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
The dish is normally accompanied by crusty bread and butter.
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She also thought that the sticky toffee pudding was neither sticky enough nor toffeeish enough, but the bread and butter pudding was better.
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Bread and butter are sustained by the gemstones and by government employment.
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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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There was always a teatime serving of one pint of tea and a thick round of bread and butter.
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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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In a letter to her son, she admitted that in the last week before liberation she had had no food except bread and butter, and no meat for several months.
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Blocks are the bread and butter of cribbing and will be used in most cribbing evolutions.
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Close combat, ranged, and mounted units are all trained in your barracks type building, and are all the bread and butter combat troops of your army.
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The reporters of the newspapers are workingmen, like ourselves working for bread and butter.
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