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1 white elephant
(a useless, unwanted possession.)* * *white el.e.phant[wait 'elifənt] n 1 qualquer coisa de manutenção dispendiosa. 2 qualquer posse atribulativa. -
2 white elephant
(a useless, unwanted possession.) elefante branco -
3 white
1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) branco2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) branco3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) branco4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) com leite2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) branco2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) branco3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) clara4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) branco dos olhos•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) caiar- white wine* * *[wait] n 1 branco (cor, pessoa ou objeto). 2 brancura, alvura. 3 whites roupas brancas. • vt branquear, alvejar. • adj 1 branco ou quase branco, alvo. 2 pálido, lívido. 3 claro, transparente. 4 nevoso. 5 prateado, da cor da prata, grisalho, encanecido. 6 vestido de branco. 7 fig puro, imaculado, inocente, ingênuo. 8 sl limpo, direito, correto. 9 sl frio, rude. 10 real, reacionário, monarquista. as white as a sheet branco como cera. dressed in white vestido de branco. he turns up the white of his eyes ele vira os olhos. they bled him white roubaram-no até a camisa, deixaram-no de tanga. white of the eye branco do olho. -
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1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) branco2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) branco3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) branco4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) com leite2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) branco2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) branco3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) clara4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) branco•- whiten- whiteness - whitening - whitish - white-collar - white elephant - white horse - white-hot - white lie - whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) caiar- white wine -
5 elephant
['elifənt](a very large type of animal with very thick skin, a trunk and two tusks.) elefante* * *el.e.phant['elif2nt] n Zool elefante. white elephant / fig coisa cara que só causa problema. to sel pink elephants / coll ter alucinações provocadas pela ingestão de bebidas alcoólicas em excesso. -
6 ivory
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.) marfim* * *i.vo.ry['aivəri] n 1 marfim, presa de elefante. 2 objeto feito de marfim. 3 cor de marfim. 4 ivories a) sl dentes (como pérolas). b) dados. c) sl teclado (de piano). d) bolas de bilhar. • adj 1 de marfim, feito de marfim, como marfim. 2 amarelo-claro, da cor de marfim, ebúrneo. to show one’s ivories sl mostrar os dentes. to tickle the ivories tocar piano. -
7 ivory
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.) marfim
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
