a white-collar slave

- a white-collar slave

- a white slave

A a.

1 bianco; candido; pallido; smorto; di pelle chiara, di razza bianca: to turn white, diventare bianco; sbiancarsi (in volto), impallidire; (dei capelli) incanutire; This washing powder washes whiter, questo detersivo lava più bianco; white paint, vernice bianca; a white horse, un cavallo bianco; white flag, bandiera bianca; to go white, sbiancarsi (in volto), impallidire; She was white with fear, era pallida per la paura; white coffee, caffellatte; white wine, vino bianco; white bread, pane bianco; pane in cassetta

2 ( slang USA) scadente: white lightning, liquore scadente

B n.

1 [uc] bianco; color bianco: White is my favourite colour, il bianco è il mio colore preferito; snow white, bianco candido; She was dressed in white, era vestita di bianco; to wear white, vestire di bianco

2 uomo di razza bianca; bianco: «Black and White, Unite and Fight», «Bianchi e Neri, Unitevi e Combattete insieme!» ( cartello antirazzista)

3 [uc] bianco ( dell'uovo); albume; chiara: egg white, albume; the whites of five eggs, cinque bianchi d'uovo

4 (anat.) bianco ( dell'occhio); sclerotica; sclera: to turn up the white of one's eyes, mostrare il bianco dell'occhio

5 (zool.) farfalla bianca ( appartenente al genere Pieris)

6 (pl.) (med.) leucorrea; perdite bianche

7 (pl.) ( cricket, ecc.) tenuta da cricket; pantaloni bianchi

8 ( tiro con l'arco) cerchio esterno ( del bersaglio); ( anche) colpo (o tiro) sul cerchio esterno

