blanco como la cera — meaning & examples
Language: es
Meanings:
- Having a waxen, unnaturally pale complexion, often indicating extreme pallor from illness, fright, or exhaustion.
- Describing a color or appearance that is very pale, lifeless, or devoid of healthy coloration.
Examples
BetaDespués de la larga enfermedad, su cara estaba blanco como la cera, preocupando a todos en casa.
After the long illness, his face was wax-white, worrying everyone at home.
Cuando entró en la habitación con la noticia, su expresión era blanco como la cera, sin vida.
When he entered the room with the news, his expression was wax-white, lifeless.
Estaba tan cansada que su piel se veía blanco como la cera, casi translúcida.
She was so tired that her skin looked wax-white, almost translucent.
Examples:
- ES: Al salir, iba blanco como la cera. Lívido, diría.EN: I saw him coming out, he was white as a sheet.
- ES: El rostro blanco como la cera y la voz cavernosa al anunciar la fatal noticia.EN: His face white as wax And his voice hollow As he gave The fatal tidings.
- ES: Trabajas como loco... y se te ve blanco como la cera.EN: You work like mad and look ghastly.
- ES: Ves, está blanco como la cera.EN: Look, he's white as a sheet.
- ES: Y entonces salió, blanco como la cera, y dijo:EN: And then he came out, face white as a ghost, and said,
- ES: Está blanco como la cera. Y me dice...EN: He's white as a sheet.
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