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1 white lie
(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) hvit løgn -
2 white
1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) hvit2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) hvit3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) hvit, blek4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) med melk2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) hvitt2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) hvit person3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) eggehvite4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) det hvite (i øyet)•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) kalke- white wineblankIsubst. \/waɪt\/1) hvitt, hvit farge2) hvithet3) uskyld, renhet4) hvite klær, hvitt (tøy)5) ( om rase) hvit6) hvite7) ( typografi) mellomrom, blankt sted8) hvitvin9) ( slang) heroin, amfetaminin the white (om tre, også overført) ubehandletturn up\/show the whites of one's eyes rulle med øyenewhite of egg eggehviteIIsubst. \/waɪt\/ eller white butterfly( sommerfugl i familien Pieridae) hvitvingelarge white ( sommerfuglarten Pieris brassicae)stor kålsommerfuglsmall white ( sommerfuglarten Artogeia rapae)liten kålsommerfuglIIIadj. \/waɪt\/1) ( om hudfarge) hvit, blek2) hvit• are you wearing a white dress for your wedding?3) ( overført) ren, uskyldig, plettfribe in a white rage være hvit (i ansiktet) av sinnebleed white utsuge, loppe for altmake white ( overført) renvaske, renskestand in a white sheet ( overført) kle seg i sekk og asketurn a whiter shade of pale ( hverdagslig) bli likblekturn white with bli hvit avwhite coffee kaffe med melk\/fløtewhite crow ( hverdagslig) sjeldenhetwhite frost rim(frost)white game ( om jakt) fjellryper (i vinterdrakt)white heat ( også overført) hvitglødwhite hope (noens) store håpwhite lie hvit løgn, nødløgnwhite man hvit mann de hvite (gammeldags, hverdagslig) hederskar, real fyrwhite night søvnløs nattwhite sale ( gammeldags) salg på lintøywhite space (amer., hverdagslig) fritidwhite supremacy ( om rasisme) den hvite rasens overlegenhetwhite trash eller poor white trash (slang, nedsettende) fattige hvite (spesielt i sørlige del av USA)white wedding hvitt bryllup -
3 black
blæk 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) svart2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) svart; belgmørk3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) svart, svertet4) (without milk: black coffee.) svart (kaffe)5) (evil: black magic.) svart magi, svartekunst6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) neger-, svart (person)7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) farget (person)2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) svart; sverte2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) svart(farge), det svarte3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) neger, en svart (person)3. verb(to make black.) farge svart, sverte- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) svarteliste, sette på svarteliste5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) pengeutpressing- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and whiteneger--------skammelig--------sort--------svart--------sverteIsubst. \/blæk\/1) svart, svart farge2) sverte, sotflekk, sotflak3) sørgedrakt, svart, svarte klær4) mørke, bekmørke, svart natt5) streikebryter6) ( sjakk e.l.) svart7) ( britisk) forklaring: en type solbærdrikk eller solbærblandevannput up a black ( gammeldags slang) gjøre en tabbeIIverb \/blæk\/sverte, farge mørkt, farge svart, svartpolereblack somebody's eye gi noen et blått øye( medisin) få kortvarig hukommelsestap, få jernteppe (om tekst e. l.) stryke over, stryke ut, fjerne mørklegge, blende, bli mørkelagtIIIadj. \/blæk\/1) ( farge) svart, mørk2) svart, farget3) aboriginal4) ( overført) dyster, mørk, svart, tragiskbe not as black as one is painted være bedre enn sitt rykteblack and blue gul og blåblack as ink svart som blekk, svart som kull, bekmørkblack coffee svart kaffe, kaffe uten fløte\/melkblack comedy svart komedieblack grapes blå druerblack humour svart humorblack lie svart\/ondskapsfull løgna black look et mørkt blikkblack prospects dystre fremtidsutsikterblack stump se ➢ stump, 2declare black eller declare as black svarteliste, erklære blokkerteverything went black alt ble mørkt ( overført) det svartnet for meg\/ham\/henne, jeg\/han\/hun besvimtebe in a black mood være trist (til sinns)in black and white svart på hvitt, skriftligde hadde det svart på hvitt \/ de hadde det skriftligi svart og hvittthings look black ( overført) det ser mørkt ut -
4 wear