● (metall.) white alloy, lega bianca (che imita l'argento) □ (zool.) white ant, formica bianca; termite □ (polit., USA) white backlash, rigurgito razzista; reazione avversa dei bianchi ( alle rivendicazioni dei neri) □ (zool.) white-beaked, dal becco bianco □ (zool.) white bear ( Ursus maritimus), orso bianco □ white-bearded, dalla barba bianca □ ( judo) white belt, cintura bianca □ (biol.) white blood cell, globulo bianco; leucocita □ (fam. USA) white-bread, conformistico; convenzionale □ (zool.) white bream ( Diplodus sargus), sargo ( pesce pregiato) □ (bot.) white cedar, ( Chamaecyparis thyoides) cedro bianco, cipresso di Lawson; ( Thuja occidentalis) tuia, albero della vita □ a white Christmas, un Natale bianco ( con la neve) □ white civilization, la civiltà dei bianchi □ white clothes, vesti bianche; panni bianchi □ (econ.) white coal, carbone bianco; energia idroelettrica □ (edil.) white coat, stabilitura □ (fig.) white-collar, impiegatizio; del ceto impiegatizio □ white-collar worker, chi lavora in ufficio; impiegato; funzionario; colletto bianco (fig.) □ (biol.) white corpuscles, globuli bianchi □ white-crested, dalla cresta bianca □ (fig.) a white crow, una mosca bianca □ (astron.) white dwarf, stella nana bianca □ white elephant, elefante bianco; (fig.) oggetto inutile e dispendioso, capriccio costoso; cattedrale nel deserto (fig.) □ (in GB) the White Ensign, la Bandiera della Marina Militare □ white-faced, dal viso pallido; ( di cavallo) con una stella (o rosetta) bianca sulla fronte □ (zool.) white fox, volpe bianca; volpe artica □ (relig.) White Friars, frati carmelitani □ white frost, brina; brinata □ ( gioielleria) white gold, oro bianco □ (econ.) white goods, beni di consumo durevoli; elettrodomestici; ( anche) biancheria per la casa, tovagliato □ (comput.) white hat hacker, hacker eticamente corretto □ white-haired, dai capelli bianchi; canuto □ white-handed, che ha le mani bianche; (fig.) che ha le mani pulite ( non macchiate di colpa) □ white-headed, dal capo bianco □ (bot.) white-headed cabbage, cavolo cappuccio □ (metall.) white heat, calor bianco; incandescenza □ (fam.) white hope, grande speranza; ( sport) uomo di punta □ ( del mare) white horses, onde dalla cresta spumeggiante; montoni (fig.); pecorelle di mare □ white-hot, (metall.) al calor bianco; incandescente ( anche fig.): white-hot passion, passione incandescente □ (in USA) the White House, la Casa Bianca ( residenza ufficiale del Presidente) □ (metall.) white iron, ghisa bianca □ white iron bath, vasca da bagno di ferro smaltato ( bianca) □ white knight, (stor.) cavaliere vestito di bianco (o senza macchia o paura); (econ., fin.) cavaliere bianco (società che va in soccorso di un'azienda che resiste a un tentativo di acquisizione ostile) □ (chim.) white lead, biacca di piombo □ a white lie, una bugia innocente (o pietosa) □ (fis. e scherma) white light, luce bianca □ (bot.) white lily, giglio bianco □ white line, linea (o striscia) bianca; (autom.) linea spartitraffico; (tipogr.) riga bianca □ white-lipped, dalle labbra esangui □ white-livered, codardo; vile □ white magic, magia bianca □ white man, uomo bianco, di razza bianca □ (bot.) white maple ( Acer saccharinum), acero bianco □ ( pallanuoto) white marker, segnale bianco □ (econ.) white market, mercato legale □ ( cucina) white meat, carne bianca □ white metal, metallo bianco □ white night, notte bianca (o insonne) □ (fis.) white noise, rumore bianco □ (bot.) white oak ( Quercus alba), quercia bianca □ (telef.) white pages, elenco telefonico generale (le ‘pagine bianche’) □ (polit.) white paper, libro bianco; rapporto ufficiale del parlamento □ (bot.) white pine ( Pinus strobus), pino strobo □ (med., fam.) white plague (o white scourge), tubercolosi polmonare □ (comm.) white sale, fiera del bianco; vendita di biancheria □ (miner.) white sapphire, corindone incolore □ ( cucina) white sauce, besciamella □ white sheet, ( un tempo) lenzuolo penitenziale: (fig.) to stand in a white sheet, cospargersi il capo di cenere; fare pubblica confessione delle proprie colpe □ a white slave, una schiava bianca □ white slavery (o the white-slave traffic), la tratta delle bianche □ white spirit, acquaragia minerale □ white squall, tempesta bianca; improvvisa tempesta ( nei mari dei tropici) □ white sugar, zucchero raffinato; zucchero bianco □ (polit.) white supremacy, la supremazia dei bianchi □ ( ping-pong) white tape, nastro bianco □ white tea, tè al latte □ ( moda) white tie, cravatta a farfalla bianca; ( per estens.) abito da cerimonia, frac: ( su un invito) «white tie», «è gradito l'abito da cerimonia» □ a white-tie party, un ricevimento formale □ (spreg. USA) white trash, «spazzatura bianca»; i bianchi ( per i neri) □ (chim.) white vitriol, vetriolo bianco; solfato di zinco □ white war, guerra economica; sanzioni economiche □ white water ► whitewater □ a white wedding, nozze in bianco: I want a white wedding, voglio sposarmi in bianco □ white whale, (zool., Delphinapterus leucas), delfino bianco, beluga; (mitol., letter.) balena bianca (come «Moby Dick» di H. Melville; la «balena bianca» non esiste in natura) □ white witch, strega che pratica la magia bianca □ to be as white as snow, essere bianco come la neve □ to be as white as a sheet, essere bianco come un lenzuolo (o come un cencio) □ (fig.) to bleed sb. white, dissanguare q.; ridurre q. in miseria □ to call white black, far del bianco nero; cambiar le carte in tavola □ to go white around the gills ► gill (1) □ ( di legno o mobili) in the white, lasciato al naturale □ (fig.) to show the white feather, mostrarsi vile; dare prova di viltà.

1 ( raro) imbiancare

2 ( USA, spesso to white out) correggere (o cancellare) con il bianchetto.

