WHITE ELEPHANT - английски-немски превод

в PONS речника

white ˈel·ephant СЪЩ

white elephant (useless object)

Fehlinvestition f <-, -en>

white elephant (unwanted property)

lästiger Besitz

white ˈel·ephant stall СЪЩ

white elephant stall

Trödelstand м

в PONS речника

el·ephant [ˈelɪfənt] СЪЩ

elephant

Elefant м <-en, -en>

I. white [(h)waɪt] СЪЩ

1. white no pl (colour):

white

Weiß ср <-(es)>

the colour white

die Farbe Weiß

to be whiter than white

weißer als weiß sein

to be whiter than white прен

engelsrein sein geh

to wear white

Weiß tragen

2. white usu pl (part of eye):

white

Weiße ср <->

to see the whites of sb's eyes

das Weiße in jds Augen erkennen können

3. white of egg:

white

Eiweiß ср <-es, -e>

white

Eiklar ср <-s, -> A

4. white (person):

white

Weiße(r) f(м) <-n, -n; -n, -n>

5. white (clothes/uniform):

dress whites ВОЕН

[weiße] Paradeuniform

[tennis] whites

[weißer] Tennisdress

6. white разг (light-coloured laundry):

whites pl

Weißwäsche f kein pl

7. white:

White (in chess)

Weiß ср <-(es)>

White (in billiards, snooker)

weiße Kugel

Phrases:

to see things in black and white

die Dinge schwarzweiß sehen

II. white [(h)waɪt] ПРИЛ

1. white (colour):

white

weiß

black and white

schwarzweiß

creamy white

cremefarben

creamy white

weißhaarig

pearly white

perlweiß

pure white

ganz weiß

snowy white

schneeweiß

snowy white hair

schlohweißes [o. schneeweißes] Haar

2. white прен (morally good):

white as driven snow

rein wie frisch gefallener Schnee

3. white (in coffee):

I like my coffee white

ich trinke meinen Kaffee mit Milch

4. white ГАСТР:

white bread

Weißbrot ср <-(e)s, -e>

white chocolate

weiße Schokolade

white flour

weißes Mehl ср

white flour

Weissmehl ср CH

white pepper/rum/sugar

weißer Pfeffer/Rum/Zucker

white wine

Weißwein м <-(e)s, -e>

5. white:

white (Caucasian)

weiß

white (pale-skinned)

hellhäutig

it's a predominantly white neighbourhood

in der Nachbarschaft leben überwiegend Weiße

Phrases:

to be white with anger

vor Wut kochen

to bleed sth white

etw schröpfen разг [o. прен ausbluten]

as white as a sheet

weiß wie die Wand

as white as a sheet

kreidebleich

III. white [(h)waɪt] ГЛАГ прх

to white out ⇆ sth

etw weiß machen

please white out the mistakes

bitte korrigiere die [Schreib]fehler mit Tipp-Ex

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elephant СЪЩ

the elephant in the room прен

ein Problem, das allen bekannt ist, aber keiner anspricht

Present

I	white
you	white
he/she/it	whites
we	white
you	white
they	white

Past

I	whited
you	whited
he/she/it	whited
we	whited
you	whited
they	whited

Present Perfect

I	have	whited
you	have	whited
he/she/it	has	whited
we	have	whited
you	have	whited
they	have	whited

Past Perfect

I	had	whited
you	had	whited
he/she/it	had	whited
we	had	whited
you	had	whited
they	had	whited

едноезични примери (не са проверени от PONS редакцията)

Because it was on milk, it was white elephant baby poo, if you can imagine that.

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If we do, then the law becomes the real white elephant.

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She had a vivid dream foretelling her pregnancy in which a white elephant featured prominently.

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The white elephant represents the purification of the senses.

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

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