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1 whitewash
noun (a mixture of usually lime and water, used for whitening walls.) hvittekalk, kalkmalingIsubst. \/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ\/1) ( gipsmakerfag) hvittekalk, kalkmaling, kalkvask2) ( overført) renvasking, hvitevasking3) (amer., sport) utklassing, totalt nederlag (der taperen ikke scorer)IIverb \/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ\/1) hvitte, kalke, kritte2) ( overført) renvaske, forskjønne3) ( hverdagslig) erklære seg konkurs4) (amer., sport, slang) utklasse, banke, feie banen medbe whitewashed forklaring: bli kvitt gjeld ved å erklære seg konkurs -
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
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