White

[waɪt] [AE hwaɪt] 1.

aggettivo

1) bianco; [person, face] bianco, pallido

to paint sth. white — pitturare qcs. di bianco

to go o turn white — diventare bianco; [person] sbiancare, impallidire (with per)

2) (Caucasian) [race, child, skin] bianco; [area] abitato da bianchi; [culture, prejudice] dei bianchi

a white man, woman — un (uomo) bianco, una (donna) bianca

2.

nome

1) (colour) bianco m.

2) (part of egg) bianco m., chiara f.; (part of eye) bianco m.

3) (anche White) (person) bianco m. (-a)

4) (wine) (vino) bianco m.

5) (in chess, draughts) bianco m., bianchi m.pl.; (in snooker, pool) (palla) bianca f.

3.

nome plurale whites

cricket, tennis whites — tenuta da cricket, completo bianco da tennis

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he would swear black was white — sarebbe pronto a negare l'evidenza

whiter than white — immacolato

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1. adjective

1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) bianco

2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) bianco

3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) bianco, pallido

4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) macchiato

2. noun

1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) bianco

2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) bianco

3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) bianco, albume

4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) bianco

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- whiten

- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb

(to cover with whitewash.) imbiancare, (dare il bianco)

- whitewashed

- white wine

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(Surnames) White /waɪt, USA hw-/

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[waɪt] [AE hwaɪt] 1.

aggettivo

1) bianco; [person, face] bianco, pallido

to paint sth. white — pitturare qcs. di bianco

to go o turn white — diventare bianco; [person] sbiancare, impallidire (with per)

2) (Caucasian) [race, child, skin] bianco; [area] abitato da bianchi; [culture, prejudice] dei bianchi

a white man, woman — un (uomo) bianco, una (donna) bianca

2.

nome

1) (colour) bianco m.

2) (part of egg) bianco m., chiara f.; (part of eye) bianco m.

3) (anche White) (person) bianco m. (-a)

4) (wine) (vino) bianco m.

5) (in chess, draughts) bianco m., bianchi m.pl.; (in snooker, pool) (palla) bianca f.

3.

nome plurale whites

cricket, tennis whites — tenuta da cricket, completo bianco da tennis

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he would swear black was white — sarebbe pronto a negare l'evidenza

whiter than white — immacolato