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arctic fox,
Arctic fox,
white fox n | (mammal) | renard arctique, renard polaire nm |
| | | isatis nm |
b&w,
b & w,
b and w,
B/W,
BW n | written, abbreviation (black and white) | noir et blanc nm |
b&w,
b & w,
b and w,
B/W,
BW adj | written, abbreviation (black and white) | en noir et blanc loc adj |
| black and white n | (grayscale) | noir et blanc nm |
| | He asked the director why she had chosen to use black and white for her movie. |
| | Il a demandé à la réalisatrice pourquoi elle avait choisi le noir et blanc pour son film. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | (in grayscale) | en noir et blanc loc adj |
| | | noir et blanc adj inv |
| Note: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Black-and-white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
| | Les photographies en noir et blanc se basent sur la composition plutôt que la couleur. |
black and white,
black-and-white adj | figurative (clear, defined) | simple adj |
| | The situation may seem very black and white to you, but actually it's more complicated. |
| | La situation peut te sembler très simple, mais c'est bien plus compliqué. |
black and white,
black & white n | US, informal (police car) | voiture de police nf |
| | (familier) | voiture de flics, bagnole de police nf |
| black or white adj | figurative (clear cut) | clair adj |
| | | tranché, arrêté adj |
| | C'est difficile d'avoir une opinion tranchée (or: arrêtée) sur un sujet aussi délicat. |
| black or white adj | figurative (viewed simplistically) (situation) | manichéen, manichéenne adj |
| | | simpliste adj |
| | There is no gray area here, it's black or white. |
| | Il n'y a aucune ambiguïté dans ce cas, c'est une situation manichéenne. |
black-and-white film,
black-and-white movie n | (movie: without colour) | film en noir et blanc nm |
| | I love watching silents, those old black-and-white films with no sound. |
| | J'aime regarder les films muets, ces films en noir et blanc sans son. |
| black-and-white film n | (camera film: without colour) (pellicule) | film noir et blanc nm |
| | All our early home movies were on black-and-white film. |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking photos without colour) (art) | photographie noir et blanc nf |
| | He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
| | Il s'est spécialisé dans la photographie noir et blanc. |
| black-and-white television n | (TV set: cannot display colors) | télévision noir et blanc, téléviseur noir et blanc nm |
| | My parents remember the days when black-and-white television was the only type of TV available. |
| | Mes parents se souviennent de l'époque où les téléviseurs noir et blanc étaient le seul type de télé disponible. |
| black-and-white television n | uncountable (TV shows in black and white) | télévision en noir et blanc nf |
bleed [sb] dry,
bleed [sb] white vtr + adj | figurative (spend all [sb]'s money) (figuré) | saigner [qqn] à blanc vtr + loc adv |
| | Between them, my six kids have bled me dry! |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (type of edible nut) (fruit du noyer cendré) | noix nf |
| | (scientifique) | juglans cinerea nm |
| | John prepared a side dish of butternuts. |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (nut tree: North America) (arbre) | noyer cendré nm |
| | Marsha walked through a forest of butternuts. |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (wood of butternut tree) (bois) | noyer cendré nm |
| | Tim made a table out of butternut. |
| | Tim a fait une table en noyer cendré. |
calico (US),
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) n as adj | (cat: with colored markings) (chat) | tricolore adj |
| | | écaille et blanc loc adj |
| | | calico adj |
| | 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) (chat) | tricolore adj |
| | | écaille et blanc loc adj |
| | | calico adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term precedes the noun |
| egg white n | (albumen: non-yolk part of an egg) | blanc d'œuf nm |
| | You can't make meringues without egg whites. |
| | On ne peut pas faire de meringues sans blancs d'œufs. |
evening campion,
white campion n | (plant) (plante) | compagnon blanc nm |
false hellebore,
white hellebore,
Indian poke n | (plant: Veratrum viride) (plante) | vérâtre vert, tabac du diable nm |
| gloss white n | (white shiny paint colour) (couleur) | blanc laqué nm |
| | Gloss white is good paint for a commercial kitchen because gloss finishes are easy to clean. |
| | (couleur) | blanc satiné nm |
| go white vi + adj | (face: become pale) (visage) | devenir blanc, devenir tout blanc vtr + adj |
