kreidebleich

German (Berlin)

adjective
Definitions
  • white as chalk
  • (idiom) pale, especially pale-faced; white as a sheet

Etymology

Compound from German Kreide (chalk) + German bleich (pale, pallid, sallow, white, bleak, wan).

Origin

German (Berlin)

bleich

Gloss

pale, pallid, sallow, white, bleak, wan

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

白

Emoji
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