beard

Bart

Haare, die am Kinn und an den Wangen eines Menschen wachsen.

In einfachem Englisch: Hair growing on a person’s chin and cheeks.

• He has a short beard.
• My father grew a beard last winter.
• Do you prefer him with or without a beard?

Synonyme: facial hair

Häufige Wendungen: grow a beard, long beard, trim a beard, thick beard

Bart

Haarbüschel, das unter dem Kinn eines Tieres hängt.

In einfachem Englisch: A hanging bunch of hair below an animal’s chin.

• The goat has a white beard.
• Its beard moved as it chewed the grass.
• Both goats had long beards.

Häufige Wendungen: goat beard, long beard, white beard

Alibipartner, Alibipartnerin

Person, die eine Partnerschaft vortäuscht, um die Homosexualität einer anderen Person zu verbergen.

In einfachem Englisch: A pretend partner who helps hide that someone is gay.

• She agreed to be his beard.
• He brought a beard to the family wedding.
• They dated publicly, but she was only his beard.

Häufige Wendungen: act as someone’s beard, be someone’s beard

Granne

Lange, dünne, steife Fortsätze an manchen Pflanzen, besonders an Getreide.

In einfachem Englisch: Long, thin, stiff parts that grow from some plants, especially grains.

• Each barley seed has a long beard.
• The plant’s beard caught on my sleeve.
• These grasses have fine beards.

Synonyme: awn

Häufige Wendungen: barley beard, beard of wheat

die Stirn bieten, herausfordern

Einer mächtigen oder gefährlichen Person mutig entgegentreten und sie herausfordern.

In einfachem Englisch: To face and challenge a powerful or dangerous person bravely.

• Few dared to beard the king.
• She bearded the governor in his own office.
• He was famous for bearding powerful men.

So benutzt man es: beard someone (The young lawyer dared to beard the judge.)

Synonyme: confront, challenge, defy

Häufige Wendungen: beard someone, beard the king