break bread

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. To eat a meal, especially to eat a shared meal with friends.
  2. To take part in Holy Communion.

Konzepte

Brot brechen

das Brot miteinander teilen

Übersetzungen

partager le pain

compartilhar uma refeição

comer juntos

compartir el pan

Etymologie (Englisch)

Under medieval conditions, guests brought their own knives worn with them, which were their daggers they hunted and gathered with, then only fit to cut meat. From the expression “break bread with friends” the ellipsis “break bread” implying community developed.

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