Compound Forms:
|
arctic fox,
Arctic fox,
white fox n | (mammal) | zorro ártico loc nom m |
b&w,
b & w,
b and w,
B/W,
BW n | written, abbreviation (black and white) | blanco y negro grupo nom |
b&w,
b & w,
b and w,
B/W,
BW adj | written, abbreviation (black and white) | blanco y negro loc adj |
| black and white n | (grayscale) | escala de grises grupo nom |
| | He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. |
| | Le preguntó a la directora por qué había elegido utilizar la escala de grises para su película. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | (in grayscale) | en blanco y negro loc adj |
| Note: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
| | Las fotografías en blanco y negro dependen de la composición en lugar del color. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | figurative (clear, defined) | meridianamente claro loc adj |
| | | blanco y negro loc adj |
| | The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. |
| | La situación puede parecer meridianamente clara, pero en realidad es complicada. |
black and white,
black & white n | US, informal (police car) | coche de policía, carro de policía nm + loc adj |
| | | patrulla nf |
| | (AR) | patrullero nm |
| black or white adj | figurative (clear cut) (división clara) | blanco o negro loc adj |
| black or white adj | figurative (viewed simplistically) (mirada simplista) | blanco y negro expr |
| | | blanco o negro exp |
| | There is no gray area here, it's black or white. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Algunas personas ven las cosas en blanco y negro. |
black-and-white film,
black-and-white movie n | (movie: without colour) | película en blanco y negro nf + loc adj |
| | | film en blanco y negro nm + loc adj |
| | I love watching silents, those old black-and-white films with no sound. |
| black-and-white film n | (camera film: without colour) | filmación en blanco y negro nf + loc adj |
| | All our early home movies were on black-and-white film. |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking photos without colour) | fotografía blanco y negro grupo nom |
| | He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mi fotógrafo preferido es Balthasar Burkhard. Me fascinan sus fotografías blanco y negro. |
| black-and-white television n | (TV set: cannot display colors) | televisor en blanco y negro nm + loc adj |
| | My parents remember the days when black-and-white television was the only type of TV available. |
| | Mis padres recuerdan los días en que sólo había televisores blanco y negro. |
| black-and-white television n | uncountable (TV shows in black and white) | televisión en blanco y negro nf + loc adj |
bleed [sb] dry,
bleed [sb] white vtr + adj | figurative (spend all [sb]'s money) | dejar seco a loc verb |
| | Between them, my six kids have bled me dry! |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (type of edible nut) (tipo de nuez) | nuez blanca loc nom f |
| | John prepared a side dish of butternuts. |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (nut tree: North America) | nogal blanco americano loc nom m |
| | Marsha walked through a forest of butternuts. |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (wood of butternut tree) | nogal blanco loc nom m |
| | Tim made a table out of butternut. |
| | Tim hizo una mesa de nogal blanco. |
calico (US),
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) n as adj | (cat: with colored markings) (gato) | calicó adj mf |
| | | tricolor adj mf |
| | The cat gave birth to one calico kitten and two white. |
| | La gata parió un gato calicó y dos blancos. |
calico colored,
calico-colored (US),
tortoiseshell and white,
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) adj | US (cat: tortoiseshell and white) (tipo de gato) | calicó adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term precedes the noun |
| egg white n | (albumen: non-yolk part of an egg) | clara de huevo loc nom f |
| | | clara nf |
| | You can't make meringues without egg whites. |
| | No puedes hacer merengue sin claras de huevo. |
| | No puedes hacer merengue sin claras. |
evening campion,
white campion n | (plant) | doble campeón loc nom f |
| | | jabonera blanca loc nom f |
| | | borbonesa, carapitera nf |
false hellebore,
white hellebore,
Indian poke n | (plant: Veratrum viride) | falso eléboro loc nom m |
| gloss white n | (white shiny paint colour) (color) | blanco brillante loc nom m |
| | Gloss white is good paint for a commercial kitchen because gloss finishes are easy to clean. |
| | El blanco brillante es bueno para las cocinas porque es fácil de limpiar. |
| | (color) | blanco esmaltado, blanco satinado loc nom m |
| | El blanco esmaltado es bueno para las cocinas porque es fácil de limpiar. |
| go white vi + adj | (face: become pale) | ponerse blanco expr |
gray sea eagle (US),
European sea eagle (UK),
white-tailed sea eagle n | (bird) | águila gris pescadora loc nom m |
