breadline
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This word must be preceded by the definite article.
breadline
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (figurative) (general) (United Kingdom)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el umbral de la pobreza (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Inflation caused the number of people living below the breadline to increase.La inflación hizo que aumentara el número de personas que viven por debajo del umbral de la pobreza.
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