white whale in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for white whale in the English»Spanish Dictionary

whale <pl whales or whale> [Am (h)weɪl, Brit weɪl] N

1. whale ZOOL:

whale

ballena f

2. whale inf as intensifier:

we had a whale of a time

lo pasamos bomba or genial inf

it's a whale of a problem/pay increase esp Am

es un tremendo problema/aumento de sueldo inf

I.white <whiter, whitest> [Am (h)waɪt, Brit wʌɪt] ADJ

1. white:

white paint/coat/car/cat

blanco

white bread/sugar/wine/chocolate

blanco

white grapes

blanco

white fish/meat

blanco

white coffee/tea

con leche

she had a white wedding

se casó de blanco

Kleeno washes whiter than white

Kleeno lava más blanco

2.1. white (pale):

white

blanco

he went white (with fear/shock/anger)

se puso blanco or pálido (de miedo/susto/rabia)

2.2. white (Caucasian):

white

blanco

white man dated

blanco m

II.white [Am (h)waɪt, Brit wʌɪt] N

1. white U (color):

white

blanco m

she was married in white

se casó de blanco

2. white C (person):

white, a. White

blanco m / blanca f

3.1. white C (of egg):

white

clara f

3.2. white C (of eye):

white

blanco m

4.1. white <whites, pl > (laundry):

white

ropa f blanca

4.2. white <whites, pl > esp Brit SPORTS:

he was in tennis/cricket whites

llevaba el equipo blanco de tenis/cricket

5. white C or U (wine):

white

blanco m

6.1. white C:

white (in board games) (piece)

blanca f

6.2. white (in board games) (player) no art:

white: Karpov

blancas: Karpov

and white resigned

y las blancas abandonaron

white whale in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white whale in the English»Spanish Dictionary

whale [hweɪl] N

whale

ballena f

a beached whale

una ballena varada

Phrases:

to have a whale of a time

pasarlo bomba

a whale of a...

un(a) enorme...

a whale of a difference

una diferencia abismal

I.white [hwaɪt] ADJ

white

blanco, -a

white sauce

bechamel f

white wedding

boda f tradicional

to turn [or go] white with fear

palidecer de miedo

Phrases:

to fly into a white rage

ponerse lívido de rabia

II.white [hwaɪt] N

1. white (color):

white

blanco m

the white of an egg

la clara del huevo

the white of sb's eyes

el blanco de los ojos de alguien

2. white (person):

white

blanco(-a) m (f)