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1 bean curd
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2 ♦ bean
♦ bean /bi:n/n.2 chicco, grano (di caffè, cacao, ecc.)3 (fam. antiq.) soldo: We haven't got a bean, siamo senza un soldo (o senza il becco di un quattrino); siamo in bolletta; not worth a bean, che non vale un soldo (o un fico secco)5 (anche al pl., in frasi neg.) ( slang USA) niente; (un) tubo (pop.); (un) fico secco: He doesn't know beans, non sa un tubo● (fam.) bean counter, contabile, amministratore (spec. che guarda al centesimo) □ (alim.) bean curd, tofu □ ( slang spreg. USA) bean eater, messicano, cubano; ( anche) bostoniano □ bean pod, baccello □ (alim.) bean sprouts (o bean shoots), germogli di soia □ bean tree, albero che produce baccelli □ (fam.) full of beans, pieno di energia; vivace; allegro □ (fam. GB) to know how many beans make five, sapere il fatto proprio; essere sveglio □ (fam. antiq. GB) old bean, vecchio mio □ ( slang) to spill the beans, spifferare tutto; vuotare il sacco.(to) bean /bi:n/v. t.
См. также в других словарях:
bean curd — n [U] a soft white food made from ↑soya beans = ↑tofu … Dictionary of contemporary English
bean curd — bean ,curd noun uncount a soft white food made from SOYBEANS: TOFU … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bean curd — bean′ curd n. coo tofu … From formal English to slang
bean curd — n. TOFU … English World dictionary
bean curd — noun cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk • Syn: ↑tofu • Hypernyms: ↑curd • Substance Meronyms: ↑soya milk, ↑soybean milk, ↑soymilk * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
bean curd — N UNCOUNT Bean curd is a soft white or brown food made from soya beans. Syn: tofu … English dictionary
bean curd — noun Date: circa 1885 tofu … New Collegiate Dictionary
bean curd — tofu. * * * … Universalium
bean curd — noun tofu … Wiktionary
bean curd — noun another term for tofu … English new terms dictionary
bean curd — noun (C) a soft white food made from soy beans; tofu … Longman dictionary of contemporary English