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1 white
1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) άσπρος2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) λευκός3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) χλωμός4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) με γάλα2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) άσπρο, λευκό2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) λευκός3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) ασπράδι αυγού4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) άσπρο ματιού•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) ασπρίζω, ασβεστώνω / εξωραϊζω- white wine -
2 White
adj.P. and V. λευκός, V. λευκανθής, πάλλευκος.Bright: Ar. and V. ἀργής, V. ἀργηστής.Pale: P. and V. ὠχρός, P. χλωρός.White with age, adj.: P. and V. πολιός (Plat., Parm. 127B), V. λευκός, λευκανθής.White swan: V. πολιόχρως κύκνος, ὁ (Eur., Bacch. 1364).Wreathed with white: V. λευκοστεφής.——————subs.Ar. and P. τὸ λευκόν.Dressed in white: Ar. ἠμφιεσμένος λευκά (Thesm. 840; cp. Ach. 1024).An assembly dressed in white: Ar. λευκοπληθὴς... ἐκκλησία (Eccl. 387).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > White
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3 white
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4 white-hot
adjective ((of metals) so hot that they have turned white: a white-hot poker.) (λευκό)-πυρωμένος -
5 white horse
noun ((usually in plural) a wave that has a crest of white foam.) αφρισμένο κύμα -
6 white lie
(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) αθώο ψέμα -
7 White lead
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > White lead
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8 white elephant
(a useless, unwanted possession.) δώρον άδωρον -
9 white wine
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10 white-collar
adjective ((of workers, jobs etc) not manual; (working) in an office etc.) υπαλληλικός, του γραφείου, μη χειρωνακτικός -
11 White-armed
adj.V. λευκόπηχυς.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > White-armed
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12 White-crested
adj.Ar. λευκόλοφος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > White-crested
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13 White-fleeced
adj.Ar. λευκόθριξ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > White-fleeced
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14 White-steeded
adj.V. λεύκιππος, λευκόπωλος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > White-steeded
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15 White-winged
adj.V. λευκόπτερος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > White-winged
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16 off-white
adjective (not quite white, eg slightly yellow etc: an off-white dress.) κρεμ,εκρού,υπόλευκος -
17 in black and white
(in writing or print: Would you put that down in black and white?) γραπτός -
18 snow-white
adjective (white like snow.) χιονάτος -
19 Milk-white
adj.Use V. πάλλευκος; see White.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Milk-white
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20 Snow-white
adj.Use white.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Snow-white
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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. szveisti, to make … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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