white dwarf in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for white dwarf in the English»French Dictionary

white dwarf N

white dwarf

naine f blanche

Translations for white dwarf in the French»English Dictionary

naine blanche ASTRON

white dwarf

Translations for white dwarf in the English»French Dictionary

I.dwarf [Brit dwɔːf, Am dwɔrf] N

dwarf

nain/naine m/f

II.dwarf [Brit dwɔːf, Am dwɔrf] ADJ (all contexts)

dwarf

nain/naine

III.dwarf [Brit dwɔːf, Am dwɔrf] VB trans (make appear small, insignificant)

dwarf person, object etc

faire paraître [qn/qc] tout petit

dwarf achievement, issue

éclipser

the houses were dwarfed by the tower block

les maisons étaient écrasées par la tour

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

white dwarf in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white dwarf in the English»French Dictionary

I.dwarf <-s [or -ves]> [dwɔ:f, Am dwɔ:rf] N (very small person)

dwarf

nain(e) m (f)

II.dwarf [dwɔ:f, Am dwɔ:rf] VB trans

1. dwarf (make smaller):

dwarf

rapetisser

2. dwarf fig:

dwarf

écraser

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Novae are thought to occur on the surface of a white dwarf in a binary system.

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However, more detailed spectroscopic observations in 2005 appear to show that it is not a white dwarf, but a high-velocity halo metal-poor subdwarf.

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As the star is cooling to form a white dwarf, helium ignites in a shell around the core, causing the outer laters to expand rapidly.

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