- whitewash

[hwait /wait] n., adj. -n 1. e bardhë. 2. bardhësi. 3. bojë e bardhë. 4. të bardha; rrobë e bardhë; dressed in white veshur me të bardha. 5. i bardhë, njeri i racës së bardhë. 6. e bardhë veze. 7. polig. bardhësi, boshllëk (në tekst). 8. hist. pol. reaksionar; monarkist. 9. gurët e bardhë (në shah) /-adj 1. i bardhë. 2. i zbetë, dyllë i verdhë (nga frika etj). 3. i bardhë, i racës së bardhë. 4. polig. bosh, i pashkruar, pa tekst. 5. fig. i paster, i papërlyer. 6. gj.fol. i ndershëm; i drejtë. 7. hist. pol. reaksionar; monarkist.

● bleed white [bli:d hwait /wait] i nxjerr fundin (parave etj)

● white ant ['hwait /'wait ænt] n. zool. termit

● whitebait ['hwaitbeit /'waitbeit] n. sardele; peshk i vockël (si karrem)

● white blood cell ['hwait /'wait blad sel] n. anat. rruazë e bardhë

● whitecap ['hwaitkæp /'waitkæp] n. dallgë me kreshtë/me shkumë

● white coal ['hwait /'wait këul] n. qymyr i bardhë, energji ujore

● whitecoat ['hwaitkout /'waitkout] n 1. fokë e re. 2. lëkurë foke

● white-collar ['hwaitkolë: /'waitkolë:] adj. nëpunësi; a white-collar job/worker punë nëpunësi; punonjës zyre

● white corpuscle ['hwait /'wait 'ko:pasël] n. anat. rruazë e bardhë

● whited sepulchre ['hwait /'wait 'sep(ë)lkë] n. fig. hipokrit

● white elephant ['hwait /'wait 'elifënt] n. fig 1. gjë e çmuar që të hap telashe. 2. objekt i kushtueshëm pa shumë dobi. 3. send që nuk hyn në punë

● white-faced ['hwaitfeist /'waitfeist] adj 1. i zbetë, i zbehur. 2. bardhosh (kalë)

● white feather ['hwait /'wait 'feðë(r)] n. shenjë paburrërie

● white flag ['hwait /'wait flæg] n. flamur i bardhë

● white gold ['hwait /'wait gëuld] n. aliazh ari me zink e bakër, platin i rremë

● Whitehall ['hwaitho:l /'waitho:l] n 1. rruga e ministrive (në Londër). 2. fig. qeveria britanike

● white heat ['hwait /'wait hi:t] n 1. nxehtësi e madhe; inkandeshencë. 2. fig. kohë aktiviteti të ethshëm

● white hope ['hwait /'wait hëup] n. zhrg. shpresa e së ardhmes ( also great white hope)

● white-hot ['hwaithot /'waithot] adj 1. inkandeshent. 2. fig. tepër entuziast; i eksituar

● White House ['hwait /'wait haus] n. amer. Shtëpia e Bardhë; Presidenca (e SHBA)

● white lie ['hwait /'wait lai] n. gënjeshtër e vockël

● white-livered ['hwaitlivë:d /'waitlivë:d] adj 1. frikacak 2. i zbetë; me çehre të sëmurë

● whiten ['hwaitën /'hwaitën] v 1. zbardh. 2. zbardhet

● whitener ['hwaitënë: 'waitënë:] n. zbardhues, zbardhës

● whiteness ['hwaitnis /'waitnis] n 1. bardhësi. 2. zbetësi

● whitening ['hwaitning /'waitning] n 1. zbardhje. 2. çngjyrosje. 3. zbardhës

● whiteout ['hwaitaut /'waitaut] n. knd. bardhësi verbuese (e ambientit arktik); verbim nga bardhësia

● white pepper ['hwait /'wait 'pepë:(r)] n. piper i bardhë

● white pine ['hwait /'wait pain] n. pishë e butë

● white plague ['hwait /'wait pleig] n. tuberkuloz

● White Russia ['hwait /'wait 'rashë] n. gjeog. Biellorusi (republikë në Evropën lindore, ish republik Sovjetike që fitoi pavarsinë në vitin 1991)