weə 1. past tense - wore; verb1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?)2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.)3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.)4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.)5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.)6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.)2. noun1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) klær, tøy2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) -klær, -tøy3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) slitasje4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) slitestyrke; noe å slite på•- wearable- wearer
- wearing
- worn
- wear away
- wear off
- wear out
- worn outantrekk--------bruk--------bæreIsubst. \/weə\/1) bruk• what do you have in wear?2) ( spesielt i sammensetning) -klær, -tøy• do you have travel wear?3) slitasje4) holdbarhet, slitestyrkebe the worse for wear være sliten, være medtatt være såretfair wear and tear normal slitasjefor everyday wear til hverdagsbrukhave seen hard wear ha vært med i mange år, være godt brukt, være slitt, ha sett bedre dagerthe worse for wear slitt, medtatt (også overført)wear and tear slitasje, tidens tann• does it show (signs of) wear and tear?II1) ha på seg, være kledd i, bære• what shall I wear?• she always carries her gloves, she never wears themhun har alltid hanskene i hånden, hun har dem aldri på seg2) kle seg i, bruke, gå med• do you wear lipstick?3) ha, vise4) ( også overført) slite (på), tære (på)• stop, or you'll wear yourself to deathstopp, ellers kommer du til å slite deg ut5) slites, bli slitt6) trampe på, kjøre opp, grave (ut)7) (britisk, hverdagslig) finne seg i, gå med på, tolererehan løy for meg, men det fant jeg meg ikke i8) ( sjøfart) føre (flagg)9) holde, tåle, vare10) ( hverdagslig) holde (stikk)wear away slite bort\/ned, utslette, stryke utinskripsjonen er slitt bort fortæres, svinne hen, forsvinne, ta slutttålmodigheten hennes begynte å ta slutt fordrive, få til å gå, slepe seg av stedwear down slite(s) ned, slite(s) ut\/bort• do you want this worn down table?hælene mine er nedslitt på den ene siden trette(s) ut, slite på\/ut, bli utslittbryte(s) ned, overvinnewear off gå over, gi seg, avtaslite(s) av• as the century wore on, nothing changedetter som århundret slepte seg av sted, ble ingenting forandretwear oneself to a shadow slite seg fullstendig utwear oneself to death slite seg i hjel• stop, or you'll wear yourself to deathstopp, ellers kommer du til å slite deg i hjelwear one's heart on one's sleeve stille sine følelser til skuewear on somebody gå noen på nervene, irritere noenwear out slite(s) ut\/ned, forbruke, gjøre slutt på• did you wear out your clothes?trette ut, utmatte, slite utfordrive, få til å gå, slepe avstedwear out one's welcome trekke for store veksler på folks gjestfrihet, bli for lengewear something into holes slite hull på noewear something thin bruke noe til det er tynnslittwear something to rags slite noe helt utwear something well kle noewear the trousers ( overført) være herre i husetwear thin bli tynnslitt( overført) (begynne å) bli gjennomsiktig, (begynne å) ta slutt, (begynne å) bli tynnslittwear through slite igjennom, slite hull på, slite avwear well holde bra, være holdbar, være slitesterk holde seg godtIII( sjøfart) dreie av, svinge, kuvende
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White lie — 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 lie — Lie Lie (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi, G. l[ u]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]gn, Goth. liugn. See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.] 1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white lie — If you tell a white lie, you lie in order not to hurt someone s feelings … The small dictionary of idiomes
white lie — n informal a lie that you tell someone in order to protect them or avoid hurting their feelings … Dictionary of contemporary English
white lie — noun count a lie told to avoid making someone upset, not for your own advantage or in order to harm someone else … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
white lie — white′ lie′ n. a minor or harmless lie; fib … From formal English to slang
white lie — ► NOUN ▪ a harmless lie told to avoid hurting someone s feelings … English terms dictionary
white lie — n. a lie concerning a trivial matter, often one told to spare someone s feelings … English World dictionary
white lie — white lies N COUNT If you refer to an untrue statement as a white lie, you mean that it is made to avoid hurting someone s feelings or to avoid trouble, and not for an evil purpose … English dictionary
white lie — noun an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite) • Hypernyms: ↑lie, ↑prevarication * * * a minor, polite, or harmless lie; fib. * * * white lie A minor falsehood, esp one uttered for reasons of tact, etc • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
white lie — If you tell a white lie, you lie in order not to hurt someone s feelings. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you tell a white lie, you say something which is not true in order to protect someone or to avoid hurting their feelings. … … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions