hleb
хлеб/xlêb/ · masc.
RuNOUN
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breadKupi hleb i mleko kad budeš išao kući. — Buy bread and milk on your way home.Volim svež hleb sa puterom. — I love fresh bread with butter.
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loafUzmi dva hleba iz pekare. — Get two loaves from the bakery.
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livelihood; livingOd muzike teško zarađuje hleb. — He barely earns a living from music.
In Serbia the word is hleb; kruh is the Croatian form.
Synonyms:
vekna
zarada
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hleb | hlebovi |
| Gen. | hleba | hlebova |
| Dat. | hlebu | hlebovima |
| Acc. | hleb | hlebove |
| Voc. | hlebe | hlebovi |
| Ins. | hlebom | hlebovima |
| Loc. | hlebu | hlebovima |
Expressions
- dobar kao hleb — as good as gold
- tražiti hleba preko pogače — to push one's luck; to want more than is reasonable