# kreidebleich

kreidebleich is a German adjective meaning “white as chalk”.

## In other languages

- Русский: бледный как смерть, бледный как стена, очень бледный

## Meanings

1. white as chalk
2. _idiomatic_ pale, especially pale-faced; white as a sheet
   - Du bist ja kreidebleich! Bist du krank?

## Examples

- Tom ist kreidebleich. — Tom is white as a sheet.
- Tom war kreidebleich. — Tom was white as chalk.
- Sie war kreidebleich. — She was white as chalk.
- Du bist kreidebleich. — You're white as a sheet.
- In dem Moment, als er sie sah, wurde er kreidebleich. — He turned pale the instant he saw her.

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