Formy złożone:
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| black and white n | (grayscale) | czarno-biały przym. |
| | 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) | czarno-biały przym. |
| Uwaga: 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 (straightforward, clear cut) | czarno-biały przym. |
| | The terms are laid out in black and white on page 10. |
black and white,
black & white n | US, informal (police car) | radiowóz m |
| | (slang) | suka ż |
| black or white adj | figurative (clear cut) | czarno na białym wyr. |
| black or white adj | figurative (viewed simplistically) | czarny czy biały wyr. |
| | There is no gray area here, it's black or white. |
black-and-white film,
black-and-white movie n | (movie: without colour) | czarno-biały film |
| | I love watching silents, those old black-and-white films with no sound. |
| black-and-white film n | (camera film: without colour) | czarno-biały film fotograficzny |
| | All our early home movies were on black-and-white film. |
| black-and-white television n | (TV set: cannot display colors) | czarno-biały telewizor przym. + m |
| | 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) | czarno-biała telewizja przym. + ż |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (type of edible nut) | orzech szary m + przym. |
| | John prepared a side dish of butternuts. |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (nut tree: North America) | orzech szary m + przym. |
| | Marsha walked through a forest of butternuts. |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (wood of butternut tree) | drewno z orzecha szarego wyr. |
| | Tim made a table out of butternut. |
calico (US),
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) n as adj | (cat: with coloured markings) | łaciaty przym. |
| egg white n | (albumen: non-yolk part of an egg) | białko n |
| | You can't make meringues without egg whites. |
| in black and white adv | (without colour) | czarno-biało przys. |
| | I prefer to develop my photographs in black and white. |
| in black and white adj | literal (in writing) | na piśmie przyim. + n |
| | I didn't believe the rumour that the band were splitting up until I saw it in the newspaper in black and white. |
| in black and white adv | figurative (explicitly) | czarno na białym wyr. |
| | We'll set out the terms of our offer in black and white so there can be no confusion. |
nonwhite,
non-white adj | (of ethnic origin other than white) | niebiały przym. |
off white,
off-white adj | (whitish: greyish or yellowish white in colour) | białawy, szarawy przym. |
| Uwaga: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
off white,
off-white n | (greyish- or yellowish-white colour) | szarawy przym. |
| pearl white n | (shimmery white colour) | perłowy biały przym. + przym. |
| Snow White n | (female character in a fairy tale) | Królewna Śnieżka ż + ż |
| | Snow White bit into the poisoned apple and fell fast asleep. |
| snow-white adj | literal (pure white in colour) | śnieżnobiały przym. |
| | When I get married, I want to wear a snow-white wedding dress and carry a big bouquet. |
| snow-white adj | figurative (pure, innocent) | śnieżnobiały przym. |
| | Veronica's had a lot of boyfriends; she's not as snow-white as she seems. |
| turn white vi | (go pale: from shock, etc.) | blednąć, bladnąć, bladnieć ndk. |
| | | zblednąć, zbladnąć dk. |
| | 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.) (potoczny) | blady jak papier |
| | You look like you've seen a ghost – you're white as a sheet! |
| white as snow adj | (extremely white) | biały jak śnieg |
| | My grandmother had a quilt on her bed that was white as snow. |
| white ash n | (tree) | jesion amerykański m + przym. |
| white blood cell n | (white corpuscle, leukocyte) | biała krwinka przym. + ż |
| | As she recovered, her white blood cell count dropped into the normal range. |
| white coffee n | UK (coffee: with milk) | biała kawa przym. + ż |
| | I don't like tea; I prefer white coffee with sugar. |
| white elephant n | figurative (unwanted item) (potoczny) | bubel m |
| white flag n | figurative (surrender) (przenośny) | biała flaga przym. + ż |
| | Cooking him his favourite meal is her way of showing a white flag. |
| white gold n | (precious alloy) | białe złoto przym. + n |
| | Instead of diamonds, I want a white gold ring. |
| white goods npl | (household appliances) | urządzenia domowe n, l.mn. + przym. |
| | White goods often go on sale after Christmas. |
| white goods npl | US (bed sheets) | pościel ż |
| | The company manufactures white goods for hotel bedrooms. |
| White House n | (official residence of US President) | Biały Dom przym. + m |
| | President Obama and family were the residents of the White House from January 2009 to January 2017. |
| white lie n | (fib) | niewinne kłamstwo przym. + n |
| | Telling her grandmother the little white lie was kinder than explaining how dreadful the old woman's dress really looked. |
| white magic n | (witchcraft performed for good) | biała magia przym. + ż |
| | The farmer's sickly sheep were cured by a woman who practised white magic. |
| white meat n | (light-coloured poultry flesh) | białe mięso przym. + n |
| | Turkey flesh is mostly white meat; the leg meat is darker. |
| white meat n | (lean animal flesh) | białe mięso przym. + n |
| | White meat is healthier as it contains less fat than red meat. Do you prefer white meat or dark meat? |
| whiteout n | mainly US (weather conditions: snowing heavily) | śnieżyca ż |
| | | zamieć śnieżna ż + przym. |
| white paper n | (official document) (przenośny) | biała księga przym. + ż |
| | White papers are issued by governments, companies, or other important organizations. |
| white power n | (belief that white race is superior) | biała supremacja przym. + ż |
| | Skinheads generally belong to the white power movement. |
white pudding,
oatmeal pudding n | UK (type of sausage) | white pudding m |
| | White pudding is made of pork meat and fat, together with oatmeal, bread, and suet. |
| white race n | (fair-skinned people) | biała rasa przym. + ż |
| | The Nazis believed in the superiority of the white race. |
| white supremacist n | ([sb] who believes white race is superior) | biały supremacjonista przym. + m |
| | White supremacists look down on all people whose skin is a different colour. |
| white supremacy n | (belief that white race is superior) | biała supremacja przym. + ż |
| white trash n | slang, US, offensive (poor white people) | biała bieda przym. + ż |
| white ware n | (ceramic items) | białe wyroby ceramiczne wyr. |
| white water n | (fast-moving foamy water) | bystry nurt przym. + m |
| | White water rafting is a very adventurous sport. |
| white water rafting n | (kayaking on fast-flowing river) | rafting górski m + przym. |
| | My friends and I went white water rafting on the New River last summer. |
| white whale n | (beluga: sea mammal) | waleń biały m + przym. |
| | | białucha ż |
| | From the deck the passengers suddenly spotted a white whale nearby. |
| white wine n | (pale alcoholic drink made from grapes) | białe wino przym. + n |
| | She sat at the bar drinking a glass of white wine. |
| white-collar adj | figurative (professional, middle class) | biurowy przym. |
| | | urzędniczy przym. |
| | (pracownik) | umysłowy przym. |
| | This is a white-collar area. |
| white-collar worker n | (office employee, clerical worker) | pracownik umysłowy m + przym. |
| | The Labor Party seeks to represent both white-collar and blue-collar workers. |
| white-faced adj | (having white front) | pomalowany na biało z przodu wyr. |
| | A row of white-faced houses stood a few feet back from the shoreline. |
| white-out⇒ vtr | informal (use correction fluid on) | korektor m |
| | I use white-out to cover my errors before making a copy of the report. |
white-out,
whiteout n | US, uncountable (corrective fluid) | korektor m |
| | I use white-out to cover my errors before making a copy of the report. |
whitewater,
white-water n | (river: rapids) | próg rzeczny m + przym. |