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Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Bean — is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for human food or animal feed. Although beans usually means the seeds of bean plants, it can also mean (especially in the US) the whole… … Wikipedia
Bean — (b[=e]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be[ a]n; akin to D. boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[=o]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b[ o]nne, Sw. b[ o]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera {Faba},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bean — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alan LaVern Bean (* 1932), US amerikanischer Astronaut Alexander Bean (15. Jahrhundert), Oberhaupt einer schottischen kannibalistischen Familie Benning M. Bean (1782–1866), US amerikanischer Politiker… … Deutsch Wikipedia
bean — [bēn] n. [ME ben < OE bean; akin to ON baun, Ger bohne < ? IE * bhabhā > L faba, bean] 1. any of various leguminous plants; esp., any of several species of a genus (Phaseolus) of the pea family, including the kidney bean and lima bean 2 … English World dictionary
Bean — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Abreviatura científica del botánico William Jackson Bean 1863 1947 Un Bean es un componente software que tiene la particularidad de ser reutilizable y así evitar la tediosa tarea de programar los distintos… … Wikipedia Español
bean — (n.) O.E. bean bean, pea, legume, from P.Gmc. *bauno (Cf. O.N. baun, M.Du. bone, Du. boon, O.H.G. bona, Ger. Bohne), perhaps from a PIE reduplicated base *bha bha and related to L. faba bean. As a metaphor for something of small value it is… … Etymology dictionary
bean — bean; bean·ery; bean·ie; bean·shooter; bean·town·er; … English syllables
bean|o — bean|o1 «BEE noh», noun, plural bean|os. = bingo. (Cf. ↑bingo) ╂[American English, probably < bean, patterned on keno] bean|o2 «BEE noh», noun, plural bean|os. British Slang. a noisy frolic or spree … Useful english dictionary
bean — ► NOUN 1) an edible seed growing in long pods on certain plants. 2) the hard seed of a coffee or cocoa plant. 3) informal a very small amount or nothing at all: there is not a bean of truth in the report. 4) informal, dated a person s head. ►… … English terms dictionary
Bean — Comédie de Mel Smith, avec Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed. Pays: Grande Bretagne Date de sortie: 1997 Technique: couleurs Durée: 1 h 30 Résumé Gardien de musée paresseux et inculte, Bean est envoyé à une inauguration … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
bean|y — «BEE nee», adjective, noun, plural bean|ies. –adj. 1. having the flavor of beans. 2. full of beans. –n. = beanie. (Cf. ↑beanie) … Useful english dictionary
