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The bread-and-butter

Spanish translation: el pan de cada día / pan diario

20:56 Nov 17, 2008
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Metallurgy / Casting
English term or phrase: The bread-and-butter
Como se traduciria esta expresion idiomatica al español,
desde ya muchas gracias por sus sugerencias.

The bread-and-butter of scientific interaction: meetings,
symposia, conferences . . .
Pierre Gy, extreme left, was 30 years old when this
picture was taken in 1954. OECC Mission (North America).
At the extreme right of picture: the Norwegian representative
Prof. Magne Mortenson, Technical University of
Trondheim.
nnaxnny (X)
Spanish translation:el pan de cada día / pan diario
Explanation:
otra opción
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Liselotte K. de Hennig
Uruguay
Local time: 23:02
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3el pan de cada día / pan diario
Liselotte K. de Hennig
5meollo...
José J. Martínez
4 +1lo esencial / fundamental / más importante
David Russi
5el sustento económico
zuloagajuan
4lo más rutinario / lo común
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4el alfa y el omega
nahuelhuapi
4comida corriente
Jennifer Levey
4el día a día / lo primario / lo básico / lo primordial / lo habitual
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the bread-and-butter
meollo...


Explanation:
marrow, essence

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 19:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the bread-and-butter
lo esencial / fundamental / más importante


Explanation:
Tres posibilidades

David Russi
United States
Local time: 20:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Penco: Sí a todo. También "lo básico". Aquí no se refiere a lo económico sino a lo esencial, lo característico. Incluso "lo típico"
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the bread-and-butter
lo más rutinario / lo común


Explanation:

Advanced English-Spanish VOX

bread-and-butter
['bredənbʌtər]
adjective
1 (commonplace) rutinario,-a, corriente y moliente

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION
a bread-and-butter letter carta de agradecimiento

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 21:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the bread-and-butter
el alfa y el omega


Explanation:
Alternativa

nahuelhuapi
Argentina
Local time: 23:02
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the bread-and-butter
el pan de cada día / pan diario


Explanation:
otra opción

Liselotte K. de Hennig
Uruguay
Local time: 23:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ignacio de Almagro: el pan de cada día
1 hr
  -> Gracias, baisekali
agree  Ismael Gómez: esta expresión impplica que algo es muy normal o corriente, que se dá todos los días... recuerda cambiar un poco el orden de la oraciñon!
12 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Ismael
agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez
20 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, silviantonia
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the bread-and-butter
el sustento económico


Explanation:
Se utiliza para dar a entender que si eso falta, se quedan sin con qué comprar comida.

Example sentence(s):
  • This taxi cab is the bread and butter of my family.
zuloagajuan
Argentina
Local time: 23:02
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the bread-and-butter
comida corriente


Explanation:
The usual expression in Chile.

comida corrient ecomida corriente. ... English Translation: comida corriente ... Spanish, comida corriente, staple food. Source: compiled by the editor from the definition ...
www.websters-dictionary-online.com/translation/Spanish/comi... - 12k - Cached - Similar pages

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the bread-and-butter
el día a día / lo primario / lo básico / lo primordial / lo habitual


Explanation:
Creo que en este contexto quedaría mejor "el día a día"

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 04:02
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 58
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