white ant in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for white ant in the English»Italian Dictionary

white ant [Am ˈ(h)waɪt ˌænt] N

white ant

formica f bianca

white ant

termite f

Translations for white ant in the Italian»English Dictionary

termite

white ant

formica bianca

white ant

Translations for white ant in the English»Italian Dictionary

ant [Brit ant, Am ænt] N

ant

formica f

to have ants in one's pants inf

avere il ballo di san Vito or non riuscire a stare fermo (per l'agitazione, per l'impazienza)

an't [ɑːnt] inf contr.

an't → am not, is not, are not, has not, have not

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 ant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white ant in the English»Italian Dictionary

ant [ænt] N

ant

formica f

Phrases:

to have ants in one's pants inf

non star fermo un attimo

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)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We collected huge numbers of termites and white ants and deposited them into the grooves and joints of loadbearing trunks.

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The troops are badly quartered at all placesin buildings either honeycombed by the white ants or threatening to fall in ruins.

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He said the department had decided it was too expensive to fix, despite no maintenance quotes being calculated, and believed there were white ants in it.

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The precise fate of the third turret is unknown, but a persistent rumour holds that it was officially recorded as eaten by white ants.

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Then the rice is placed inside a nest of white ants.

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Its coloration is usually black but it can also be black and white ant even brown-gold for rare specimen.

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Originally there were three peace poles and a dragon seat however, the seat and one of the poles were eaten by white ants.

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The planks in the decking and also girders are either eaten by. white ants or are crumbling with dry rot.

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The term is derived from the action of termites (white ants) eating the inside of wooden building foundations, often leaving no outward evidence, until the structure crumbles.

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You only know that termites, popularly known as white ants, are nasty pests because they munch away your wooden furniture.

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