great white shark,
white shark,
great white n | (large fish) | tiburón blanco loc nom m |
| in black and white adv | (without colour) (fotografía) | en blanco y negro loc adv |
| | I prefer to develop my photographs in black and white. |
| | Prefiero revelar mis fotografías en blanco y negro. |
| in black and white adv | (in writing) (informal) | en negro sobre blanco expr |
| | | por escrito loc adv |
| | 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. |
| | No creí que estuviera muerto hasta que lo leí en el periódico en negro sobre blanco. |
| in black and white adv | figurative (explicitly) (coloquial) | con todo lujo de detalles loc adv |
| | We'll set out the terms of our offer in black and white so there can be no confusion. |
| | (figurado) | punto por punto loc adv |
| | Estableceremos los términos del nuestra oferta punto por punto para que no haya confusión. |
kingfish,
white croaker n | (zoology: California fish) | umbrina del Pacífico loc nom f |
| lily-white adj | (very pale) | muy blanco, muy pálido loc adj |
| lily-white adj | figurative (pure) | blanco/a adj |
| | | puro/a adj |
| milk-white adj | (cool shade of white) | lechoso/a adj |
nonwhite,
non-white adj | (of ethnic origin other than white) | no blanco adv + adj |
| | | de color loc adj |
off white,
off-white adj | (whitish: greyish or yellowish white in colour) | blanquecino/a adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | La pared quedó en un tono blanquecino. |
| | | blanco crudo loc adj |
| | No es un blanco limpio, es blanco crudo. |
off white,
off-white n | (greyish- or yellowish-white colour) | blancuzco nm |
| | | blanco tiza loc nom m |
| | | grisáceo nm |
| pearl white n | (shimmery white colour) | blanco perla loc nom m |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. En la nueva colección de trajes de novia predomina el blanco perla. |
| Snow White n | (female character in a fairy tale) | Blancanieves nf |
| | Snow White bit into the poisoned apple and fell fast asleep. |
| | Blancanieves mordió la manzana envenenada y se durmió. |
| snow-white adj | (pure white in color) | blanco inmaculado loc adj |
| | | blanco como la nieve loc adj |
| | | blanco níveo loc adj |
| | When I get married, I want to wear a snow-white wedding dress and carry a big bouquet. |
| | Cuando me case quiero ponerme un vestido blanco inmaculado y llevar un ramo de flores. |
| snow-white adj | figurative (pure, innocent) | inmaculada adj |
| | | inocente adj |
| | Veronica's had a lot of boyfriends; she's not as snow-white as she seems. |
| | Verónica ha tenido muchos novios, no es tan inmaculada como parece. |
sweet pepperbush,
summer-sweet,
white alder n | (plant: Clethra alnifolia) | arbusto de la pimienta dulce loc nom m |
| titanium white | (painting) | blanco titanio loc nom m |
| turn white vi | (go pale: from shock, etc.) | ponerse lívido loc verb |
| | | ponerse pálido loc verb |
| | The bad news about her brother being in hospital made her turn white. |
| | Cuando le dijeron que su hermano estaba en el hospital se puso lívida. |
| | | ponerse blanco, quedarse blanco loc verb |
| | Cuando le dijeron que su hermano estaba en el hospital se puso blanca. |
| white as a sheet adj | informal, figurative (pale: from shock, fright, etc.) | blanco como la leche loc adj |
| | You look like you've seen a ghost – you're white as a sheet! |
| | Te ves como si hubieras visto un fantasma, ¡estás blanco como la leche! |
| | | blanco como el papel loc adj |
| | Te ves como si hubieras visto un fantasma, ¡estás blanco como el papel! |
| white as snow adj | (extremely white) | blanco como la nieve adj |
| | My grandmother had a quilt on her bed that was white as snow. |
| | La cama de mi abuela tenía una manta blanca como la nieve. |
| white ash n | (tree) | fresno americano loc nom m |
| | | fresno blanco americano loc nom m |
white bass,
silver bass n | (fish: Morone chrysops) | lubina blanca loc nom f |
white bean puree,
white bean purée n | (mashed legume: cannellini, etc.) | puré de porotos blancos, puré de frijoles blancos, puré de judías blancas nm + loc adj |
| | | pasta de porotos blancos, pasta de frijoles blancos, pasta de judías blancas nf + loc adj |
| white bear | (animal) | oso blanco loc nom m |
| white birch n | (European tree with hard wood) | abedul papirífero loc nom m |
| white blood cell n | (white corpuscle, leukocyte) | glóbulo blanco, leucocito nm |
| | As she recovered, her white blood cell count dropped into the normal range. |
| | A medida que la infección cedía el recuento de leucocitos se fue normalizando. |
| white boy n | (Caucasian boy) | joven caucásico loc nom m |
whiteboy,
white-boy n | archaic ([sb] treated better than others) | niño mimado loc nom m |
| Whiteboys n | (historical Irish peasant group) (Irlanda, s. XVIII) | Whiteboys n propio mpl |
| Whiteboy n | (member of this group) (Irlanda, s. XVIII) | whiteboy nm |
