white

blanco

Del color de la nieve recién caída o de la leche.

En inglés sencillo: Having the colour of fresh snow or milk.

• He wore a white shirt.
• We painted the walls white.
• Her garden was full of white flowers.

Antónimos: black

Expresiones frecuentes: white shirt, white paint, white flowers, white light

blanco

Del grupo de personas tradicionalmente identificado por la piel clara y el origen familiar europeo.

En inglés sencillo: Belonging to the group of people traditionally identified by light skin and European family origins.

• Most residents in this area are white.
• The survey included both white and Asian students.
• The report compares employment rates among white and Black workers.

Expresiones frecuentes: white people, white population, white voters, white families

blanco

Color de la nieve recién caída o de la leche.

En inglés sencillo: The colour of fresh snow or milk.

• White is her favourite colour.
• The kitchen looks lovely in white.
• Add a little white to make the blue lighter.

Antónimos: black

Expresiones frecuentes: pure white, in white, a bright white, bright white

clara

Parte transparente del huevo que rodea la yema y se vuelve blanca y sólida al cocinarse.

En inglés sencillo: The clear part inside an egg that becomes pale and solid when cooked.

• Separate the white from the yolk.
• Beat the egg whites until they form a foam.
• I used three whites to make these biscuits.

Sinónimos: egg white, albumen

Expresiones frecuentes: egg white, beat the white, separate the white

blanco

Persona del grupo tradicionalmente identificado por la piel clara y el origen familiar europeo.

En inglés sencillo: A person belonging to the group traditionally identified by light skin and European family origins.

• The census counted whites as the largest group.
• The law once kept blacks and whites in separate schools.
• The study compared average incomes among whites and other groups.

Sinónimos: abelungu, Angrez, balanda, béké

Expresiones frecuentes: blacks and whites, among whites

blanco del ojo, esclerótica

Parte blanca del ojo que rodea el centro de color.

En inglés sencillo: The pale outer part of the eye around its coloured centre.

• The whites of his eyes were red.
• A yellow spot appeared on the white of her eye.
• The doctor checked the whites of my eyes.

Cómo se usa: the white of the eye (The white of her eye was red.)

Sinónimos: sclera

Expresiones frecuentes: white of the eye, white of an eye