bean

haricot

Graine ou gousse de haricot que l’on mange, ou plante qui la produit.

En anglais simple : A seed or seed case eaten as food, or the plant that produces it.

• I put beans in the soup.
• We planted beans beside the fence.
• Do you prefer fresh beans or dried beans?

Expressions courantes : green bean, kidney bean, bean soup, bean plant

grain, fève, gousse de vanille

Graine de café ou de cacao, par exemple, ou longue gousse de vanille.

En anglais simple : A seed such as coffee or cocoa, or a long vanilla seed case.

• These coffee beans smell wonderful.
• Chocolate is made from cocoa beans.
• She added the seeds from a vanilla bean.

Expressions courantes : coffee bean, cocoa bean, vanilla bean, roast a bean

sou

Argent, surtout une somme minime ; s’emploie généralement pour dire qu’on n’en a pas du tout.

En anglais simple : Money, especially the smallest amount, usually when saying you have none.

• I haven't got a bean.
• He arrived in London without a bean.
• That broken watch isn't worth a bean.

Synonymes : penny, cent

Expressions courantes : not a bean, without a bean, worth a bean

frapper à la tête

Toucher quelqu’un à la tête avec un objet lancé, surtout une balle ou un ballon.

En anglais simple : To hit someone on the head with a thrown object, especially a ball.

• The pitcher beaned the batter.
• A badly thrown ball beaned me yesterday.
• Be careful you don't bean anyone with that snowball.

Comment l'utiliser : bean someone with something (He accidentally beaned his brother with a tennis ball.)

Expressions courantes : bean the batter, bean someone, bean someone accidentally