poor white in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for poor white in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

Translations for poor white in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr] ADJ

1. poor (not wealthy):

poor person, country

povero (in di)

I ended up £100 the poorer

mi sono ritrovato con cento sterline di meno

to become or get poorer

impoverirsi

2. poor:

poor (inferior) quality, performance, work, worker, factory

scadente

poor result, student, pupil

scarso

poor English

stentato

poor health

cagionevole

poor eyesight, memory

debole

poor soil, harvest

povero

poor meal (insufficient)

magro

poor (lacking quality) start, record

scadente

poor advice, communication, soldier

brutto

poor manager

cattivo

poor planning

incapace

poor education, lightning, appetite, chance, attendance, visibility

scadente

poor weather, forecast

scarso

poor consolation

brutto

poor consolation

cattivo

poor consolation

magro

to be poor at person: maths, French

essere scarso in

to be a poor sailor

non essere un granché come marinaio

I'm a poor traveller

non sono nato per viaggiare

3. poor (deserving pity):

poor

povero

the poor little boy

il povero piccolo

poor Eric!

povero Eric!

poor you!

povero te!

you poor (old) thing!

poveretto!

she's got a cold, poor thing

ha il raffreddore, poverina

4. poor (sorry, pathetic):

poor attempt, creature

patetico

poor excuse

che non regge

II.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr] N

the poor + verbo pl

i poveri

III.poor [Brit pɔː, pʊə, Am pʊr, pɔr]

as poor as a church mouse

povero in canna

the poor man's caviar

il caviale dei poveri

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

poor white in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poor white in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.poor [pʊr] ADJ

1. poor (lacking money):

poor

povero, -a

2. poor:

poor attendance, harvest

scarso, -a

poor memory, performance

cattivo, -a

poor soil

terreno m povero

poor visibility

visibilità f scarsa

to be poor at sth

non essere bravo in qc

to be in poor health

non stare bene di salute

to be a poor loser

non saper perdere

to give a poor account of oneself

dare cattiva prova di sé

to cut a poor figure (as sth)

fare una brutta figura (come qc)

to be a poor excuse for sth

essere la brutta copia di qc

to have poor eyesight

avere la vista debole

to have poor hearing

non sentirci bene

to do a poor job of (doing) sth

fare male qc

3. poor (deserving of pity):

poor

povero, -a

you poor thing!

poverino!

II.poor [pʊr] N

the poor

i poveri

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

From 1890 to 1908, ten of eleven states ratified new constitutions or amendments that effectively disenfranchised most black voters and many poor white voters.

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The game of policy is a kind of unlawful penny lottery specially adapted to his means, but patronized extensively by poor white players as well.

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