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1 lily-white
ˈlɪlɪˈwaɪt прил.
1) белоснежный, лилейно-белый;
чисто белый lily-white hands ≈ белоснежные руки Syn: snow-white, snowy
2) перен. безукоризненный, безупречный;
идеальный He criticizes people but he is not exactly lily-white himself. ≈ Он критикует людей, тогда как сам небезупречен. Syn: blameless, irreproachable
3) амер.;
сл.;
неодобр. белый (о расовой принадлежности) a lily-white suburb ≈ район, где живут только белые lily-white school (американизм) ненавистник негров, белый расист;
член антинегритянской организации (ку-клус-клана и т. п.) белый, как лилия, лилейный - * brow лилейное чело незапятнанный, чистый;
безупречный (американизм) предназначенный только для белых или состоящий только из белых;
сегрегированный - * schools( историческое) школы, не принимающие темнокожих lily-white безупречный ~ лилейно-белый, белоснежный ~ амер. предназначенный только для белых;
не включающий негров;
lily-white school сегрегированная школа ~ амер. предназначенный только для белых;
не включающий негров;
lily-white school сегрегированная школаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > lily-white
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2 lily-white
[ˌlɪlɪ'waɪt]прил.1) белоснежный, лилейно-белыйSyn:2) безукоризненный, безупречный; идеальныйHe criticizes people but he is not exactly lily-white himself. — Он критикует людей, тогда как сам небезупречен.
Syn:3) амер.; разг. белой расы; предназначенный для белых людейa lily-white suburb — район, где живут только белые
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