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1 white elephant
noun(fig.) nutzloser Besitza white elephant stall — eine Bude, an der Sachen angeboten werden, die deren ehemalige Besitzer gern loswerden wollen
* * *(a useless, unwanted possession.) lästiger Besitz* * *white ˈel·ephant* * *1. ZOOL weißer Elefant2. umg lästiger Besitz* * *noun(fig.) nutzloser Besitzbe a white elephant — [Gebäude, Einkaufszentrum usw.:] reine Geldverschwendung sein; attrib.
a white elephant stall — eine Bude, an der Sachen angeboten werden, die deren ehemalige Besitzer gern loswerden wollen
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3 white elephant stall
white ˈel·ephant stalln Trödelstand m -
4 white elephant stall
white 'el·ephant stall nTrödelstand m -
5 elephant
['elɪfənt] noun Elefant, der; see also academic.ru/82096/white_elephant">white elephant* * *['elifənt](a very large type of animal with very thick skin, a trunk and two tusks.) der Elefant* * *el·ephant[ˈelɪfənt]n Elefant m* * *['elɪfənt]nElefant m → pink,See:→ pink* * *elephant [ˈelıfənt] s1. ZOOL Elefant m2. US Elefant m:b) fig Bezeichnung dieser Partei3. besonders Br ein Papierformat (28 × 23 Zoll)* * *['elɪfənt] noun Elefant, der; see also white elephant* * *n.Elefant -en m. -
6 white
1. adjective1) weiß[as] white as snow — schneeweiß
he prefers his coffee white — (Brit.) er trinkt seinen Kaffee am liebsten mit Milch
[as] white as chalk or a sheet — kreidebleich
3) (light-skinned) weiß2. nounwhite people — Weiße Pl.
1) (colour) Weiß, das2) (of egg) Eiweiß, dasthe whites of their eyes — das Weiße in ihren Augen
4)White — (person) Weiße, der/die
* * *1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) weiß2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) weiß3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) weiß4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) mit Milch2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) das Weiß2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) der/die Weiße3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) das Eiweiß4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) das Weiße•- academic.ru/82137/whiten">whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) tünchen- whitewashed- white wine* * *[(h)waɪt]I. nthe colour \white die Farbe Weißto wear \white Weiß tragento see the \whites of sb's eyes das Weiße in jds Augen erkennen können5. (clothes/uniform)dress \whites MIL [weiße] Paradeuniform[tennis] \whites [weißer] Tennisdress7.8.▶ to see things in black and \white die Dinge schwarzweiß sehenII. adj1. (colour) weißblack and \white schwarzweißcreamy \white cremefarben, weißhaarigpearly \white perlweißpure \white ganz weißsnowy \white schneeweißsnowy \white hair schlohweißes [o schneeweißes] Haar\white as driven snow rein wie frisch gefallener Schnee3. (in coffee)I like my coffee \white ich trinke meinen Kaffee mit Milch4. FOOD\white bread Weißbrot nt\white chocolate weiße Schokolade\white pepper/rum/sugar weißer Pfeffer/Rum/Zucker\white wine Weißwein mit's a predominantly \white neighbourhood in der Nachbarschaft leben überwiegend Weiße6.▶ to be \white with anger vor Wut kochen▶ as \white as a sheet weiß wie die Wand, kreidebleichIII. vt▪ to \white out ⇆ sth etw weiß machenplease \white out the mistakes bitte korrigiere die [Schreib]fehler mit Tipp-Ex* * *[waɪt]1. adj (+er)1) weiß; (with fear, anger, exhaustion etc also) blass, kreidebleichto go or turn white (thing) — weiß werden; (person also) bleich or blass werden
2. n1) (= colour) Weiß nt; (= person) Weiße(r) mf; (of egg) Eiweiß nt, Klar nt (Aus); (of eye) Weiße(s) ntshoot when you see the whites of their eyes — schießt, wenn ihr das Weiße im Auge des Feinds erkennen könnt
whites (Brit) (household) — Weißwäsche f; (Sport) weiße Kleidung
2) Weißwein m* * *white [waıt; hwaıt]A adj1. allg weiß:(as) white as snow schneeweiß;2. hell(farbig), licht4. weiß (Rasse):5. POL ultrakonservativ, reaktionär:6. TECHa) weiß (Metalllegierung)b) weiß, Weiß…, verzinntc) silbern, silberlegiertd) zinnlegiert7. figa) rechtschaffenb) harmlos, unschuldigc) US umg anständig:that’s white of youB s1. Weiß n (auch bei Brettspielen), weiße Farbe:dressed in white weiß oder in Weiß gekleidet;in the white roh, ungestrichen (Metall, Holz etc)2. Weiße f, weißes Aussehen, weiße Beschaffenheit5. TYPO Lücke f, ausgesparter Raum6. umg Weißwein m8. weißer StoffC v/t1. white outa) TYPO sperren, austreiben,b) etwas Geschriebenes (mit einer weißen Korrekturflüssigkeit) löschen* * *1. adjective1) weiß[as] white as snow — schneeweiß
he prefers his coffee white — (Brit.) er trinkt seinen Kaffee am liebsten mit Milch
[as] white as chalk or a sheet — kreidebleich
3) (light-skinned) weiß2. nounwhite people — Weiße Pl.