● White Russian ['hwait /'wait 'rashën] n., adj 1. biellorus. 2. hist. pol. rus i Bardhë

● white sauce ['hwait /'wait so:s] n. salcë e bardhë, beshamel

● white slave ['hwait /'wait sleiv] n. prostitutë e detyruar

● white trash ['hwait /'wait træsh] n. amer.keq. i bardhë varfanjak

● whitewash ['hwaitwosh /'hwaitwosh] n.,v.-n 1. sherbet gëlqereje. 2. fig. mbulim i gabimeve; furçë, lustër. 3. sport. gj.fol. humbje e thellë/me zero /-vt 1. lyej me gëlqere, zbardh. 2. fig. mbuloj gabimet, shfajësoj; lustroj, i jap një furçë. 3. sport. gj.fol. shpartalloj, mund keqas

● white waters ['hwait /'wait 'wotë:(r)s] n. pragje, ujëra të shkumëzuara (në lumë)

● whitey ['hwaiti /'waiti] n. amer.keq. i bardhë; të bardhët

● whitish ['hwaitish /'w-] adj. i bardhëllemë

● whiting II ['hwaiting /'w-] n. amer. bojë e bardhë

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i bardhë

1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) blanco

2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) blanco

3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) blanco

4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) con leche

1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) blanco

2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) blanco

3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) clara (de huevo)

4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) blanco de los ojos

•

- whiten

- whitewashed

white¹ adj blanco

white² n

1. blanco

2. clara

tr[waɪt]

adjective

1 blanco,-a

■ a white person una persona de raza blanca

■ white coffee café con leche

■ white hair pelo blanco, pelo cano

■ white grapes uvas verdes

2 (pale) pálido,-a

noun

1 blanco, color nombre masculino blanco

2 (person) blanco,-a

3 (of egg) clara

4 (of eye) blanco

plural noun whites

1 (linen) ropa f sing blanca; (for tennis) ropa f sing de jugar al tenis

\

as white as a sheet blanco,-a como el papel

as white as snow más blanco,-a que la nieve

to go/turn white (person's face) palidecer, ponerse pálido,-a 2 (hair) ponerse cano, encanecer 3 (person) quedarse canoso,-a

■ she went white overnight se quedó canosa de la noche a la mañana

to have a white wedding casarse de blanco

white (blood) cell glóbulo blanco

white Christmas Navidades nombre femenino plural blancas

white corpuscle glóbulo blanco

white elephant elefante nombre masculino blanco

white flag bandera blanca

white heat incandescencia

white hope gran esperanza, gran promesa

white horses palomas nombre femenino plural

White House Casa Blanca

white lead albayalde nombre masculino, plomo blanco

white lie mentira piadosa

white meat carne nombre femenino blanca

white noise ruido blanco

White Pages páginas nombre femenino plural blancas

White Paper libro blanco

white pepper pimienta blanca

white sauce (salsa) bechamel nombre femenino

white spirit aguarrás nombre masculino

white stick bastón nombre masculino blanco de los ciegos

white sugar azúcar nombre femenino blanquilla

white tie (bow tie) pajarita blanca

white trash basura blanca, gentuza blanca

white water aguas nombre femenino plural bravas

white whale beluga

white wine vino blanco

white ['hwaɪt] adj, whiter ; - est : blanco

white n

1) : blanco m (color)

2) : clara f (de huevos)

3) or white person : blanco m, -ca f

• albar adj.

• albillo, -a adj.

• blanco, -a adj.

• clara del huevo adj.

• pálido, -a adj.

