white in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for white in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt] ADJ

1. white paint, tooth, flower, hair:

white

bianco

bright, cool white

bianco lucente, bianco ghiaccio

to go or turn white

diventare bianco, sbiancare

to turn sth white

far diventare bianco qc

to paint, colour sth white

pitturare, colorare qc di bianco

2. white (Caucasian):

white race, child, skin

bianco

white area

abitato da bianchi

white culture, prejudice, fears

dei bianchi

a white man, woman

un (uomo) bianco, una (donna) bianca

an all-white jury

una giuria composta esclusivamente da bianchi

3. white (pale):

white face, person, cheek

bianco, pallido (with per)

to go or turn white

sbiancare, impallidire (with per)

II.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt] N

1. white (colour):

white

bianco m

I like white

mi piace il bianco

in white dressed, available

in bianco

a shade of white

una tonalità di bianco

2. white:

white (part of egg)

bianco m

white (part of egg)

chiara f

white (part of eye)

bianco m

the whites of sb's eyes

il bianco degli occhi di qn

3. white (Caucasian):

white, also White

bianco m / bianca f

4. white (white ball):

white

(palla) bianca f

5. white (wine):

white

(vino) bianco m

6. white (in chess, draughts):

white

bianco m

white

bianchi mpl

I'll be white

prendo i bianchi

white wins

il bianco vince

7. white POL (reactionary):

white, also White

bianco m / bianca f

white, also White

reazionario m / reazionaria f

III.whites N npl

1. whites (clothes):

cricket, tennis, chef's whites

tenuta da cricket, completo bianco da tennis, tenuta da cuoco

2. whites MED (leucorrhoea):

whites

perdite f bianche

IV.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt] VB trans rare

white

imbiancare

V.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt]

he would swear black was white

sarebbe pronto a negare l'evidenza

the men in white coats hum

= gli infermieri dell'ospedale psichiatrico

two blacks don't make a white

= rispondere a un torto con un altro torto non serve a risolvere una situazione

whiter than white reputation, person:

immacolato

white rhino [ˌwaɪtˈraɪnəʊ, ˌhwaɪt-], white rhinoceros [ˌwaɪtraɪˈnɒsərəs, ˌhwaɪt-] N

white rhino

rinoceronte m bianco

white slavery [Am ˌ(h)waɪt ˈsleɪv(ə)ri], white slave trade [ˌwaɪtˈsleɪvˌtreɪd, ˌhwaɪt-] N

white slavery

tratta f delle bianche

cabbage white [Am ˈkæbɪdʒ ˌ(h)waɪt], cabbage white butterfly [ˌkæbɪdʒwɑɪtˈbʌtəflaɪ, -hwaɪt-] N

cabbage white

cavolaia f

poor white [Am ˌpʊr ˈ(h)waɪt, ˌpɔr ˈ(h)waɪt], poor white trash [ˈpɔːwaɪtˌtræʃ, ˈpʊərhwaɪt-] N (in US)

poor white pej

= bianco che appartiene agli strati sociali più bassi del Sud degli Stati Uniti

white rum N U

white rum

rum m bianco

white-hot [Brit ˌwʌɪtˈhɒt, Am ˈˌ(h)waɪt ˈhɑt] ADJ

1. white-hot metal:

white-hot

incandescente

2. white-hot fig:

white-hot

incandescente, al calor bianco

white-livered [ˈwaɪtˌlɪvəd, ˈhwaɪt-] ADJ

white-livered

codardo

white-livered

vigliacco

zinc white [Am ˌzɪŋk ˈ(h)waɪt] N

zinc white

bianco m di zinco

white supremacy [ˌwaɪtsuːˈpreməsɪ, -sjuː-, ˌhwaɪt-] N

white supremacy

supremazia f dei bianchi

white in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.white [hwaɪt] ADJ

white

bianco, -a

white sauce

besciamella f

white wedding

matrimonio m tradizionale

to turn [or go] white with fear

sbiancare dalla paura

Phrases:

to fly into a white rage

andare su tutte le furie

II.white [hwaɪt] N

1. white (color):

white

bianco m

the white of an egg

il bianco dell'uovo

the white of sb's eyes

il bianco degli occhi di qu

2. white (person):

white

bianco(-a) m (f)

white goods N pl

1. white goods (major household appliances):

white goods

elettrodomestici m pl

2. white goods (household linen):

white goods

biancheria f per la casa

I.white-tie ADJ

white-tie dinner

cena f di gala

II.white-tie N

white-tie

papillon m bianco inv

white lie N

white lie

piccola bugia f

white meat N

white meat

carne f bianca

white man <-men> N

white man

uomo m bianco

white wine N

white wine

vino m bianco

off-white [ˌɑ:f·ˈhwaɪt] ADJ

off-white

bianco sporco inv

white flag N

white flag

bandiera f bianca

to fly [or raise] a white flag

alzare una bandiera bianca

white sale N

white sale

fiera f del bianco

white Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to turn [or go] white with fear

sbiancare dalla paura

to fly into a white rage

andare su tutte le furie

to fly [or raise] a white flag

alzare una bandiera bianca

great white shark (white pointer, man-eating shark)

squalo azzurro

soft white cheese made in Lombardy

stracchino

sciacchetrà sweet white wine from Liguria

sciacchetrà

Orvieto white wine from the Umbria region

orvieto

to be as white as a sheet

essere bianco come un cencio lavato

cappucino (white coffee sprinkled with chocolate)

cappuccino

a large crusty white bread roll

rosetta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The lobes are white to bright, striking blue, sometimes with longitudinal pinstripes.

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The underside is a dirty white speckled with grey and black patches.

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White markings, except for a small star on the forehead, render the horse inadmissible to the stud book.

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Vaginally, tannic acid can be used as a douche for white or yellowish discharge, i.e., leukorrhea.

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The young fruit bodies first appear as white cylinders emerging from the ground, then the bell-shaped caps open out.

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Winter flounders are highly regarded for their delicious white meat.

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Immoderate drinkers who worked out had far more white matter than their sedentary peers.

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The fresh fruit has a light green smooth skin and a white flesh.

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This explains why the white walls stand out from the cornerstones instead of the other way around.

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You adapt technology that's made in the white heat of competition for areas that are socially useful.

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