trucks.
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But their bread and butter over the years has been their strip poker series.
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They would receive extra milk, bread and butter mid-mornings and excused physical work.
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In 1840, she plucked up courage and asked for a tray of tea, bread and butter, and cake to be brought to her room.
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Blocks are the bread and butter of cribbing and will be used in most cribbing evolutions.
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Each issue averaged 3648 pages (its largest edition) with about 55% of page space devoted to display advertising, the bread and butter of all newspapers, daily or weekly.
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Main business to earn bread and butter is farming of banana tree, sugar cane.
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Food cost percentage is calculated by dividing the cost of the menu item ingredients, including surrounding dish items, e.g., salad, bread and butter, condiments, etc. by the menu price.
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