beard

1. (transitive)To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.

   Robin Hood is always shown as bearding the Sheriff of Nottingham.

   смело выступа́ть противsmelo vystupátʹ protiv

2. (transitive)To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.

3. (transitive)To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills.

4. (intransitive)Of bees, to accumulate together in a beard-like shape.

   go along the rim, like a beard around the chin

5. (ambitransitive, slang)Of a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual.

6. (intransitive, obsolete)To grow hair on the chin and jaw.

1. Tom is growing a beard again.

   Том знову відпускає бороду. — deniko

   ruТом опять отращивает бороду. — marafon

   deTom lässt sich wieder einen Bart wachsen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. That's a fake beard, isn't it?

   Це фальшива борода, еге ж? — deniko

   ruЭто ведь ненастоящая борода, да? — marafon

   deDas ist ein falscher Bart, oder? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Why don't you grow a beard?

   Чому б тобі не відпустити бороду? — deniko

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4. I grew a beard over the summer.

   За літо я відпустив бороду. — deniko

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5. He grew a beard to look more mature.

   Він відростив бороду, щоб виглядати дорослішим. — aandrusiak

   ruОн отрастил бороду, чтобы выглядеть взрослее. — Hellerick

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