wax bean in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wax bean in the English»Italian Dictionary

wax bean [Am] N Am

wax bean

fagiolo m di Lima

Translations for wax bean in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bean [Brit biːn, Am bin] N

bean

fagiolo m

green bean, French bean

fagiolino verde

broad bean

fava

coffee bean

grano di caffè

II.bean [Brit biːn, Am bin] VB trans

to bean sb Am inf

colpire qn sulla testa

III.bean [Brit biːn, Am bin]

to be full of beans Brit (be lively) inf

essere su di giri or essere molto attivo

to be full of beans Am (be wrong)

dire cavolate

to be full of beans Am (be silly) child:

fare lo stupidino

I haven't got a bean inf

non ho il becco di un quattrino or sono senza una lira

I don't know a bean or beans about it inf

non so un tubo (di ciò) or non ne so niente

it's not worth a bean inf

non vale niente or non vale un fico secco

to spill the beans inf

spifferare tutto or vuotare il sacco

I.wax¹ [Brit waks, Am wæks] N

1. wax:

wax (for candle, polishing, records)

cera f

wax (for sealing)

ceralacca f

wax before n before n candle, figure

di cera

wax seal

in ceralacca

wax polish

cera

2. wax (for skis):

wax

sciolina f

3. wax (mineral wax):

wax CHEM, TECH

ozocerite f

4. wax (in ear):

wax

cerume m

5. wax (for removing hair):

wax

ceretta f

hot, cold wax

ceretta a caldo, a freddo

II.wax¹ [Brit waks, Am wæks] VB trans

1. wax (polish):

wax floor

lucidare, dare la cera a

wax table

lucidare, passare la cera su

wax car

passare la cera a

wax ski

sciolinare

2. wax (remove hair from):

wax leg

fare la ceretta a

wax² [Brit waks, Am wæks] VB intr

1. wax ASTRON:

wax moon:

crescere

to wax and wane fig

avere alti e bassi

2. wax (speak) arch:

to wax eloquent

diventare loquace (about, over su)

to wax indignant

indignarsi (about, over per)

to wax lyrical

sdilinquirsi (about, over su)

wax³ [Brit waks, Am wæks] N Brit inf (anger)

to be in a wax

essere in collera

wax bean in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wax bean in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bean [bi:n] N

1. bean BOT, FOOD:

bean

fagiolo m

(broad) bean

fava f

green bean

fagiolino m

baked beans

fagioli m pl in salsa di pomodoro

2. bean (seed, pod):

coffee bean

grano m di caffè

vanilla bean

bacello m di vaniglia

Phrases:

to be full of beans inf

avere il fuoco addosso

to not have a bean inf

non avere un soldo in tasca

to spill the beans inf

spifferare tutto

II.bean [bi:n] VB trans sl

to bean sb (on the head)

dare un colpo in testa a qu

I.wax¹ [wæks] N

1. wax:

wax

cera f

candle wax

cera f di candela

2. wax (inside ear):

wax

cerume m

II.wax¹ [wæks] VB trans

1. wax (polish):

wax floor

passare la cera su

wax shoes, furniture

lucidare

2. wax (remove hair from):

wax

fare la ceretta a

wax² [wæks] VB intr liter

1. wax moon:

wax

crecere

to wax and wane

crecere e decrescere

to wax and wane fig

avere alti e bassi

2. wax (become):

to wax poetic/lyrical

diventare poetico