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bean [bi:n] N

bean (seed)
Bohne f <-, -n>
bean (pod)
[Bohnen]hülse f
baked beans
Baked Beans pl
coffee beans
Kaffeebohnen pl
French [or green]beans
grüne Bohnen
French [or green]beans
A a. Fisolen
runner beans
Stangenbohnen pl
fig to not have a bean inf
keinen Pfennig in der Tasche haben inf
old bean Brit dated
altes Haus inf hum

Phrases:

to be full of beans
putzmunter [o. quicklebendig] sein inf
to spill the beans
aus der Schule plaudern
to spill the beans to sb about sth
jdm etw verraten
OpenDict entry

bean N

to spill the beans (reveal secret information)
die Katze aus dem Sack lassen

ˈbean count·er N pej inf

1. bean counter (accountant):

bean counter
Buchhalter(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

2. bean counter (pedant):

bean counter
Erbsenzähler(in) m (f) pej inf
bean counter
Pedant(in) m (f) <-en, -en> pej

ˈbean curd N

bean curd
Tofu m <-(s)>

ˈbean feast N Brit, Aus inf

bean feast
Riesenfete f inf
bean feast
Gelage nt <-s, ->

ˈbean sprouts N pl

bean sprouts
Sojabohnensprossen pl
bean sprouts
Sojabohnenkeimlinge pl

ˈbroad bean N

broad bean
Saubohne f <-, -n>
broad bean
dicke Bohne

ˈcof·fee bean N

coffee bean
Kaffeebohne f <-, -n>
to grind coffee beans
Kaffeebohnen mahlen

French ˈbean N Brit

French bean
Buschbohne f <-, -n>
French bean
Gartenbohne f

ˈjel·ly bean N

jelly bean
Geleebohne f

kid·ney ˈbean N usu pl

kidney bean (any kind of edible bean)
Gartenbohne f
kidney bean (red bean)
Rote Bohne f
kidney bean (red bean)
Kidneybohne f

lima bean [ˈlaɪmə-] N

1. lima bean (seed):

lima bean
Bohnenkeim m

2. lima bean (plant):

lima bean
Limabohne f

ˈlo·cust bean N

locust bean
Schote f <-, -n> (insbesondere des Johannisbrotbaumes)