white whale in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for white whale in the English»Italian Dictionary

white whale [Am ˌ(h)waɪt ˈ(h)weɪl] N

white whale

delfinattero m bianco

white whale

beluga m

white whale LIT (Moby Dick)

balena f bianca

Translations for white whale in the Italian»English Dictionary

delfinattero bianco

white whale

beluga

white whale

Translations for white whale in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.whale¹ [Brit weɪl, Am (h)weɪl] N

1. whale ZOOL:

whale

balena f

2. whale inf:

a whale of a difference, story

una gran bella differenza, storia

to have a whale of a time

divertirsi un mondo

II.whale¹ [Brit weɪl, Am (h)weɪl] VB intr

whale

andare a caccia di balene

whale² [Brit weɪl, Am (h)weɪl] VB trans Am inf (thrash)

whale

suonarle a also fig

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 whale in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white whale in the English»Italian Dictionary

whale [hweɪl] N

whale

balena f

a beached whale

una balena spiaggiata

Phrases:

to have a whale of a time

divertirsi un mondo

a whale of a …

un(a) enorme…

a whale of a difference

una bella differenza

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)