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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespain blanc
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɛ̃ blɑ̃
"Elle préfère les sandwiches au pain blanc."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A type of bread made from refined white flour, typically soft and light in texture.
"She prefers white-bread sandwiches for lunch because they are easier to chew." - 2
A term used to describe someone or something that is conventional, mainstream, or lacking in diversity.
"His white-bread lifestyle didn't appeal to her adventurous spirit."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'white-bread' originates from the combination of 'white', referring to the color and often associated with purity or simplicity, and 'bread', which comes from Old English 'bread' meaning a baked food made from flour. The phrase has evolved to describe not only the type of bread but also a cultural connotation of being conventional or mainstream.
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pain blanc
Transliteration: pɛ̃ blɑ̃
"Elle préfère les sandwiches au pain blanc."
Weißbrot
Transliteration: vaɪsˌbʁoːt
"Er mag Weißbrot für sein Frühstück."
pane bianco
Transliteration: ˈpane ˈbianko
"Preferisce i panini con pane bianco."
pan blanco
Transliteration: pan ˈblan.ko
"Ella prefiere los sándwiches de pan blanco."
pão branco
Transliteration: pɐ̃w ˈbɾɐ̃ku
"Ele gosta de sanduíches de pão branco."
सफेद ब्रेड
Transliteration: safed bread
"वह सफेद ब्रेड के सैंडविच पसंद करती है।"
白面包
Transliteration: bái miànbāo
"她喜欢白面包三明治。"
흰 빵
Transliteration: huin bbang
"그녀는 흰 빵 샌드위치를 좋아합니다."
白いパン
Transliteration: shiroi pan
"彼女は白いパンのサンドイッチが好きです。"
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