BEAN

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Traducere în limba română

bean substantiv

1. (bot.) fasole (Phaseolus vulgaris);

kidney bean fasole albă;

French bean fasole verde;

(rar) blue beans gloanţe;

(prov.) every bean has its black nu există oameni fără cusur;

to find the bean in the cake a avea noroc (mai ales la loterie) a da lovitura.

2. (bot.) bob (Vicia faba);

horse bean bob sălbatec.

3. (fam.) cap, dovleac, bostan.

4. monedă (de obicei de aur);

not to have a bean a nu avea para chioară, a fi lefter.

◊ full of bean s a) (despre cal) aprig; b) energic, plin de viaţă;

to give smb. beans a) a bate, a chelfăni pe cineva; b) a bate pe cineva (într-o întrecere); c) a porunci, a lăsa ordin cuiva;

(amer.) a hill of beans prostii, fleacuri, spanac;

(fam.) it gave me beans mi-a dat bătaie de cap; m-a băgat în boală, în draci;

(sl.) old bean băiatule, omule, amice, prietene, măi;

to spill the beans a) a trăda, a dezvălui secretul, a (se) da de gol; b) a răsturna planul, a striga socotelile / ploile; a face o gafă, a o face de oaie; c) a se pune într-o situaţie proastă;

(amer. sl.) to know one’s beans a-şi cunoaşte meseria, a fi priceput.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

Pea-soup was a common article in his diet, as well as potatoes and beans, the latter large and brown and cooked in Mexican style.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish of beans and wanted to cook them.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

The key is to: • Eat a variety of foods, including vegetables, fruits, and whole-grain products • Eat lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, and low-fat dairy products • Drink lots of water • Limit salt, sugar, alcohol, saturated fat, and trans fat in your diet

(Nutrition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The white man lives under the sun, so said Yamikan, where there be much warmth, and animals have only hair and no fur, and the green things grow large and strong and become flour, and beans, and potatoes.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

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