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white | whiting |
arctic fox,
Arctic fox,
white fox n | (mammal) (ثعلب أبيض) | ثعلب قطبيّ |
| black and white n | (grayscale) | الأبيض والأسود |
| | He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | (in grayscale) | بالأبيض والأسود |
| ملاحظة: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | figurative (clear, defined) | واضح، بديهيّ |
| | (مجازي) | أبيض وأسود |
| | The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. |
black and white,
black & white n | US, informal (police car) | سيارة شرطة |
| ملاحظة: قد تجد أقرب مرادف للتعبير الإنجليزي بالعامية نظرًا لاختلاف الأسلوب بين الفصحى والعامية |
| black or white adj | figurative (clear cut) | واضح جدًّا |
| | (مجازي) | أبيض أو أسود |
| black or white adj | figurative (viewed simplistically) | لا تعقيدات فيه، بسيط |
| | (مجازي) | أبيض أو أسود |
| | There is no gray area here, it's black or white. |
black-and-white film,
black-and-white movie n | (movie: without colour) | فيلم بالأبيض والأسود |
| | I love watching silents, those old black-and-white films with no sound. |
| black-and-white film n | (camera film: without colour) (لكاميرا) | فيلم أبيض وأسود |
| | All our early home movies were on black-and-white film. |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking photos without colour) | تصوير بالأسود والأبيض |
| | He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
| black-and-white television n | (TV set: cannot display colors) | تلفزيون أبيض وأسود |
| | My parents remember the days when black-and-white television was the only type of TV available. |
| black-and-white television n | uncountable (TV shows in black and white) | برامج تلفزيونية بالأبيض والأسود |
bleed [sb] dry,
bleed [sb] white vtr + adj | figurative (spend all [sb]'s money) | يستنزف كل أموال شخص |
| | Between them, my six kids have bled me dry! |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (type of edible nut) (واحدة الجوز الأرمد) | جوزة رمداء |
| | John prepared a side dish of butternuts. |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (nut tree: North America) (واحدة شجر الجوز الأرمد) | جوزة رمداء |
| | Marsha walked through a forest of butternuts. |
| | سارت مارشا في غابة جوز أرمد. |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (wood of butternut tree) | خشب الجوز الأرمد |
| | Tim made a table out of butternut. |
calico (US),
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) n as adj | (cat: with colored markings) (هرّ) | متعدد الألوان |
| | The cat gave birth to one calico kitten and two white. |
calico colored,
calico-colored (US),
tortoiseshell and white,
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) adj | US (cat: tortoiseshell and white) (أشقر وأسود وأبيض) | بلون الكاليكو |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term precedes the noun |
| egg white n | (albumen: non-yolk part of an egg) | بياض البيض، الآح |
| | You can't make meringues without egg whites. |
| gloss white n | (white shiny paint colour) (طلاء) | أبيض لمّاع |
| | Gloss white is good paint for a commercial kitchen because gloss finishes are easy to clean. |
| go white vi + adj | (face: become pale) | يشحب |
great white shark,
white shark,
great white n | (large fish) | القرش الأبيض الكبير |
| in black and white adv | (without colour) | بالأبيض والأسود |
| | I prefer to develop my photographs in black and white. |
| in black and white adv | (in writing) | مكتوبًا، مطبوعًا |
| | | خطيًّا، كتابةً |
| | I didn't believe he was dead until I saw it in the newspaper in black and white. |
| | The will states clearly in black and white that all the money should go to me. |
| in black and white adv | figurative (explicitly) | بوضوح كامل |
| | We'll set out the terms of our offer in black and white so there can be no confusion. |
kingfish,
white croaker n | (zoology: California fish) (سمك النعّاب الأبيض في كاليفورنيا) | ملك السمك |
