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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.) nedolžna laž* * *[wáitlai]nounnedolžna laž, laž v sili -
2 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) laž2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) lagati- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) leči, ležati2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) nahajati se, biti3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ostati4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) biti v•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *I [lai]nounlaž, neresnica, izmišljotinawhite lie — nedolžna laž, laž v silito give s.o. the lie — postaviti koga na lažto give the lie to s.th. — postaviti kaj na lažII [lai]1.transitive verblagati (to komu), nalagati;2.transitive verbz lažmi zmamiti ( into v, k)he lies like a book — laže, da sam sebi verjamehe lies like a gasmeter — laže, kakor pes tečeto lie o.s. out of — z lažmi se izvleči iz česahumorously to lie in one's throat ( —ali teeth) — lagati komu v obraz, predrzno lagatiIII [lai]nounlega, položaj; počivališče (živali, ptic, rib)figuratively the lie of the land — situacija, stanje, razmereIV [lai]intransitive verbležati, počivati; nahajati se, biti v; težiti, ležati (on na duši, v želodcu); peljati (pot); juridically biti dopusten, biti dovoljen, priti v poštev; archaic prenočiti, prespati; hunting ne vzleteti (ptice); military & nautical stati, ležati (čete, ladje)to lie hid — pritajiti se, skriti seslang to lie doggo — negibno ležati, pritajiti seas far as in me lies — po svojih najboljših močeh, kolikor le moremto lie on s.o.'s hands — ležati pri kom brez koristi (nerabljeno, neprodano)to lie idle — biti neizkoriščen, mirovati (zemlja, stroj), lenuharitimilitary to lie perdu — ležati v skriti izvidniški točkiit lies with you to do it — na tebi je, da to storišjuridically to lie on s.o. — biti komu obvezanto lie in s.o.'s way — biti komu pri roki; biti komu na potiyou will lie on the bed you have made — kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal -
3 white
1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) bel2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) belopolt3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) bled4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) bel2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) bela barva2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) belec3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) beljak4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) beločnica•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) beliti z apnom- white wine* * *I [wáit]adjectivebel; belopolt; belokožen; bled; svetel; bel ali siv (lasje); poetically blond, plav; brezbarven, prozoren; figuratively čist, nedolžen, neomadeževan, preprost; politics bel, rojalističen, reakcionaren; technical pocinan; srebrn, beložareč, razbeljen; economy dovoljen, dopuščen; (redko) srečen; printing prazen, nepotiskan; colloquially poštènas white as a sheet — bled kot zid (stena, smrt)white ant — bela mravlja, termitwhite book politics bela knjigawhite brass technical bela med, novo srebrowhite bear — beli, polarni medvedwhite coal technical beli premog, vodna močwhite coffee — bela, mlečna kavawhite father American beli oče (indijanski vzdevek za predsednika ZDA)white feather — belo pero (znak strahopetnosti), figuratively strahopetecwhite sale economy razprodaja platnenega blaga, beli tedenwhite paper politics bela knjiga (poročilo angleške vlade)white supremacy — prevlada, nadvlada belcevto bleed white — pustiti (tele) izkrvaveti; figuratively izsesati, kri puščati (komu)II [wáit]nounbelina, bela barva, belilo; bel predmet; belokožnost; belec, človek bele rase; beljak; belo vino; obsolete srebro, srebrnik; (šah) bela figura; beli krog pri tarči; politics beli, reakcionar, rojalist; figuratively čistost, nedolžnost; printing vrzel, prazen prostorin the white technical surov, nepleskan (les, kovina itd.)III [wáit]transitive verb(po)beliti, prebeliti; napraviti belo; figuratively površno napraviti lepo (dobro)to white out printing pustiti bel (prazen) prostor
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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