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bread

/brɛd/

breadnoun

breads

Translations

gagne-pain

Teaching provides his daily bread.

L'enseignement est son gagne-pain quotidien.

pain

She baked a fresh loaf of bread for dinner.

Elle a fait cuire un pain frais pour le dîner.

Additional translations

painSens figuré.

argentArgot.

Definitions

A staple food made from flour, water, and usually yeast or another leavening agent, mixed together and baked.

She baked a fresh loaf of bread for dinner.

A slang term for money.

He worked hard to earn some bread for his family.

Livelihood or means of subsistence; the resources one depends on to live.

Teaching provides his daily bread.

Food or sustenance regarded as essential for survival, often used figuratively.

Music was the bread of his life.

Synonyms

breadverb

breaded

Past Simple

breaded

Past Participle

breading

ing-form

/brɛd/

Translations

panerEn cuisine.

She decided to bread the chicken before frying it for dinner.

Elle a décidé de paner le poulet avant de le faire frire pour le dîner.

Definitions

To coat with breadcrumbs before cooking.

She decided to bread the chicken before frying it for dinner.

breadadjective

more bread

Comp.

most bread

Super.

Used attributively before another noun, e.g., "bread knife", "bread basket".

Translations

à painSe dit d’un objet destiné au pain.

She bought a new bread knife with a serrated edge.

Elle a acheté un nouveau couteau à pain à lame dentelée.

Additional translations

au painSe dit d’un plat contenant du pain.

Definitions

Relating to, made for, or used with bread.

She bought a new bread knife with a serrated edge.

Made of bread or containing bread as a primary ingredient.

The chef served a bread soup garnished with herbs.