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breadline

/ˈbred.laɪn/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa una fila de personas que esperan recibir alimentos gratuitos, generalmente de una organización benéfica o de asistencia social.

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈbred.laɪn/

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

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una fila de personas que esperan recibir alimentos gratuitos, generalmente de una organización benéfica o de asistencia social.
  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.

    🇪🇸Cola de emergencia para comida

  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.

    🇪🇸umbral de pobreza

    Sinónimos: poverty levelpoverty line

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