What does “White as a ghost” mean?

White as a ghost

Meaning: Extremely pale, usually because of fear, shock, illness, or cold.

Blanco como un fantasma

Significado: Extremadamente pálido, generalmente por miedo, shock, enfermedad o frío.

Branco como um fantasma

Significado: Extremamente pálido, geralmente por medo, choque, doença ou frio.

Blanc comme un fantôme

Signification: Extrêmement pâle, généralement à cause de la peur, du choc, de la maladie ou du froid.

Weiß wie ein Geist

Bedeutung: Extrem blass, meist wegen Angst, Schock, Krankheit oder Kälte.

Bianco come un fantasma

Significato: Estremamente pallido, di solito per paura, shock, malattia o freddo.

Hayalet gibi beyaz

Anlam: Genellikle korku, şok, hastalık veya soğuktan dolayı aşırı solgun olmak.

苍白如鬼

意思: 极其苍白,通常因为恐惧、震惊、疾病或寒冷。

真っ青

意味: 恐怖やショックなどで顔色が非常に青白いこと。

유령처럼 하얗다

의미: 공포나 충격으로 창백한 상태.

Dialogue

10:20:30 - She was white as a ghost when she heard the news.

10:20:33 - What happened?

10:20:36 - She found out her flight was canceled, and she had an important meeting.

10:20:39 - I can imagine she was stressed.

18:50:22 - He walked into the room looking white as a ghost.

18:50:25 - What happened to him?

18:50:28 - He just saw a mouse. He's terrified of them.

18:50:31 - Poor guy. That's a real fear.

16:40:15 - The patient looked white as a ghost when the doctor came in.

16:40:18 - She was probably nervous about her test results.

16:40:21 - I don't blame her. Waiting for results is stressful.

16:40:24 - Thankfully, everything turned out fine.