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1 ♦ 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. -
2 bean
[biːn]nome fagiolo m.••to be full of beans — BE colloq. (be lively) essere molto attivo; AE (be wrong) dire cavolate
I haven't got a bean — colloq. sono senza una lira
it's not worth a bean — colloq. non vale un fico secco o niente
to spill the beans — colloq. spifferare tutto, vuotare il sacco
* * *[bi:n]1) (any one of several kinds of pod-bearing plant or its seed: black beans; green beans; red beans.) fagiolo2) (the bean-like seed of other plants: coffee beans.) chicco, grano* * *[biːn]nome fagiolo m.••to be full of beans — BE colloq. (be lively) essere molto attivo; AE (be wrong) dire cavolate
I haven't got a bean — colloq. sono senza una lira
it's not worth a bean — colloq. non vale un fico secco o niente
to spill the beans — colloq. spifferare tutto, vuotare il sacco
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3 bean *** n
[biːn]fagiolo, (broad bean) fava, (runner bean) fagiolino, (of coffee) grano, chiccofull of beans — (fam: child) che ha l'argento vivo addosso, (adult) in gran forma
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4 bean curd
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5 bean bag
1) (seat) = grosso cuscino usato come poltrona2) (for throwing) sacco m. di fagioli* * *1) (seat) = grosso cuscino usato come poltrona2) (for throwing) sacco m. di fagioli -
6 faba bean
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7 Calabar bean
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8 castor bean
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9 fava bean
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10 lima bean
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11 mung bean
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12 tonka bean
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13 soya bean
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14 beanpole bean·pole n
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15 beanshoots bean·shoots ['biːnˌʃuːts] npl
germogli mpl di soiaEnglish-Italian dictionary > beanshoots bean·shoots ['biːnˌʃuːts] npl
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16 beansprouts bean·sprouts ['biːnˌspraʊts]
germogli mpl di soiaEnglish-Italian dictionary > beansprouts bean·sprouts ['biːnˌspraʊts]
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17 broad bean
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18 butter bean
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19 Caribbean Car·ib·bean
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20 coffee bean
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