| lily-white adj | (very pale) | ناصع البياض |
| lily-white adj | figurative (pure) | طاهر، نقيّ |
| milk-white adj | (cool shade of white) | حليبيّ البياض، له بياض الحليب |
nonwhite,
non-white adj | (of ethnic origin other than white) (لا ينتمي للعرق الأبيض) | غير أبيض |
off white,
off-white adj | (whitish: greyish or yellowish white in colour) (في بعض المناطق) | أبيض مكسور |
| | | أبيض مائل إلى الأصفر |
| | | أبيض مائل إلى الرمادي |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
off white,
off-white n | (greyish- or yellowish-white colour) (في بعض المناطق) | لون أبيض مكسور |
| | | لون أبيض مائل إلى الأصفر |
| | | لون أبيض مائل إلى الرمادي |
| pearl white n | (shimmery white colour) | بياض اللؤلؤ |
| snow-white adj | (pure white in color) | أبيض كالثلج |
| | When I get married, I want to wear a snow-white wedding dress and carry a big bouquet. |
| snow-white adj | figurative (pure, innocent) | بريء |
| | Veronica's had a lot of boyfriends; she's not as snow-white as she seems. |
| titanium white | (painting) (في الطلاء) | أبيض التيتانيوم |
| turn white vi | (go pale: from shock, etc.) | يشحب وجهه |
| | The bad news about her brother being in hospital made her turn white. |
| white as a sheet adj | informal, figurative (pale: from shock, fright, etc.) | مصفر الوجه |
| | (مجازي) | شاحب الوجه |
| ملاحظة: قد تجد أقرب مرادف للتعبير الإنجليزي بالعامية نظرًا لاختلاف الأسلوب بين الفصحى والعامية. |
| | You look like you've seen a ghost – you're white as a sheet! |
| white as snow adj | (extremely white) | أبيض كالثلج |
| | My grandmother had a quilt on her bed that was white as snow. |
white bean puree,
white bean purée n | (mashed legume: cannellini, etc.) | هريس الفاصوليا البيضاء |
| white blood cell n | (white corpuscle, leukocyte) | كرية الدم البيضاء |
| | As she recovered, her white blood cell count dropped into the normal range. |
| white boy n | (Caucasian boy) | فتى أبيض |
whiteboy,
white-boy n | archaic ([sb] treated better than others) (من يعامَل أفضل من غيره) | معزَّز |
| white bread n | (bread baked with bleached flour) | خبز أبيض |
| | Wholewheat bread is more nutritious than white bread. |
| | خبز القمح الكامل مغذٍّ أكثر من الخبز الأبيض. |
| white chocolate n | (confection made with cocoa butter) (من زبدة الكاكاو) | شوكولاتة بيضاء |
white coat hypertension,
white coat syndrome n | (high blood pressure at doctor's) | ارتفاع الضغط بحضور الطبيب |
coffee with milk (US),
white coffee (UK) n | (coffee with milk added) | قهوة مع حليب |
| | I don't like tea; I prefer white coffee with sugar. |
| white elephant n | figurative (unwanted item) | شيء غير مرغوب فيه |
| | (مجازي) | فيل أبيض |
| white fish n | (term for many varieties of edible fish) | سمك أبيض |
| white flag n | figurative (surrender) (مجازي) | رفع الراية البيضاء |
| | | الاستسلام |
| | Cooking him his favourite meal is her way of showing a white flag. |
| white fragility n | (defensiveness about racism) (اتخاذ موقف دفاعي إزاء أخبار العنصرية) | هشاشة البِيض |
| white gold n | (precious alloy) | ذهب أبيض |
| | Instead of diamonds, I want a white gold ring. |
| white goods npl | (household appliances) | أجهزة كهربائية منزلية |
| | White goods often go on sale after Christmas. |
| white goods npl | US (bed sheets) | بياضات الأسرّة |
| | The company manufactures white goods for hotel bedrooms. |
| white hair n | (hair with white color) | شَيب، شعر أبيض |
| | Fred was a tall man with white hair. |
| white knight n | (hero who comes to rescue) (بطل يأتي لنجدة الآخرين) | الفارس الأبيض |
| white knight n | figurative ([sb] who fights heroically for cause) (من يقاتل لأجل قضية) | الفارس الأبيض |
| white knight n | figurative (company that rescues another) (شركة تنقذ شركة أخرى) | الفارس الأبيض |
white lie,
little white lie n | (fib) | كذبة بيضاء |
| | His baby was ugly, but I told a little white lie and said it was cute. |
