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beard

UK
/bɪəd/
US
/bɪrd/

Translations

beardnoun
beards
pl
UK
/bɪəd/
US
/bɪrd/
He decided to grow a beard during the winter months.
Il a décidé de laisser pousser la barbe pendant les mois d'hiver.
barbeEn zoologie et en botanique.
The goat's beard was long and scraggly.
La barbe de la chèvre était longue et hirsute.
Additional translations
ardillonPour un hameçon ou une pointe munie d’un crochet de retenue.
homme de paillePersonne utilisée comme intermédiaire pour dissimuler l’identité réelle.
barbeArgot ; personne utilisée comme couverture amoureuse pour dissimuler l’orientation sexuelle.
Synonyms
goatee
whiskers
moustache
stubble
facial hair
beardverb
bearded
Past Simple
bearded
Past Participle
bearding
Gerund
UK
/bɪəd/
US
/bɪrd/
braverSoutenu ; avec une personne ou une autorité.
He decided to beard the manager about the unfair policy.
Il a décidé de braver le directeur à propos de cette politique injuste.
Additional translations
barberRare ; au sens de munir d’une barbe.
Synonyms
to cover
to confront
to challenge
beardadjective
UK
/bɪəd/
US
/bɪrd/
Used attributively to describe items relating to beards (e.g., 'beard trimmer').
à barbeSe dit d’un objet destiné à la barbe.
He bought a new beard comb at the market.
Il a acheté un nouveau peigne à barbe au marché.

Definitions

beardnoun
The hair that grows on the chin, cheeks, and jaw of a man's face.
He decided to grow a beard during the winter months.
A person who carries out a transaction, typically a bet, on behalf of someone else in order to conceal the other's identity.
He used a beard to place the bet at the racetrack.
A tuft of hair or bristles on certain animals, such as the chin of a goat or the throat of a turkey.
The goat's beard was long and scraggly.
A person who acts as a romantic partner to someone in order to conceal the other's sexual orientation.
She acted as his beard at the family gathering to avoid questions about his personal life.
A projecting barb that resembles a beard, especially the backward-pointing part of an arrow or fishhook that prevents it from being easily withdrawn.
The arrow's beard made it difficult to pull from the target.
An awn or bristle-like projection on the ear of certain cereal grasses, especially barley or wheat.
Barley varieties with a long beard can be more resistant to birds.
beardverb
To confront or challenge someone boldly.
He decided to beard the manager about the unfair policy.
To furnish or adorn with a beard.
The sculptor bearded the statue to give it a wiser appearance.
beardadjective
Relating to or designed for beards.
He bought a new beard comb at the market.
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