• blanco s.m.

adjective -er, -est

a) <paint/cat/bread/wine/chocolate> blanco; < grapes> blanco; <coffee/tea> con leche

b) ( Caucasian) blanco

1) u ( color) blanco m

2) c also White ( person) blanco, -ca m,f

3) c

a) ( of egg) clara f

b) ( of eye) blanco m

4) whites pl

a) ( laundry) ropa f blanca

b) (esp BrE Sport)

1. ADJ

1) (gen) blanco; [wine, grape, chocolate] blanco; [coffee] (=milky) con leche; (=with dash of milk) cortado

- whiter than white

- show the white feather

- be as white as a sheet or ghost

2) (racially) [person] blanco; [area] de raza blanca; [vote] de los blancos

2. N

1) (=colour) blanco m

2) (=white person) blanco(-a) m / f

3) (also: white wine) blanco m

4) [of egg] clara f

5) [of eye] blanco m

6) whites

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adjective -er, -est

a) <paint/cat/bread/wine/chocolate> blanco; < grapes> blanco; <coffee/tea> con leche

b) ( Caucasian) blanco

1) u ( color) blanco m

2) c also White ( person) blanco, -ca m,f

3) c

a) ( of egg) clara f

b) ( of eye) blanco m

4) whites pl

a) ( laundry) ropa f blanca

b) (esp BrE Sport)

- mieć dużo pracy to have a lot of work (to do)

- jest jeszcze dużo pracy there’s still a lot of work to be done

- zabrać się a. wziąć się do pracy to set to a. get down to a. go to work

- przykładać się do pracy to apply oneself to one’s work

- przerwać pracę (zastrajkować) to come out a. go (out) on strike

- włożyć w coś wiele pracy to put a lot of work into sth

- dojść do majątku (własną) pracą to get wealthy through one’s own efforts

- wszystko osiągnął ciężką pracą he owes everything to his own hard work

- cała jego praca poszła na marne all his work came to naught a. went down the drain pot.

- (jego) praca nad filmem/nową rolą (his) work on a film/a new role

- praca przy a. na komputerze/taśmie work on the computer/the production line

- praca z dziećmi upośledzonymi umysłowo work with mentally handicapped children

- praca z młodzieżą youth work

- praca fizyczna physical work, manual labour

- praca umysłowa (urzędnicza) white-collar work; (intelektualna) intellectual work

- praca zarobkowa paid work, gainful employment

- praca badawcza research work

- praca społeczna voluntary a. community work

- praca polityczna political activity

- praca charytatywna charity work

- praca papierkowa paperwork

- praca niewolnicza slave labour

- praca ponad siły superhuman work

- praca zespołowa team work

- praca w grupach group work

- praca wykonywana z zamiłowaniem a labour of love

- człowiek pracy a working man

- świat pracy the working classes, the world of work

- narzędzia pracy tools; przen. the tools of the trade

- nawał a. ogrom pracy pressure of work

- podział pracy Ekon. the division of labour

- tempo pracy the pace of work

- wypadek przy pracy an accident at work; an industrial accident; przen. a mishap; a slip-up pot.

- mieć pracę to be in work, to have a job

- nie mieć pracy to be out of work a. out of a job

- szukać pracy to look a. to be looking for work a. a job, to job-hunt

- iść do pracy (zacząć zarabiać) to begin a. start work

- rozpoczynać/kończyć pracę to begin a. start/finish work

- dostać/stracić pracę to get/lose a job

- zmienić pracę to change jobs

- żyć z pracy własnych rąk to earn one’s living by honest work

- dać komuś pracę to give sb work a. a job

- zwolnić kogoś z pracy to give sb (their) notice, to dismiss sb

- podziękować komuś za pracę to let sb go euf.

- praca w pełnym/niepełnym wymiarze godzin a full-time/a part-time job

- praca w systemie zmianowym shift work

- praca etatowa/stała a permanent/a steady job

- praca dorywcza (fizyczna) an odd job, casual work; (biurowa) a temping job

- praca sezonowa seasonal work

- praca sezonowa przy zbiorze truskawek seasonal work as a strawberry picker

- praca wakacyjna a holiday job

- praca dodatkowa an extra job

- praca na akord piecework

- praca zlecona a. na zlecenie contract work

- dorabiał do pensji pracami zleconymi he supplemented his income with contract work

- praca na własny rachunek self-employment

- praca zawodowa career

- praca zawodowa przy domowym terminalu telecommuting

- praca z utrzymaniem a live-in job, work with bed and board

- dobrze płatna praca a well-paid job

- ciągłość pracy continuity of employment

- staż pracy seniority, length of service

- długi/krótki staż pracy long/short service

- czas pracy working time a. hours

- ruchomy czas pracy flexitime

- skrócony czas pracy short time

- dzień pracy a working day

- dzień wolny od pracy a holiday

- godziny pracy (pracownika) working hours; (biura, sklepu) business hours

- miejsce pracy work(place)

