flake white in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flake white in the English»French Dictionary

flake white N

flake white

blanc m de plomb or de céruse

Translations for flake white in the French»English Dictionary

blanc de plomb

flake white

Translations for flake white in the English»French Dictionary

I.flake [Brit fleɪk, Am fleɪk] N

1. flake:

flake (of snow, cereal)

flocon m

flake (of soap)

paillette f

flake (of chocolate, cheese)

copeau m

2. flake:

flake (of paint, metal, rust)

écaille f

flake (of rock, flint)

éclat m

3. flake Am inf (eccentric):

flake

toqué/-e inf

II.flake [Brit fleɪk, Am fleɪk] VB trans

flake fish:

flake

émietter

flaked almonds

amandes effilées

III.flake [Brit fleɪk, Am fleɪk] VB intr

1. flake:

flake, a. flake off paint, varnish:

s'écailler

flake, a. flake off plaster, stone:

s'effriter

flake, a. flake off skin:

peler

2. flake fish:

flake

s'émietter

I.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt] N

1. white (colour):

white

blanc m

I like white

j'aime le blanc

in white

en blanc

a shade of white

un ton de blanc

2. white (part of egg, eye):

white

blanc m

the whites of sb's eyes

le blanc des yeux de qn

3. white:

white, a. White (Caucasian)

Blanc/Blanche m/f

4. white (white ball):

white

bille f blanche (de billard/snooker)

5. white (wine):

white

blanc m

6. white (in chess, draughts):

white

blancs mpl

I'll be white

je prends les blancs

white wins

les blancs gagnent

Phrases:

white, a. White POL (reactionary)

Blanc/Blanche m/f

II.whites N npl

1. whites (clothes):

cricket/tennis/chef's whites

tenue f de cricket/de tennis/de chef-cuisinier

2. whites MED (leucorrhoea):

whites

pertes fpl blanches

III.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt] ADJ

1. white paint, tooth, flower, hair:

white

blanc/blanche

bright/cool white

blanc éclatant/glacial

inv to go or turn white

devenir blanc, blanchir

to turn sth white

faire blanchir qc

to paint/colour sth white

peindre/colorer qc en blanc

2. white (Caucasian):

white race, child, skin

blanc/blanche

white area

habité par des Blancs

white culture, prejudice, fears

des Blancs

a white man/woman

un Blanc/une Blanche

an all-white jury

un jury exclusivement composé de Blancs

3. white (pale):

white face, person, cheek

pâle (with de)

to go or turn white

pâlir (with de)

IV.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt]

he would swear black was white

il a l'esprit de contradiction

the men in white coats hum

les infirmiers psychiatriques

two blacks don't make a white

on n'efface pas un tort par un autre

whiter than white reputation, person:

plus blanc/blanche que neige

flake white in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flake white in the English»French Dictionary

I.flake [fleɪk] VB intr

flake skin

peler

flake paint, wood

s'écailler

II.flake [fleɪk] N

1. flake (peeling):

flake

pellicule f

flake of paint, metal

écaille f

flake of chocolate, wood

copeau m

flake of snow, cereal

flocon m

2. flake Am inf (freak, unusual person):

flake

fou(folle) m (f)

I.white [waɪt] ADJ

white

blanc(he)

Phrases:

whiter than white

plus blanc que neige

to turn white with fear

pâlir de peur

II.white [waɪt] N

1. white (colour, of egg, eye):

white

blanc m

2. white (person):

white

Blanc(he) m (f)

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond