Phrase guide

white as a sheet

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Very white or pale, as if suffering from shock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: simile

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pale as a ghost

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 蒼白如紙 /苍白如纸 (cāngbái rú zhǐ) — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Dutch: spierwit — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Dutch: lijkbleek — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Finnish: kalpea kuin lakana — pale as if suffering from shock
  • French: blanc comme un linge — pale as if suffering from shock
  • French: blanc de peur — pale as if suffering from shock
  • German: kreidebleich — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Hungarian: fehér, mint a fal — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Macedonian: блед како крпа (bled kako krpa) — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvit som et laken — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvit som eit laken — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Polish: biały jak papier — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Russian: бе́лый, как мел (bélyj, kak mel) — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Spanish: blanco como el papel — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Spanish: blanco como la cera — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Spanish: blanco como la pared — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Swedish: vit som ett lakan — pale as if suffering from shock
  • Telugu: పాలిపోవుట (pālipōvuṭa) — pale as if suffering from shock