blanco como la pared — meaning & examples
Language: es
Meanings:
- Extremely pale in the face, especially from shock, fear, illness, or loss of blood; drained of color.
- Appearing very pale as a visible sign of acute emotional or physical distress.
Examples
BetaCuando escuchó la mala noticia, se puso blanco como la pared y se sentó sin decir nada.
When he heard the bad news, he turned white as the wall and sat down without saying anything.
Tras el accidente, su rostro quedó blanco como la pared, reflejando el impacto del susto.
After the accident, his face was white as the wall, reflecting the shock of the scare.
Vi a Ana tan pálida que parecía blanco como la pared, claramente afectada por la situación.
I saw Ana so pale that she looked white as the wall, clearly affected by the situation.
Examples:
- ES: Se quedó blanco como la pared, como si no tuviese una gota de sangre.EN: He was white as a sheet, as if drained of all blood.
- ES: Alex siempre ha sido pálido, pero es que era casi transparente. Estaba en el sillón, balanceándose, y estaba blanco como la pared.EN: Alex is already a really pale man, but you could see through him, 'cause he's on the couch and he's just, like, rocking on the couch and completely pale.
- ES: Estaba blanco como la pared.EN: Lily-white skin.
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