| | | pâlir⇒ vi |
gray sea eagle (US),
European sea eagle (UK),
white-tailed sea eagle n | (bird) (rapace) | pygargue à queue blanche nm |
great white shark,
white shark,
great white n | (large fish) | grand requin blanc nm |
| in black and white adv | (without colour) | en noir et blanc loc adv |
| | I prefer to develop my photographs in black and white. |
| | Je préfère développer mes photographies en noir et blanc. |
| in black and white adv | (in writing) | écrit noir sur blanc |
| | 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. |
| | Je n'ai pas cru qu'il était mort avant de le voir écrit noir sur blanc dans le journal. // Il est écrit noir sur blanc dans le testament que tout l'argent devrait me revenir. |
| in black and white adv | figurative (explicitly) | par écrit |
| | We'll set out the terms of our offer in black and white so there can be no confusion. |
| | Nous définirons nos termes par écrit de sorte qu'il n'y ait pas d'ambiguïté. |
kingfish,
white croaker n | (zoology: California fish) (poisson du Pacifique) | courbine blanche nf |
| lily-white adj | (very pale) | blanc comme neige, blanche comme neige loc adj |
| lily-white adj | figurative (pure) | blanc comme neige, blanche comme neige loc adj |
| milk-white adj | (cool shade of white) | laiteux, laiteuse loc adj |
nonwhite,
non-white adj | (of ethnic origin other than white) (pour une personne) | de couleur, pas blanc loc adj |
off white,
off-white adj | (whitish: greyish or yellowish white in colour) | blanc cassé adj inv |
| | | écru adj |
| | (souvent péjoratif) | blanchâtre adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
off white,
off-white n | (greyish- or yellowish-white colour) | blanc cassé nm |
| pearl white n | (shimmery white colour) | blanc nacré, blanc perle nm |
| Snow White n | (female character in a fairy tale) | Blanche-Neige nf propre |
| | Snow White bit into the poisoned apple and fell fast asleep. |
| | Blanche-Neige a croqué dans la pomme empoisonnée et s'est endormie. |
| snow-white adj | (pure white in color) | d'un blanc immaculé loc adj |
| | When I get married, I want to wear a snow-white wedding dress and carry a big bouquet. |
| | Quand je me marierai, je voudrais porter une robe de mariage d'un blanc immaculé et avoir un gros bouquet. |
| snow-white adj | figurative (pure, innocent) (figuré) | blanc comme neige, blanche comme neige loc adj |
| | Veronica's had a lot of boyfriends; she's not as snow-white as she seems. |
| | On se l'imagine blanche comme neige, mais Veronica est sortie avec pas mal de garçons. |
sweet pepperbush,
summer-sweet,
white alder n | (plant: Clethra alnifolia) (plante) | clèthre à feuilles d'aulne nf |
| titanium white | (painting) (pigment) | blanc de titane nm |
| turn white vi | (go pale: from shock, etc.) | pâlir⇒ vi |
| | The bad news about her brother being in hospital made her turn white. |
| | | blêmir⇒ vi |
| | | devenir livide loc v |
| | | devenir tout pâle vi + adj |
| white as a sheet adj | informal, figurative (pale: from shock, fright, etc.) | blanc comme un linge, blanche comme un linge loc adj |
| | You look like you've seen a ghost – you're white as a sheet! |
| | On dirait que tu as vu un fantôme : tu es blanc comme un linge ! |
| | | livide adj |
| | On dirait que tu as vu un fantôme : tu es livide ! |
| white as snow adj | (extremely white) | d'un blanc immaculé adj |
| | My grandmother had a quilt on her bed that was white as snow. |
| white ash n | (tree) (arbre) | frêne blanc nm |
white bass,
silver bass n | (fish: Morone chrysops) (poisson) | bar blanc nm |
white bean puree,
white bean purée n | (mashed legume: cannellini, etc.) | purée de haricots blancs nf |
| white bear | (animal) | ours blanc nm |
| white birch n | (European tree with hard wood) (arbre) | bouleau verruqueux nm |
| white blood cell n | (white corpuscle, leukocyte) | globule blanc nm |
| | (Médecine, plus technique) | leucocyte nm |
| | As she recovered, her white blood cell count dropped into the normal range. |
| | Au fur et à mesure de sa guérison, le nombre de ses globules blancs est redescendu à un niveau normal. |
| white boy n | (Caucasian boy) (homme) | blanc nm |
| | (péjoratif) | petit blanc nm |
whiteboy,
white-boy n | archaic ([sb] treated better than others) | privilégié nm |
| Whiteboys n | (historical Irish peasant group) (Histoire, Irlande) | Whiteboys nmpl |
| Note: Organisation de paysans irlandais créée au XVIIIe siècle prônant le droit à la propriété terrienne. |
| Whiteboy n | (member of this group) (Histoire, Irlande) | Whiteboy nm |
