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Definition 2024

white_as_a_sheet

white as a sheet

English

Adjective

(as) white as a sheet

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

Translations

pale as if suffering from shock

Dutch: spierwit (nl)
Finnish: kalpea kuin lakana
French: blanc comme un linge (fr), blanc de peur (fr)
German: kreidebleich (de)
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)
Telugu: పాలిపోవుట ‎(pālipōvuṭa)