blanc comme neige
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “white as snow”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blanc comme neige (feminine blanche comme neige, masculine plural blancs comme neige, feminine plural blanches comme neige)
- (simile, figuratively) Beyond moral reproach; squeaky clean; clean as a whistle; pure as the driven snow
Usage notes[edit]
- Always used figuratively; as such, a false friend of white as snow.