white
/waɪt/adjective
उच्चारण वाइट
सफ़ेद; पीला (चेहरा)
Basic word
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having the colour of fresh snow or milk; (of the face) pale because of illness or fear; (of tea or coffee) with milk
सफ़ेद; पीला (चेहरा)
- a white shirt
- white with fear
- The bride wore a white saree with a red border.
+ 2 more examples
- His face turned white when he heard the news.
- Would you like your coffee black or white?
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¶Idioms 3
whiter than white
(of a person) morally perfect
बेदाग़, पूरी तरह पाक-साफ़
- Politicians are expected to be whiter than white.
- Nobody's record is whiter than white.
(as) white as a sheet/ghost
very pale because you are ill or afraid
डर या बीमारी से चेहरा सफ़ेद पड़ जाना
- She went as white as a sheet when she heard the news.
- He looked white as a ghost after the accident.
bleed sb dry/white
to take away all sb's money
किसी का सारा पैसा चूस लेना
- The moneylenders bled the poor farmers dry.
- High fees are bleeding parents white.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
White elephant (something expensive that is useless), white lie (a small harmless lie told to avoid hurting somebody), white-collar (office work), show the white flag (surrender), whitewash (hide the truth about something bad; defeat completely, especially 3–0), as white as a sheet (very pale because of fear).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: white elephant (महँगी बेकार चीज़, सफ़ेद हाथी), white lie (किसी को आहत न करने के लिए बोला गया छोटा हानिरहित झूठ), white-collar (कार्यालय का काम), show the white flag (आत्मसमर्पण करना), whitewash (बुरी चीज़ की सच्चाई छिपाना, लीपापोती; पूरी तरह हराना, विशेषकर 3–0), as white as a sheet (डर से बहुत पीला)।
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General knowledge
The White Revolution (Operation Flood) increased milk production; the White House is the home of the US President.
श्वेत क्रांति (ऑपरेशन फ़्लड) ने दुग्ध उत्पादन बढ़ाया; व्हाइट हाउस अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति का निवास है।