-
1 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 -
2 white-collar
adjective ((of workers, jobs etc) not manual; (working) in an office etc.) hvitsnipp-, kontor-adj. \/ˈwaɪtˌkɒlə\/hvitsnipp-, kontor-white-collar criminal hvitsnippforbryterwhite-collar job hvitsnippyrkewhite-collar worker kontorfunksjonær, hvitsnipparbeider -
3 white-hot
-
4 white-bread
adj. \/ˈwaɪtbred\/(amer., hverdagslig, overført) vanlig, (hvit) middelklasse -
5 white-haired
-
6 white lightning
subst. \/ˌwaɪtˈlaɪtnɪŋ\/1) (amer., slang, også white mule) hjemmebrent2) (amer., slang) LSD -
7 white-out
subst. \/ˈwaɪtaʊt\/1) ( meteorologi) forklaring: atmosfærisk tilstand med intens, skyggeløst lys i polarstrøk2) (meteorologi, spesielt i polarstrøk) tett snøstorm3) korrekturlakk -
8 white spirit
subst.( kjemi) white-spirit, (mineral)terpentin -
9 white-tie
adj. \/ˌwaɪtˈtaɪ\/med kjole og hvitt, der kjole og hvitt påkreves -
10 white tie
-
11 white trash
subst.( i USA) den hvite underklassen, de fattige hvitepoor white trash ( nedsettende) forklaring: den fattige hvite underklassen i USA -
12 white water
subst.1) ( spesielt om elv) skummende vann2) lyst vann (over sandbunn e.l.)3) elve-4) ( teknikk) bakvannwhite water rafting ( sport) elverafting -
13 white horse
noun ((usually in plural) a wave that has a crest of white foam.) (bølge med) skumtopp -
14 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 -
15 white ant
subst.se ➢ termite -
16 white ash
subst. ( tre)1) ( en av flere amerikanske arter i slekten Fraxinus, særlig arten Fraxinus americana) forklaring: amerikansk ask2) forklaring: lite, amerikansk tre i slekten Chionanthus forklaring: særlig arten Chionanthus virginica3) forklaring: en av flere australske eukalyptusarter4) forklaring: lite tre eller busk i slekten Clethra -
17 white bear
subst. eller polar bear( pattedyrarten Ursus maritimus) isbjørn, hvitbjørn -
18 white book
subst.(britisk, politikk) hvitbok (regelverk i britisk høyesterett) -
19 white bread
subst.hvitt brød, franskbrød, loff -
20 white bream
subst. eller silver bream( fiskearten Blicca bjoerkna) flire
См. также в других словарях:
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
white — [hwīt, wīt] adj. whiter, whitest [ME hwit < OE, akin to Ger weiss, ON hvitr, MDu wit < IE * kweid , to gleam, bright, white > WHEAT, OSlav švěšta, a light, candle] 1. having the color of pure snow or milk; of the color of radiated,… … English World dictionary
White — White, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] Finely attired … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White- — (бело ), a prefix used by Bolsheviks to designate their real and alleged enemies of all sorts, by analogy with the White Army.*White Guardist ( белогвардеец ): a member of the White Guard . The members of the White movement never applied the term … Wikipedia
White — White, José Blanco White, Patrick * * * (as used in expressions) Bourke White, Margaret Mary White White Horse, valle de White Mountains White Sands National Monument White, E(lwyn) B(rooks) White, James (Springer) y Ellen (Gould) White, John … Enciclopedia Universal
WHITE (D.) — Dick WHITE 1906 1993 Figure légendaire des services de contre espionnage britanniques certains affirment que le romancier Ian Fleming s’en serait inspiré pour créer le personnage de James Bond , sir Dick White naît en Angleterre, dans le Kent, le … Encyclopédie Universelle
white — O.E. hwit, from P.Gmc. *khwitaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. hwit, O.N. hvitr, Du. wit, O.H.G. hwiz, Ger. weiß, Goth. hveits), from PIE *kwintos/*kwindos bright (Cf. Skt. svetah white; O.C.S. sviteti to shin … Etymology dictionary
White — bezeichnet: einen Familiennamen, siehe White (Familienname) White Airways, eine portugiesische Charterfluggesellschaft White Hand Gang, irische Bande in Brooklyn von etwa 1900–1925 White Motor Company, US Hersteller von LKW, Automobilen,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
WHITE (P.) — WHITE PATRICK (1912 1990) Prix Nobel de littérature en 1973, Patrick White est sans doute l’écrivain australien le plus connu. Issu d’une famille «patricienne» (son père était grand propriétaire terrien), il appartient à cette classe sociale qui… … Encyclopédie Universelle
white — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of the colour of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light. 2) very pale. 3) relating to a human group having light coloured skin, especially of European ancestry. 4) morally or spiritually pure. 5)… … English terms dictionary
WHITE (L. A.) — WHITE LESLIE ALVIN (1900 1975) Le plus remarquable représentant de l’école néo évolutionniste américaine. L’anthropologue Leslie A. White suivit d’abord un itinéraire intellectuel complexe qui lui donna une formation largement encyclopédique;… … Encyclopédie Universelle