bread·line also bread line (br d l n )n. A line of people waiting to receive food given by a charitable organization or public agency. |
breadline [ˈbrɛdˌlaɪn]
n
1. (Social Welfare) a queue of people waiting for free food given out by a government agency or a charity organization
on the breadline impoverished; living at subsistence level
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| Noun | 1. |  breadline - a queue of people waiting for free foodqueue, waiting line - a line of people or vehicles waiting for something |
Translations
breadline [ˈbrɛdlaɪn] n
to be on the breadline → être sans le sou, être dans l'indigence
bread roll n → petit pain m
bread sauce n → sauce f à la mie de pain
bread shop n (= baker's) → boulangerie f
to be on the breadline → être sans le sou, être dans l'indigence
bread roll n → petit pain m
bread sauce n → sauce f à la mie de pain
bread shop n (= baker's) → boulangerie f
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