🇬🇧 English from 🇩🇪 German Alle Wörter
white
/waɪt/
A1 adjective Colors
🇩🇪 German: weiß
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Definition

🇬🇧 English
adjective

The colour of snow or milk. White reflects all visible light and is the lightest colour.

Definition

🇩🇪 German

Name des weißen, des hellsten Farbtons, Malfarbe, Streichfarbe.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Adjective. Used before nouns: 'a white shirt', or after verbs: 'the snow is white'. Common collocations: white lie (a harmless lie), white noise, white wine, egg white.

Cultural Notes

White is traditionally associated with purity and peace in English-speaking cultures. Brides often wear white at weddings. A 'white flag' means surrender. A 'white lie' is a small, harmless lie told to avoid hurting someone.

Example Sentences

The man is wearing white clothes.

"The man is wearing white clothes."

🇩🇪 "Der Mann trägt weiße Kleidung."

The clouds are white and the sky is blue.

"The clouds are white and the sky is blue."

🇩🇪 "Die Wolken sind weiß und der Himmel ist blau."

Fill in the Blank 🇬🇧 English

The man is wearing ___ clothes.

Practice Quiz

1. What colour is snow?
2. A 'white lie' is:

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