| white bread n | (bread baked with bleached flour) | pain blanc nm |
| | Wholewheat bread is more nutritious than white bread. |
| | Le pain complet est plus nutritif que le pain blanc. |
white cabbage butterfly,
cabbage butterfly n | (white butterfly) (papillon) | piéride de la rave nf |
| white chocolate n | (confection made with cocoa butter) | chocolat blanc nm |
| white clover n | (flowering plant) | trèfle blanc nm |
white coat hypertension,
white coat syndrome n | (high blood pressure at doctor's) | syndrome de la blouse blanche nm |
| white coffee n | UK (coffee: with milk) | café au lait, café crème, crème nm |
| | I don't like tea; I prefer white coffee with sugar. |
| white dwarf | (astronomy) (Astronomie) | naine blanche nf |
| white elephant n | figurative (unwanted item) (figuré : grand bâtiment) | éléphant blanc nm |
| | (bâtiment...) | projet coûteux mais inutile nm |
| | (bâtiment...) | gouffre financier nm |
| | (petits objets) | bric-à-brac nm |
| | (petits objets) | vieilleries nfpl |
| | (petits objets) | attrape-poussière nmpl |
| white fish n | (term for many varieties of edible fish) | poisson à chair blanche nm |
| white flag n | figurative (surrender) | drapeau blanc nm |
| | Cooking him his favourite meal is her way of showing a white flag. |
| white flight | (movement of white people) | fuite des Blancs nf |
| white fragility n | (defensiveness about racism) (nouveau concept américain) | « fragilité blanche » nf |
| Note: Difficultés pour les Blancs à parler de racisme. |
| white frost n | (weather: heavy frost) (Météo) | gelée blanche nf |
| white gold n | (precious alloy) | or blanc nm |
| | Instead of diamonds, I want a white gold ring. |
| white goods npl | (household appliances) | électroménager nm |
| | White goods often go on sale after Christmas. |
| | L'électroménager est souvent en soldes après Noël. |
| white goods npl | US (bed sheets) | linge de lit nm |
| | The company manufactures white goods for hotel bedrooms. |
white gourd,
wax gourd,
tunka,
Chinese watermelon n | (fruit) | courge cireuse nf |
| white hair n | (hair with white color) | cheveux blancs nmpl |
| | Fred was a tall man with white hair. |
white hat hacker,
white-hat hacker n | figurative, slang (ethical computer hacker) (Informatique, anglicisme, jargon) | white hat nm |
| | (Informatique, anglicisme) | hacker bien intentionné nm |
| white heat n | uncountable (physics: extreme heat) | traduction non disponible |
| white heat | figurative (extreme excitement or activity) | effervescence nf |
white hope,
great white hope n | ([sb] expected to do well) (personne) | espoir, grand espoir nm |
| white hope n | US (boxing: white person) | boxeur blanc nm |
| white horse n | (ocean: white-topped wave) (vague blanche) | mouton nm |
| | | vague à crête blanche nf |
white hot,
white-hot adj | (extremely hot to touch) | brûlant adj |
| | | chauffé à blanc loc adj |
| | | incandescent adj |
white hot,
white-hot adj | figurative (energetic, effective) (figuré) | chauffé à blanc loc adj |
| | The team was white hot today and easily won the final game. |
| | L'équipe était chauffée à blanc aujourd'hui et a facilement remporté le dernier match. |
white hot,
white-hot adj | figurative (very angry) | énervé, enragé adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| the White House n | (official residence of US President) | la Maison-Blanche nf propre |
| | President Obama and family were the residents of the White House from January 2009 to January 2017. |
| | Le Président Obama et sa famille furent les résidents de la Maison-Blanche de janvier 2009 à janvier 2017. |
| white knight n | (hero who comes to rescue) (héros) | chevalier blanc nm |
| white knight n | figurative ([sb] who fights heroically for cause) (figuré) | chevalier blanc nm |
| white knight n | figurative (company that rescues another) (Finance : entreprise) | chevalier blanc nm |
| white lead n | (chemistry: heavy white powder) (Chimie) | céruse nf |
| | | blanc de céruse, blanc d'argent nm |
| white lead n | (putty made from this powder) | céruse nf |
| | | blanc de céruse, blanc d'argent nm |
white leather,
whitleather n | (chemically treated leather) | cuir mégissé nm |
white lie,
little white lie n | (fib) | petit mensonge nm |
| | | mensonge sans conséquence nm |
| | | pieux mensonge nm |
| | His baby was ugly, but I told a little white lie and said it was cute. |
| | Son bébé était moche, mais je lui ai dit un pieux mensonge en affirmant qu'il était mignon. |
| white light n | (light having white color) | lumière blanche nf |
white lightning,
corn whiskey,
corn liquor n | US (liquor made with maize) | alcool de contrebande nm |