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1 bean
bean [bi:n]* * *[biːn]noun haricot m••to be full of beans — (colloq) GB ( be lively) être en pleine forme; US ( be wrong) se gourer (colloq) complètement
it's not worth a bean — (colloq) ça ne vaut rien
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2 bean
A n1 Culin, Hort haricot m ; green bean, French bean haricot vert ; broad bean fève f ; cocoa bean fève f de cacao ; coffee bean grain m de café ;2 old bean GB ○ † mon vieux.to be full of beans ○ GB ( be lively) être en pleine forme ; US ( be wrong) se gourer ○ complètement ; I haven't got a bean ○ je n'ai pas un radis ○ ; I don't know a bean ou beans about it ○ je n'y connais rien ; it's not worth a bean ○ ça ne vaut rien.
См. также в других словарях:
not worth beans — mod. worthless. □ This paint is not worth beans. I’ll have to buy another can. □ Sue, you’re not worth beans as a painter … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
not worth a hill of beans — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
not worth a hill of beans — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
not\ worth\ a\ hill\ of\ beans — See: not worth a tinker s damn … Словарь американских идиом
Not worth a hill of beans — of low value … Dictionary of Australian slang
Not worth a row of beans — of low value … Dictionary of Australian slang
not worth a hill of beans — Australian Slang of low value … English dialects glossary
not worth a row of beans — Australian Slang of low value … English dialects glossary
not be worth a hill of beans — (not) be worth a hill of beans American, informal to have very little or no value. None of those guys is worth a hill of beans, so don t worry about what they say … New idioms dictionary
hill of beans — something of negligible importance or value used chiefly in negative constructions doesn t amount to a hill of beans not worth a hill of beans * * * Informal. something of trifling value; virtually nothing at all: The problem didn t amount to a… … Useful english dictionary
hill of beans — ☆ hill of beans n. Informal a very small amount or value; trifle: used with a negative [not worth a hill of beans] … English World dictionary