bread and circuses

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von bread and circuses im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

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Englisch - Englisch

Definition von bread and circuses im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Food and entertainment provided by the state

Offerings, such as benefits or entertainments, intended to placate discontent or distract attention from a policy or situation

Silbentrennung

bread and cir·cus·es

Türkische aussprache

bred ınd sırkısız

Aussprache

/ˈbred ənd ˈsərkəsəz/ /ˈbrɛd ənd ˈsɜrkəsəz/

Etymologie

() 1914 translation of the Roman poet Juvenal's Latin remark panem et circenses (“bread and circuses”). ("Duas tantum res anxius optat, Panem et circenses" )