"red as a beetroot" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-red as a beetroot.ogg [Australia]
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  1. (simile) Bright red in color; used of the human face when a person is embarrassed. Translations (being the colour of a beetroot): punainen kuin omena (Finnish), rouge comme une pivoine (French), peonrød (Norwegian Bokmål), czerwony jak burak (Polish), rojo como un tomate (Spanish)
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