white oak in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for white oak in the English»Italian Dictionary

white oak [ˈwaɪtˌəʊk, ˈhwaɪt-] N

white oak

= varietà di quercia dal legno bianco

Translations for white oak in the Italian»English Dictionary

quercia bianca

white oak

Translations for white oak in the English»Italian Dictionary

oak [Brit əʊk, Am oʊk] N

oak

quercia f

light, dark oak

quercia chiara, scura

light, dark oak before n table, finish

in quercia

big or great oaks from little acorns grow prov

i piccoli ruscelli fanno i grandi fiumi

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 oak in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white oak in the English»Italian Dictionary

oak [oʊk] N

oak (tree, wood):

oak

quercia f

Phrases:

mighty oaks from little acorns grow prov

i piccoli ruscelli fanno i grandi fiumi prov

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

The chestnut oak is easily distinguished from the swamp white oak because that tree has whitened undersides on the leaves.

en.wikipedia.org

These ships had frames, keels and keelsons of white oak of the best quality, with port stanchions of locust and live oak.

en.wikipedia.org

She learned how to weave white oak baskets from her parents.

en.wikipedia.org

Because of this characteristic, white oak is used for barrels for wine and whiskey production since it resists leaking.

en.wikipedia.org

Basket materials she used included buckbrush, reed, honeysuckle runners, white oak splits, ash splits, rivercane, and cattail leaves.

en.wikipedia.org

Other species may also be fumed but usually will not darken as much as white oak.

en.wikipedia.org

The white oak molding of intersecting scallops resembles decorations found on farm granaries or kleitis.

en.wikipedia.org

Like the other ships of her class, her contract called for a hull of oak, locust and white oak, strengthened with diagonal iron bracing.

en.wikipedia.org

It is then aged for four years in caramel-charred white oak barrels.

en.wikipedia.org

The hull was built of seasoned white oak.

en.wikipedia.org