breadline

A noun referring to a queue of people waiting to receive free food, typically from a charitable organization.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее очередь людей, ожидающих получения бесплатной еды, обычно от благотворительной организации.

1. Queue for free food B2 formal

   A line of people waiting to receive free food, often from a charity or soup kitchen.

   • During the Great Depression, many families stood in the breadline.
   • The charity set up a breadline for the homeless.
   • He remembered his grandfather's stories about the breadline.

   🇷🇺Очередь за бесплатной едой

2. Poverty threshold B2 formal

   A metaphorical line representing the level of income needed to afford basic necessities, especially food.

   • Many families live below the breadline in this city.
   • The government's new policy aims to lift people above the breadline.
   • Rising costs are pushing more people towards the breadline.

   🇷🇺Черта бедности

   Synonyms: poverty levelpoverty line

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