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| black and white n | (grayscale) | svartvitt s |
| | 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) | svartvit adj |
| Anmärkning: 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) (bildlig) | svart och vit adj |
| | 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) | polisbil s |
| black-and-white photography n | (taking photos without colour) | svartvit fotografering s |
| | He specialized in black-and-white photography. |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (type of edible nut) | grå valnöt s |
| | (latin) | Juglans cinerea s |
| | John prepared a side dish of butternuts. |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (nut tree: North America) | grå valnötsträd s |
| | (latin) | Juglans cinerea s |
| | Marsha walked through a forest of butternuts. |
butternut,
white walnut n | US (wood of butternut tree) | grå valnötsträ s |
| | Tim made a table out of butternut. |
calico (US),
tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) n as adj | (cat: with colored markings) (fauna) | calico-katt, kalikå-katt s |
| | | sköldpaddsfärgad katt adj + s |
| | The cat gave birth to one calico kitten and two white. |
| egg white n | (albumen: non-yolk part of an egg) | äggvita s |
| | You can't make meringues without egg whites. |
great white shark,
white shark,
great white n | (large fish) | vithaj s |
nonwhite,
non-white adj | (of ethnic origin other than white) | icke-vit adj |
| Snow White n | (female character in a fairy tale) | Snövit egen |
| | Snow White bit into the poisoned apple and fell fast asleep. |
| white blood cell n | (white corpuscle, leukocyte) | vit blodkropp adj + s |
| | As she recovered, her white blood cell count dropped into the normal range. |
| white bread n | (bread baked with bleached flour) | vitt bröd s |
| | Wholewheat bread is more nutritious than white bread. |
white coat hypertension,
white coat syndrome n | (high blood pressure at doctor's) | vara rädd för doktorer vbal uttr |
| | | få högt blodtryck av doktorer vbal uttr |
| white elephant n | figurative (unwanted item) | värdefull lyxsak adj + s |
| | (formell) | oönskat föremål adj + s |
| | My wife refuses to get rid of the grandfather clock she inherited from her parents, but it's a white elephant; it doesn't work and it takes up too much space. |
| white elephant n | figurative (costly building project) | dyrt byggnadsprojekt - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | This new rail line is turning out to be a white elephant; costs have soared, and it doesn't look like it will ever be finished. |
| white fragility n | (defensiveness about racism) (bildlig) | vit skörhet s |
| | | försvarande av rasism |
| white goods npl | (household appliances) | vitvaror spl |
| | White goods often go on sale after Christmas. |
| white goods npl | US (bed sheets) | sängkläder spl |
| | (vardagligt) | lakan spl |
| | The company manufactures white goods for hotel bedrooms. |
| white hair n | (hair with white color) | vitt hår adj + s |
| | Fred was a tall man with white hair. |
| the White House n | (official residence of US President) | Vita huset egen |
| | President Obama and family were the residents of the White House from January 2009 to January 2017. |
white lie,
little white lie n | (fib) (bildlig) | vit lögn adj + s |
| | His baby was ugly, but I told a little white lie and said it was cute. |
white noise,
white sound n | (steady background noise) | vitt brus adj + s |
| | | brusljud s |
| white paper n | (official document) (bildlig) | vitbok s |
| | | officiellt dokument adj + s |
| | White papers are issued by governments, companies, or other important organizations. |
white pudding,
oatmeal pudding n | UK (type of sausage) (med havregryn och ister i) | irländsk vit korv s |
| | (med bröd och ister i) | skotsk vit korv s |
| | (generell) | korv s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | White pudding is made of pork meat and fat, together with oatmeal, bread, and suet. |
| white spirit n | UK (solvent) | lacknafta s |
| white tie n | (men's formal dress) | frack s |
| | I'll be wearing white tie to the mayor's ball. |
| white tie n | (men's bow tie) | vit fluga s |
| | Ron was wearing a white tie with his tux. |
| white water n | (fast-moving foamy water) | skummande vatten adj + s |
| | | forsande vatten adj + s |
| | White water rafting is a very adventurous sport. |
| white water rafting n | (kayaking on fast-flowing river) | forsränning |
| | My friends and I went white water rafting on the New River last summer. |
| white wine n | (pale alcoholic drink made from grapes) | vitt vin, vitvin s |
| | She sat at the bar drinking a glass of white wine. |
| white woman n | (adult Caucasian female) | vit kvinna s |
| white-bread adj | figurative (characteristic of middle class) (förled) | medelklass- adj |
| | (förled: specifikt för Sverige) | svensson- adj |
| white-collar adj | figurative (professional, middle class) (förled, bildlig) | manschett- adj |
| | | medelklass- adj |
| | This is a white-collar area. |
| white-collar worker n | (office employee, clerical worker) | kontorsarbetare s |
| | (bildlig) | manschettarbetare s |
| | The Labor Party seeks to represent both white-collar and blue-collar workers. |
white-out,
whiteout n | US, uncountable (corrective fluid) (®) | Tipp-Ex s |
| | I use white-out to cover my errors before making a copy of the report. |
white-out [sth],
whiteout [sth],
white [sth] out⇒ vtr | US, informal (erase using corrective fluid) | stryka ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (®) | använda Tipp-Ex på ngt vbal uttr |
whiteout,
white-out n | mainly US (weather conditions: poor visibility) | dimmigt väder adj + s |
| | | snöigt väder adj + s |
| | The whiteout led to thousands of flights being canceled. |
whiteout,
white-out n | (vision: loss of color) | färgbortfall s |
| | Jane tends to have a white-out if she stands up too quickly. |
whitewall,
white-wall adj | (tyre: having white sidewalls) | vitsidig adj |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
whitewater,
white-water n | (river: rapids) | fors s |
| | | vattenström s |