white lightning,
corn whiskey,
corn liquor n | US (liquor made with maize) (يُصنع من الذرة) | مشروب كحوليّ غير شرعيّ |
| white magic n | (witchcraft performed for good) | سحر أبيض، سحر خيّر |
| | The farmer's sickly sheep were cured by a woman who practised white magic. |
| white man n | (adult Caucasian male) | رجل أبيض |
| the white man n | dated, uncountable (Caucasian people collectively) | البِيض، الرجل الأبيض |
| white matter n | uncountable (nerve tissue) (النسيج العصبي) | المادة البيضاء |
| white meat n | (light-coloured poultry flesh) | اللحم الأبيض |
| | Turkey flesh is mostly white meat; the leg meat is darker. |
| white meat n | (lean animal flesh) | اللحم الأبيض |
| | White meat is healthier as it contains less fat than red meat. Do you prefer white meat or dark meat? |
| white musk n | (synthetic fragrance) (مسك مصنَّع) | مِسْك أبيض |
white noise,
white sound n | (steady background noise) | ضوضاء بيضاء، شوشرة بيضاء، ضجيج أبيض |
| white paper n | (official document) | ورقة بيضاء |
| | White papers are issued by governments, companies, or other important organizations. |
| white pepper | (condiment) | فلفل أبيض، بهار أبيض |
white poplar,
abele n | (tree: Populus alba) (شجرة) | حَور أبيض |
| white poplar n | (wood) (خشب) | حَور أبيض |
| white power n | (belief that white race is superior) | نفوذ البِيض، سلطة البِيض |
| | Skinheads generally belong to the white power movement. |
| white privilege n | (racial injustice) | امتياز البِيض، الحظوة عند البِيض |
white pudding,
oatmeal pudding n | UK (type of sausage) | سجق أبيض |
| | White pudding is made of pork meat and fat, together with oatmeal, bread, and suet. |
| white race n | (fair-skinned people) | العِرق الأبيض |
| | The Nazis believed in the superiority of the white race. |
| white sand n | (very pale beach sand) (رمل شاطئ شديد البياض) | رمل أبيض |
| white sauce | (cuisine) (في الطهو) | صلصة بيضاء |
| white space n | (radio frequency) (تردُّد راديويّ) | الفضاء الأبيض |
| white space n | (page layout: blank space) (في تصميم صفحة) | فسحة بيضاء، حيّز أبيض، مساحة فارغة |
| | (في الحوسبة) | مسافة بيضاء |
white space,
whitespace n | slang (business: untapped opportunity) (في الأعمال) | فرصة جديدة |
| white spirit n | UK (solvent) (مذيب للدهان) | كحول أبيض، مذيب نفطيّ |
| white supremacist n | ([sb] who believes white race is superior) | القائل بتفوّق البِيض |
| | White supremacists look down on all people whose skin is a different colour. |
| white supremacy n | (belief that white race is superior) | تفوق البيض |
| white tie n | (men's formal dress) | بدلة رسمية للسهرات |
| | I'll be wearing white tie to the mayor's ball. |
| white tie n | (men's bow tie) | ربطة عنق فراشية بيضاء |
| | Ron was wearing a white tie with his tux. |
white trash,
poor white trash n | pejorative, offensive, informal, US (poor white people) | البِيض الفقراء |
| white ware n | (ceramic items) | الخزفيات |
| white water n | (fast-moving foamy water) | مياه مزبدة |
| | White water rafting is a very adventurous sport. |
| white water rafting n | (kayaking on fast-flowing river) | رياضة قوارب الأنهار الصعبة |
| | My friends and I went white water rafting on the New River last summer. |
| white whale n | (beluga: sea mammal) | الحوت الأبيض |
| | From the deck the passengers suddenly spotted a white whale nearby. |
| white wine n | (pale alcoholic drink made from grapes) | نبيذ أبيض |
| | She sat at the bar drinking a glass of white wine. |
| white woman n | (adult Caucasian female) | امرأة بيضاء |
| white-bread adj | figurative (characteristic of middle class) | عاديّ، مملّ، خاص بالطبقة المتوسطة |
| white-collar adj | figurative (professional, middle class) (موظفو المكاتب) | ذوو الياقة البيضاء |
| | This is a white-collar area. |
white-collar crime,
US: white-collar offense,
UK: white-collar offence n | (law: nonviolent crime) | جرائم الموظفين الإداريين، جرائم ذوي الياقات البيضاء |