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in the PONS Dictionary

bread [bred] N no pl

1. bread:

bread (food)
Brot nt <-(e)s, -e>
bread (type of bread)
Brotsorte f <-, -en>
crust of bread
Brotrinde f <-, -n>
crust of bread
Brotkruste f <-, -n>
a loaf of bread
ein Brot nt
a loaf of bread (unsliced)
ein Laib m Brot
a slice of bread
eine Scheibe [o. CH ein Stück] Brot
bread and water fig (diet of poverty)
Brot und Wasser
bread and water (chosen abstinence)
Luft und Ideale
to bake bread
Brot backen

2. bread REL:

bread
Hostie f <-, -n>
to break the bread
das Brot brechen

3. bread dated sl (money):

bread
Kies m <-es> sl
bread
Moos nt <-es> sl
bread
Kohle f <-> inf
bread
Stutz <-es, - [o. Stütze]> CH

Phrases:

the best thing since sliced bread
das [absolute] Nonplusultra oft hum o pej
he thinks his new secretary's the best thing since sliced bread
er hält seine neue Sekretärin für super toll inf
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 inf
to earn one's [daily] bread form
sich dat seine Brötchen verdienen
to know which side one's bread is buttered inf
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 inf
das Unmögliche wollen

ˈbread bas·ket N

1. bread basket (container):

bread basket
Brotkorb m <-(e)s, -körbe>

2. bread basket (region):

bread basket
Kornkammer f <-, -n>

3. bread basket inf:

bread basket
Bauch m <-(e)s, Bäuche>

ˈbread bin N Brit, Aus

bread bin
Brotkasten m <-s, -kästen>

ˈbread box N esp Am (bread bin)

bread box
Brotkasten m <-s, -kästen>

ˈbread knife N

bread knife
Brotmesser nt <-s, ->

brown ˈbread N no pl

brown bread
locker gebackenes Brot aus dunklerem Mehl, etwa wie Mischbrot

ˈcorn bread N no pl Am

corn bread
Maisbrot nt

ˈfairy bread N Aus no pl

fairy bread
Butterbrot mit bunten Zuckerstreuseln, typisch australische Leckerei für Kinder

French ˈbread N no pl

French bread
Baguette nt <-s, -s>
French bread
französisches [Stangen]weißbrot

gar·lic ˈbread N no pl

garlic bread
Knoblauchbrot nt

ˈgrana·ry bread® N no pl Brit

granary bread
≈ Weizenkornbrot nt

nan bread, naan bread N

nan bread
Naanbrot nt (indisches Fladenbrot)

rye ˈbread N no pl

rye bread
Roggenbrot nt <-(e)s, -e>