bean

fagiolo

Seme o baccello di fagiolo che si mangia, oppure la pianta che lo produce.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: green bean, kidney bean, bean soup, bean plant

chicco, fava, baccello di vaniglia

Seme come un chicco di caffè o una fava di cacao, oppure il lungo baccello della vaniglia.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: coffee bean, cocoa bean, vanilla bean, roast a bean

soldo, centesimo

Denaro, soprattutto una somma minima; si usa di solito per dire che non se ne ha affatto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: penny, cent

Espressioni comuni: not a bean, without a bean, worth a bean

colpire alla testa

Colpire qualcuno alla testa con un oggetto lanciato, soprattutto una palla.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: bean someone with something (He accidentally beaned his brother with a tennis ball.)

Espressioni comuni: bean the batter, bean someone, bean someone accidentally