- tworzenie nowych miejsc pracy job creation

- rynek pracy the labour market

- zakład pracy workplace

- umowa o pracę contract of employment, employment contract

- nagroda za 10 lat pracy a bonus for 10 years of service

- być w pracy to be at work

- pójść/przyjść do pracy to go/come to work

- jeszcze nie wrócił (do domu) z pracy he’s not home from work yet

- ona zawsze spóźnia się do pracy she’s always late for work

- nie dzwoń do mnie do pracy don’t phone me at work

- koledzy/koleżanki z pracy colleagues from work, fellow workers, workmates

- nieobecność w pracy absence from work

- praca monograficzna a monograph

- praca źródłowa a study based on sources a. on source materials

- praca o muzyce/sztuce a. na temat muzyki/sztuki a work on a. about music/art

- praca z (zakresu a. dziedziny) genetyki a work on genetics

- napisać/ogłosić pracę z zakresu fizyki to write/publish a paper on physics

- wystawa prac młodych artystów an exhibition of work(s) by young artists

- na konkurs zgłoszono 20 prac there were 20 entries for the competition

- praca domowa homework

- odrabiać pracę domową to do homework

- zadać uczniom pracę domową to give pupils homework a. an assignment US

- praca klasowa a class test

- praca semestralna a term a. an end-of-term paper

- praca egzaminacyjna an examination paper a. script

- praca dyplomowa/magisterska a Bachelor’s dissertation/a Master’s dissertation a. master’s thesis

- praca doktorska/habilitacyjna a doctoral/a postdoctoral dissertation

- praca pisemna z języka polskiego a Polish essay

- poprawiać prace studentów to mark students’ work

- praca serca the action of the heart

- zatrzymanie pracy serca cardiac arrest

- praca mięśni the work of the muscles

- praca nerek the functioning of the kidneys

- praca nóg Sport footwork

- praca umysłu ludzkiego the workings of the human mind

- praca maszyny/silnika the work a. operation of a machine/an engine

- praca bez zakłóceń smooth running

- tryb pracy (urządzenia) a mode

- sterowanie pracami job control

- język sterowania pracami job control language

- kolejka prac a job queue

- jednostka pracy unit of work

- prace badawcze/badawczo-rozwojowe research/research and development work

- prace przygotowawcze/wykończeniowe preparatory/completion work

- prace murarskie/transportowe masonry a. bricklaying work/transport

- prace remontowe/restauracyjne repair/restoration work

- prace polowe/żniwne work in the field/harvesting

- prace budowlane building work(s)

- prace ziemne earthworks

- prace budowlane jeszcze trwają the building work is still going on a. in progress

- □ praca mechaniczna Techn. mechanical work także przen.

- praca nakładcza outwork

- praca nieprodukcyjna Ekon. non-productive labour

- praca organiczna Hist. ≈ organic work (a programme of economic and cultural development, launched by the Polish positivists)

- praca produkcyjna Ekon. productive labour

- praca u podstaw Hist. ≈ work at the grass roots (a programme of spreading literacy and popularizing science among the masses, launched by the Polish positivists)

- prace domowe housework

- prace ręczne Szkol. handicrafts

■ praca benedyktyńska książk. painstaking work

- praca herkulesowa a Herculean task

- praca syzyfowa książk. Sisyphean task a. labours

- cześć pracy! pot. (pożegnanie) cheerio! pot.; (powitanie) howdy! US pot.

- bez pracy nie ma kołaczy przysł. no gains without pains

- cierpliwością i pracą ludzie się bogacą przysł. all things come to those who wait przysł.

- jaka praca, taka płaca przysł. ≈ you only get paid for what you do

- żadna praca nie hańbi przysł. ≈ honest work is nothing to be ashamed of

- praca nie zając, nie ucieknie pot. work can wait