| white bread n | (bread baked with bleached flour) | pan blanco loc nom m |
| | Wholewheat bread is more nutritious than white bread. |
| | El pan de salvado es más nutritivo que el pan blanco. |
white cabbage butterfly,
cabbage butterfly n | (white butterfly) | mariposa blanquita de la col loc nom f |
| white chocolate n | (confection made with cocoa butter) | chocolate blanco nm |
| | El chocolate blanco me resulta un poco empalagoso. |
| white clover n | (flowering plant) | trébol blanco loc nom m |
white coat hypertension,
white coat syndrome n | (high blood pressure at doctor's) | hipertensión de bata blanca loc nom f |
coffee with milk (US),
white coffee (UK) n | (coffee with milk added) | café con leche nm + loc adj |
| | | café cortado nm + adj |
| | I don't like tea; I prefer white coffee with sugar. |
| | No me gusta el té; prefiero el café con leche con azúcar. |
| white dwarf | (astronomy) | enana blanca loc nom f |
| white elephant n | figurative (unwanted item) | cachivache nm |
| | | trasto nm |
| white elephant sale n | (sale of unwanted items) | venta de objetos usados nf + loc adj |
| | (formal) | venta de objetos de segunda mano nf + loc adj |
| | (ES) | rastrillo de segunda mano nm + loc adj |
| | They're having a white elephant sale at the village hall tomorrow. |
| white fish n | (term for many varieties of edible fish) | pescado blanco nm + adj |
| white flag n | figurative (surrender) (literal) | bandera blanca nf |
| | Cooking him his favourite meal is her way of showing a white flag. |
| | Cocinarle su plato favorito es su manera de mostrarle una bandera blanca. |
| white flight | (movement of white people) | huída blanca loc nom f |
| white fragility n | (defensiveness about racism) | fragilidad blanca loc nom f |
| white frost n | (weather: heavy frost) | nevada nf |
| white gold n | (precious alloy) | oro blanco nm |
| | Instead of diamonds, I want a white gold ring. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Le gustaba lucir anillos de oro blanco. |
| white goods npl | (household appliances) | electrodomésticos nmpl |
| | White goods often go on sale after Christmas. |
| | Los electrodomésticos suelen estar rebajados después de las Navidades. |
| | | aparatos domésticos loc nom mpl |
| | Los aparatos domésticos suelen estar rebajados después de las Navidades. |
| white goods npl | US (bed sheets) | ropa de cama loc nom f |
| | The company manufactures white goods for hotel bedrooms. |
| | La empresa fabrica ropa de cama para habitaciones de hotel. |
white gourd,
wax gourd,
tunka,
Chinese watermelon n | (fruit) | calabaza blanca loc nom f |
| | | calabaza china loc nom f |
| white hair n | (hair with white color) | pelo canoso nm + adj |
| | | canas nfpl |
| | Fred was a tall man with white hair. |
| | Fred era un hombre alto de pelo canoso. |
white hat hacker,
white-hat hacker n | figurative, slang (ethical computer hacker) | sombrero blanco loc nom mf |
| white heat n | uncountable (physics: extreme heat) | calor blanco loc nom m |
| white heat | figurative (extreme excitement or activity) | efervescencia nf |
white hope,
great white hope n | ([sb] expected to do well) | gran promesa loc nom f |
| white hope n | US (boxing: white person) | esperanza blanca loc nom f |
| white horse n | (ocean: white-topped wave) | cresta de la ola loc nom f |
white hot,
white-hot adj | (extremely hot to touch) | candente, incandescente adj mf |
| | | al rojo loc adj |
white hot,
white-hot adj | figurative (energetic, effective) (coloquial) | que arde loc adj |
| | The team was white hot today and easily won the final game. |
| | Hoy el equipo estaba que ardía y ganó la final con facilidad. |
white hot,
white-hot adj | figurative (very angry) (figurado) | iracundo/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| the White House n | (official residence of US President) | la Casa Blanca n propio f |
| | President Obama and family were the residents of the White House from January 2009 to January 2017. |
| | El presidente Obama y su familia vivieron en la Casa Blanca desde enero del 2009 hasta enero del 2017. |
| white knight n | (hero who comes to rescue) | caballero de brillante armadura loc nom m |
| white knight n | figurative ([sb] who fights heroically for cause) | caballero andante loc nom m |
| white knight n | figurative (company that rescues another) | caballero blanco loc nom m |
| white lead n | (chemistry: heavy white powder) | carbonato de plomo loc nom m |
| | | blanco de plomo loc nom m |
| white lead n | (putty made from this powder) | albayalde nm |
white leather,
whitleather n | (chemically treated leather) | cuero blanqueado nm + adj |
white lie,
little white lie n | (fib) | mentira piadosa nf + adj |
| | (informal) | mentirita, mentirijilla nf |
| | His baby was ugly, but I told a little white lie and said it was cute. |
| | Su bebé era feo, pero, con una mentira piadosa, le dije que era lindo. |