bean

bean

 (bēn)

n.

1.

a. Any of various twining herbs of the genus Phaseolus in the pea family, native to the Americas, having leaves with three leaflets and variously colored flowers, and widely cultivated for their edible pods and seeds.

b. A seed or pod of any of these plants.

2. Any of several related plants or their seeds or pods, such as the adzuki bean, broad bean, or soybean.

3. Any of various other plants or their seeds or fruits, especially those suggestive of beans such as the coffee bean or vanilla bean.

4. Slang A person's head.

5. beans Slang A small amount: I don't know beans about investing.

6. Chiefly British A fellow; a chap.

tr.v. beaned, bean·ing, beans Slang

To hit (another) on the head with a thrown object, especially a pitched baseball.

Idioms:

full of beans

1. Energetic; frisky: The children were too full of beans to sit still.

2. Badly mistaken: Don't believe him; he's full of beans.

spill the beans

To disclose a secret.

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[Middle English ben, broad bean, from Old English bēan; see bha-bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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bean

(biːn)

n

1. (Plants) any of various leguminous plants of the widely cultivated genus Phaseolus producing edible seeds in pods. See French bean, lima bean, scarlet runner, string bean

2. (Plants) any of several other leguminous plants that bear edible pods or seeds, such as the broad bean and soya bean

3. (Plants) any of various other plants whose seeds are produced in pods or podlike fruits

4. (Plants) the seed or pod of any of these plants

5. (Plants) any of various beanlike seeds, such as coffee

6. slang US and Canadian another word for head

7. cool beans slang excellent; impressive

8. not have a bean slang to be without money: I haven't got a bean.

9. full of beans informal

a. full of energy and vitality

b. US mistaken; erroneous

10. spill the beans informal to disclose something confidential

vb

chiefly slang (tr) US and Canadian to hit (a person) on the head

[Old English bēan; related to Old Norse baun, Old Frisian bāne, Old High German bōna bean]

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bean

(bin)
n.

1. the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, esp. of the genus Phaseolus.

2. a plant producing such seeds.

3. the pod of such a plant, esp. when immature and eaten as a vegetable.

4. any of various other beanlike seeds or plants, as the coffee bean.

5. Informal. a person's head.

6. beans, Informal. the slightest amount: He doesn't know beans about navigation.

v.t.

7. Informal. to hit on the head, esp. with a baseball.

Idioms:

1. full of beans, Informal.

a. overflowing with vitality.

b. erroneous; misinformed.

2. spill the beans, Informal. to disclose a secret.

[before 950; Middle English bene, Old English bēan, c. Old High German bona, Old Norse baun]

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bean

Past participle: beaned
Gerund: beaning

Imperative

bean

bean

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food edible bean legume - the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) goa bean - Old World tropical bean common bean - any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried soya, soya bean, soybean, soy - the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein) bean plant, bean - any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
	2.	bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans coumara nut, tonka bean - fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla algarobilla, algarrobilla, algarroba - mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing calabar bean, ordeal bean - dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft divi-divi - twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin algarroba, algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod - long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute soy, soya bean, soybean - a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food broad bean, fava bean, horsebean - seed of the broad-bean plant seed - a small hard fruit
	3.	bean - any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods bean plant bean, edible bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae bush bean - a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports pole bean - a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis shell bean, shell bean plant - a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod
	4.	bean - informal terms for a human head   bonce, noggin, noodle, dome, attic human head - the head of a human being
Verb	1.	bean - hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

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bean

Beans and other pulses

adzuki bean or adsuki bean, black bean, black-eyed bean or (U.S.) black-eyed pea, bobby bean, borlotti bean, broad bean, butter bean, cannelini bean, chick pea or garbanzo, continental lentil, dhal, field bean, flageolet bean, French bean, gram, green bean, green lentil, haricot bean or (U.S.) navy bean, kidney bean, lentil, lima bean, mangetout or snow pea, marrowfat pea, mung bean, petit pois, pigeon pea, pinto bean, puy lentil, red kidney bean or (U.S.) red bean, red lentil, runner bean, soya bean, split pea, string bean, sugar snap pea

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bean

noun

Slang. The uppermost part of the body:

head, noddle, pate, poll.

Slang: block, conk, dome, noggin, noodle, nut.

