biały — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
biały is used for these senses in English:
- White Russian Of or relating to Russians with tsarist or anti-Soviet sympathies in the period directly following the Revolution in 1917.
- White Russian (historical) A White Guardist, a Russian who did not support the Socialists in the Revolution in 1917 and the Russian Civil War (1917–1923), and afterwards (e.g. as a White émigré).
- white Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- white Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- white Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- white The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- white A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
pale — full definition
- adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
- verb To become pale, especially from shock, fear, or illness.
- verb To seem weaker or less impressive by comparison.
- noun The historical phrase "beyond the pale," meaning outside acceptable limits or boundaries.
white — full definition
- adj Reflecting all wavelengths of visible light equally; having the colour of snow or milk.
- adj Pale, as from shock, fear, or illness.
- noun A member of a light-skinned population, especially one of European descent.
- verb To make something white; to whiten or bleach.