1) (colour) Weiß, das2) (of egg) Eiweiß, das3) (of eye) Weiße, das4)White — (person) Weiße, der/die
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7 ivory
noun1) (substance) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinern; Elfenbein-2) (colour) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinfarbig* * *noun, adjective((of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc: Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.) das Elfenbein;elfenbeinern* * *ivo·ry[ˈaɪvəri]I. nto tickle [or tingle] the ivories ein bisschen auf dem Klavier herumklimpern5.\ivory carving Elfenbeinschnitzerei f\ivory trade Elfenbeinhandel mIII. adj elfenbeinfarben* * *['aIvərI]1. n1) (also colour) Elfenbein nt3) (inf)2. adj1) elfenbeinern2) (colour) elfenbeinfarben* * *ivory [ˈaıvərı; -vrı]A s1. Elfenbein n2. Stoßzahn m (besonders des Elefanten)3. pl auch -ry Elfenbein(schnitzerei) n(f), -arbeit f, -figur f4. sla) Zahn m, pl auch Gebiss n:show one’s ivories die Zähne fletschen; breit grinsenb) Würfel mc) Billardkugel ftickle the ivories (auf dem Klavier) klimpernB adj1. elfenbeinern, Elfenbein…2. elfenbeinfarben* * *noun1) (substance) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinern; Elfenbein-2) (colour) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinfarbig* * *n.Elfenbein n.
См. также в других словарях:
White elephant — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white elephant — ˌwhite ˈelephant noun [countable] something that is completely useless, even though it cost a lot of money: • The hotel is unfinished and structurally unsound a white elephant of epic proportions. * * * white elephant UK US noun [C] ► something… … Financial and business terms
white elephant — {n. phr.} Unwanted property, such as real estate, that is hard to sell. * /That big house of theirs on the corner sure is a white elephant./ … Dictionary of American idioms
white elephant — {n. phr.} Unwanted property, such as real estate, that is hard to sell. * /That big house of theirs on the corner sure is a white elephant./ … Dictionary of American idioms
white elephant — n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From the supposed practice of the King of Siam, who gave to people he did not like a white elephant, which cost a very large amount of money to keep] something that is completely useless, although it may have cost a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
white elephant — white elephants N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe something as a white elephant, you mean that it is a waste of money because it is completely useless. The pavilion has become a ₤14 million steel and glass white elephant … English dictionary
White elephant — Something requiring much care and expense to maintain and yielding little profit, and often difficult to sell; any burdensome possession. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white elephant — A white elephant is an expensive burden; something that costs far too much money to run, like the Millennium Dome in the UK … The small dictionary of idiomes
white elephant — white′ el′ephant n. 1) a possession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose of 2) a possession entailing great expense out of proportion to its value to the owner 3) mam an albino Indian elephant • Etymology: 1850–55; from the tale that… … From formal English to slang
white elephant — n. 1. an albino elephant 2. something from which little profit or use is derived; esp., such a possession maintained at much expense ☆ 3. any object no longer desired by its owner, but of possible value to others … English World dictionary
white elephant — noun count 1. ) an object that is useless and may have cost a lot of money 2. ) an important project that has failed very badly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English