white horse in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for white horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

white horse [ˌwaɪtˈhɔːs, ˌhwaɪt-] N (wave)

white horse

onda f a cresta

white horse

cavallone m

Translations for white horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

white-faced horse

stellato

Translations for white horse in the Italian»English Dictionary

un cavallo bianco con pezze nere

a white horse with black spots

Translations for white horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] N

1. horse:

horse

cavallo m

the horses (horseracing) inf, fig

le corse dei cavalli

2. horse:

horse (in gym)

cavallo m

horse (pommel)

cavallo m con maniglie

3. horse U MIL:

horse

cavalleria f

4. horse (heroin):

horse inf

ero(ina) f

5. horse Am (condom):

horse inf

preservativo m

II.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB trans

horse person

dare un cavallo a

horse chart

attaccare un cavallo a

III.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB intr

horse

andare a cavallo

IV.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs]

I could eat a horse

ho una fame da lupi

to back the wrong horse

puntare sul cavallo perdente

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo or per quattro

to flog a dead horse Brit inf , to beat a dead horse Am inf

pestare l'acqua nel mortaio

(straight) from the horse's mouth information:

di prima mano

to get on one's high horse

darsi delle arie or alzare la cresta

hold your horses! inf

calma!

it's horses for courses

= persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi

you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov

non si può fare bere un asino per forza

that's a horse of a different colour

è un altro paio di maniche

to work like a horse

lavorare come un mulo

wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

non te lo dico neanche morto

wild horses wouldn't drag me there!

non ci andrei per tutto l'oro del mondo!

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 horse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

horse [hɔ:rs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

cavallo m

to ride a horse

andare [o montare] a cavallo

to eat like a horse

mangiare come un lupo

2. horse SPORTS:

horse

cavallo m

Phrases:

to change horses (in) midstream

cambiare idea a metà strada

to get sth straight from the horse's mouth

sapere qc da fonti dirette

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov

to flog a dead horse

perdere tempo (tentando qc)

to hold one's horses inf

non essere impaziente

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

And she definitely does not want or need to be whisked off on some white horse or magic carpet.

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I was only aware that a white horse next to a black horse looks very picturesque.

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His registration lists him as a white horse, even though he was actually a gray.

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A cowboy gallops in on a white horse from the east, while a large ship sails in majestically from the west.

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Able to fly and possessing extraordinary endurance, the white horse appears to be an angelic being.

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When metering a white horse, a photographer can apply exposure compensation so that the white horse is rendered as white.

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Thus, it is evident that a white horse is not a horse.

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In the medival period a coat of arms was created for him bearing three white horse heads on a black field.

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The white horse went into his pictures as a poetic symbol.

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He is represented as a tall, slender, handsome knight mounted upon a white horse.

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