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Translations

حَبَّةُفُوْللوبياء، فاصولياء

fazolezrn obob

bønnebønner

Bohne

φασόλι

habichuelajudíafrijolfríjolgrano

papupalko

haricotgrain

grah

babpaszuly

baunbaun, fræbaunagras

fagiolofavachicchi di caffenergiafagioli al forno

豆

콩

pupapupelė

pupapupiņa

boon

bønne

fasola

feijão

fasole

бобстручок

bôbfazuľa

fižolzrno

böna

ถั่ว

fasulyeçekirdeği

đậu

豆豆子豆形果实

bean

[biːn]

A. N

1. (gen) → frijol m, alubia f (Sp); (kidney) → frijol m, judía f (Sp), poroto m (S. Cone); (broad, haricot) → haba f; (green) → habichuela f, judía f verde (Sp), ejote m (Mex), poroto m verde (S. Cone); (coffee) → grano m
not a bean! → ¡nada en absoluto!
I haven't a bean (Brit) → estoy pelado, no tengo un duro (Sp) , no tengo un peso (LAm)
I didn't make a bean on the deal → no saqué ni un céntimo del negocio
to be full of beans (Brit) → estar lleno de vida
to know how many beans make five (Brit) (o.f.) → saber cuántas son dos y dos
he doesn't know beans about it (US) → no sabe ni papa de eso, no tiene ni zorra idea (Sp)
not to amount to a hill or row of beans → no valer nada
see also spill ¹ A1

2. (as form of address) hello, old bean! (Brit) (o.f.) → ¡hola, macho! (Sp) , ¡hola, viejo! (LAm)

3. (US) (= head, brain) → coco m

B. CPD bean counter N (pej) contable o gerente obsesionado por los números
bean curd N → tofu m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bean

[ˈbiːn] n

(= vegetable) → haricot m
green beans → haricots mpl verts
to be full of beans (= very energetic) → péter le feu
to spill the beans (= reveal secrets) → vendre la mèche

[coffee, cocoa] → grain m coffee bean, cocoa beanbean bag beanbag [ˈbiːnbæg] n → fauteuil m poirebean counter bean-counter n (pejorative) → comptable mbean curd n → fromage m de soja

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bean

n

→ Bohne f; the proposals don’t amount to a hill or row of beans (inf) → die Vorschläge sind nicht überwältigend (inf); he hasn’t (got) a bean (Brit inf) → er hat keinen roten or lumpigen Heller (inf); calm the beans! (Brit inf: = calm down) → bleib locker! (inf), → komm runter! (inf)

(fig) to be full of beans (inf) → putzmunter sein (inf)

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bean

:

beanbag

n

(= seat) → Sitzsack m

(= toy) mit Bohnen gefülltes Säckchen, das zum Spielen verwendet wird

beanburger

n → vegetarischer Hamburger (mit Bohnen)

bean-counter

n (pej inf) → Erbsenzähler(in) m(f) (inf)

bean curd

n → Tofu nt

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bean

:

beanpole

n (lit, fig) → Bohnenstange f

bean sprout

n → Sojabohnensprosse f

beanstalk

n → Bohnenstängel m

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bean

[biːn] n → fagiolo; (broad bean) → fava; (runner bean) → fagiolino; (of coffee) → grano, chicco
full of beans (fam) (child) → che ha l'argento vivo addosso (adult) → in gran forma

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bean

(biːn) noun

1. any one of several kinds of pod-bearing plant or its seed. black beans; green beans; red beans. boon, boontjie لوبياء، فاصولياء бобена култура feijão fazole, bob die Bohne bønne φασόλιjudía, habichuela uba لوبیا papu haricotשעועית सेम grah bab kacang-kacangan, buncis baunagras/-planta fagiolo 豆 콩과 pupa pupa kekacang boonbønnefasola لوبيا feijão fasole боб fazuľa, bôb fižol mahunasto povrće böna เมล็ดถั่ว fasulye 豆 квасоля پھلیاں đậu 豆

2. the bean-like seed of other plants. coffee beans. koffiebone حَبَّةُ( البُن) зърно grão zrn(k)o die Bohne bønne κόκκος, σπυρίgrano uba هر دانۀ لوبیا مانند papu grainפול सेम की तरह के बीज वाले दूसरे पौधे zrno szem biji baun, fræ chicco, grano 豆に似た実 콩 비슷한 열매 pupelė pupiņa kacang boonbønne ziarenko د لوبيا مختلف اقسام، باقلى، دانه، نينكۍ grão bob зерно zrno zrno zrno böna เมล็ดพืชที่คล้ายถั่ว ...çekirdeği 豆形種子 біб پھلی دار بیج hạt cây 豆形果实

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bean

→ فُوْل fazole bønne Bohne φασόλι fríjol, judía papu haricot grah fagiolo 豆 콩 boon bønne fasola feijão боб böna ถั่ว fasulye đậu 豆子

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bean

n. frijol;

___ -shaped → en forma de riñon o frijol.

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