white as a sheet

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English

Pronunciation

Audio (General Australian): (file)

Adjective

(as) white as a sheet

(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)

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