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Bean (b

n), Roy Self-styled "the Law West of the Pecos." 1825?-1903.

American frontiersman in Texas who in 1881 appointed himself justice of the peace and handed down judgments based on one law book and one six-shooter.

bean (b

a. Any of various New World twining herbs of the genus Phaseolus in the pea family, having leaves with three leaflets, variously colored flowers, and 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 the 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.

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

bean [biːn]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several other leguminous plants that bear edible pods or seeds, such as the broad bean and soya bean

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various other plants whose seeds are produced in pods or podlike fruits

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the seed or pod of any of these plants

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various beanlike seeds, such as coffee

6. US and Canadian slang another word for head

not have a bean Slang to be without money I haven't got a bean

full of beans Informal

a. full of energy and vitality

b. US mistaken; erroneous

spill the beans Informal to disclose something confidential

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

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

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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"

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

Translations

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

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 bean
bean bag beanbag [ˈbiːnbæg] n → fauteuil m poire
bean counter bean-counter n (pejorative) → comptable m
bean curd n → fromage m de soja

bean

→ 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)

bean:

beanbag

(= 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

bean:

beanpole

n (lit, fig) → Bohnenstange f

bean sprout

n → Sojabohnensprosse f

beanstalk

n → Bohnenstängel m

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

bean

n bean [biːn]

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 fazole, bob bønne die Bohne φασόλι judía, habichuela uba لوبیا papu haricot שְׁעוּעִית सेम grah bab kacang-kacangan, buncis baunagras/-planta fagiolo 豆 콩과 pupa pupa kekacang boon bønne fasola 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 zrn(k)o bønne die Bohne κόκκος, σπυρί grano uba هر دانۀ لوبیا مانند papu grain פּוֹל 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 boon bønne ziarenko grão bob зерно zrno zrno zrno böna เมล็ดพืชที่คล้ายถั่ว ...çekirdeği 豆形種子 біб پھلی دار بیج hạt cây 豆形果实

Bean → حبة بقول 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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