white as a sheet

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

(as) white as a sheet

1. (simile, said of a human's complexion) Very white or pale, as if suffering from shock.

   Synonym: pale as a ghost

Translations

pale as if suffering from shock

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蒼白如紙／苍白如纸 (cāngbái rú zhǐ)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: spierwit (nl), lijkbleek (nl)
• Finnish: kalpea kuin lakana
• French: blanc comme un linge (fr), blanc de peur (fr)
• German: kreidebleich (de)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: fehér, mint a fal (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hvit som et laken

  Nynorsk: kvit som eit laken

• Polish: biały jak papier m
• Russian: бе́лый, как мел (bélyj, kak mel) (white as chalk)
• Spanish: blanco como el papel, blanco como la cera, blanco como la pared
• Swedish: vit som ett lakan (sv)
• Telugu: పాలిపోవుట (pālipōvuṭa)