white elephant en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de white elephant en el diccionario inglés»italiano

white elephant [ingl. brit., ingl. am. ˌ(h)waɪd ˈɛləfənt] SUST. pey.

1. white elephant (item, knick-knack):

white elephant

cianfrusaglia f

2. white elephant (public project):

white elephant

cattedrale f nel deserto

white elephant stall [ˌwaɪtˈelɪfəntˌstɔːl, ˌhwaɪt-] SUST.

white elephant stall

bancarella f di cianfrusaglie

Traducciones de white elephant en el diccionario italiano»inglés

bancarella (di anticaglie)

white elephant stall

una cattedrale nel deserto fig.

a white elephant

Traducciones de white elephant en el diccionario inglés»italiano

elephant [ingl. brit. ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt, ingl. am. ˈɛləfənt] SUST.

elephant

elefante m

baby elephant

elefantino

to have a memory like an elephant

avere la memoria di un elefante

to see pink elephants

avere le traveggole or vederci doppio

the elephant in the room

il problema che tutti possono vedere ma di cui nessuno vuole parlare

I.white [ingl. brit. wʌɪt, ingl. am. (h)waɪt] ADJ.

1. white paint, tooth, flower, hair:

white

bianco

bright, cool white

bianco lucente, bianco ghiaccio

to go or turn white

diventare bianco, sbiancare

to turn sth white

far diventare bianco qc

to paint, colour sth white

pitturare, colorare qc di bianco

2. white (Caucasian):

white race, child, skin

bianco

white area

abitato da bianchi

white culture, prejudice, fears

dei bianchi

a white man, woman

un (uomo) bianco, una (donna) bianca

an all-white jury

una giuria composta esclusivamente da bianchi

3. white (pale):

white face, person, cheek

bianco, pallido (with per)

to go or turn white

sbiancare, impallidire (with per)

II.white [ingl. brit. wʌɪt, ingl. am. (h)waɪt] SUST.

1. white (colour):

white

bianco m

I like white

mi piace il bianco

in white dressed, available

in bianco

a shade of white

una tonalità di bianco

2. white:

white (part of egg)

bianco m

white (part of egg)

chiara f

white (part of eye)

bianco m

the whites of sb's eyes

il bianco degli occhi di qn

3. white (Caucasian):

white, also White

bianco m / bianca f

4. white (white ball):

white

(palla) bianca f

5. white (wine):

white

(vino) bianco m

6. white (in chess, draughts):

white

bianco m

white

bianchi mpl

I'll be white

prendo i bianchi

white wins

il bianco vince

7. white POL. (reactionary):

white, also White

bianco m / bianca f

white, also White

reazionario m / reazionaria f

III.whites SUST. npl

1. whites (clothes):

cricket, tennis, chef's whites

tenuta da cricket, completo bianco da tennis, tenuta da cuoco

2. whites MED. (leucorrhoea):

whites

perdite f bianche

IV.white [ingl. brit. wʌɪt, ingl. am. (h)waɪt] V. trans. raro

white

imbiancare

V.white [ingl. brit. wʌɪt, ingl. am. (h)waɪt]

he would swear black was white

sarebbe pronto a negare l'evidenza

the men in white coats hum.

= gli infermieri dell'ospedale psichiatrico

two blacks don't make a white

= rispondere a un torto con un altro torto non serve a risolvere una situazione

whiter than white reputation, person:

immacolato

white elephant en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de white elephant en el diccionario inglés»italiano

white elephant SUST.

white elephant

cattedrale f nel deserto

Traducciones de white elephant en el diccionario inglés»italiano

elephant [ˈe·lɪ·fənt] SUST.

elephant

elefante m

I.white [hwaɪt] ADJ.

white

bianco, -a

white sauce

besciamella f

white wedding

matrimonio m tradizionale

to turn [or go] white with fear

sbiancare dalla paura

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to fly into a white rage

andare su tutte le furie

II.white [hwaɪt] SUST.

1. white (color):

white

bianco m

the white of an egg

il bianco dell'uovo

the white of sb's eyes

il bianco degli occhi di qu

2. white (person):

white

bianco(-a) m (f)

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

White elephant parties have been known to result in playful rivalries between players trying to get sought-after items.

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A white elephant has become a term referring to an expensive burden, particularly when much has been invested with false expectations.

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In the circle stands a white elephant, in full caparison, facing the hoist.

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A second states that the northern demotes to gold and the southern promotes to white elephant.

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The pipe works turned out to be a white elephant, but they burned down shortly thereafter (saving the firm from further losses).

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The lower left quadrant (dexter base) depicts a white elephant on a red field.

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The piece, one of a pair of sixfold screens, depicts a white elephant and a number of other animals in a garden.

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Holiday groups use a gift exchange party game such as white elephant gift exchange for socializing and sharing gifts.

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It was termed a white elephant due to its difficulty as a track.

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For instance, a white elephant is a byword for something expensive, useless and bizarre.

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