pastel in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pastel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pastel [Am pæˈstɛl, Brit ˈpast(ə)l] N

1.1. pastel ART (crayon):

pastel

pastel m

to work in pastel(s)

trabajar con pasteles

to work in pastel(s) attr drawing/portrait

al pastel

1.2. pastel ART (drawing):

pastel

dibujo m al pastel

2. pastel (pale shade):

pastel

tono m pastel

pastel attr shades/tones/color

pastel adj inv

pastel clothes/furnishings

en tonos pastel

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powder blue

azul pastel adj inv

powder blue

azul m pastel

layer cake

pastel m relleno

Translations for pastel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pastel¹ ADJ invariable

pastel

pastel

esta primavera se llevan los colores pastel

pastels o pastel colors are in fashion this spring

pastel² N m

1.1. pastel (dulce):

pastel

cake

pastel de chocolate

chocolate cake o gateau

pastel de nata

cream cake

1.2. pastel (cubierto de masa de empanada):

pastel

pie

ni por pasteles Arg inf

for love nor money inf

2. pastel inf, euph (caca):

el pobre va con todo el pastel encima

the poor thing has a dirty diaper Am

el pobre va con todo el pastel encima

the poor thing has a dirty nappy Brit

pisé un pastel que había en la calle

I stepped in some dog mess in the street euph

3. pastel inf (enredo):

pastel

mess inf

mira con qué pastel me encontré

look at the mess o state I found things in! inf

descubrir el pastel inf

to take the lid off sth inf

al final se le descubrió el pastel

he was found out in the end

al final se le descubrió el pastel

in the end somebody blew the lid off his operation inf

4. pastel ART:

pastel (lápiz)

pastel

pastel (cuadro)

pastel

al pastel

pastel attr

un dibujo al pastel

a pastel drawing

hierba pastel N f

hierba pastel

woad

pastel de boda N m

pastel de boda

wedding cake

pastel de cumpleaños N m

pastel de cumpleaños

birthday cake

pastel de carne N m

pastel de carne (con masa)

meat pie

pastel de carne (con puré)

shepherd's pie

pastel de carne (con puré)

cottage pie

pastel de papas N m CSur

pastel de papas

shepherd's pie

pastel de papas

cottage pie

pastel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pastel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pastel [ˈpæstəl, Am pæˈstel] N

1. pastel ART:

pastel (drawing material)

pastel m

pastel (type of drawing)

pintura f al pastel

2. pastel (colour):

pastel

tono m pastel

II.pastel [ˈpæstəl, Am pæˈstel] ADJ

pastel

pastel

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mince pie

pastel m de frutas picadas

meat loaf

pastel m de carne

to blow the gaff Brit inf

descubrir el pastel

apple pie

pastel m de manzana

coffee cake

pastel m de café

shepherd's pie

pastel m de carne

pastry

pastel m

Translations for pastel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pastel N m

1. pastel:

pastel (tarta)

cake

pastel (bollo)

pastry

pastel (de carne, pescado)

pie

2. pastel (lápiz):

pastel

pastel crayon

3. pastel (pintura):

pastel

pastel

4. pastel (chapucería):

pastel

botch

5. pastel (asunto):

descubrir el pastel

to catch on

vámonos antes de que se descubra el pastel

let's go before we get found out

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pastel de hojaldre

puff

pastel Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

mince pie

pastel m de frutas picadas

there's apple pie for dessert

hay pastel de manzana de postre

pastel shades

tonos pastel

meat loaf

pastel m de carne

that was the last of the cake

era todo lo que quedaba de pastel

I don't like the cake much

el pastel no me hace tilín

to save a piece of cake for sb

guardar un trozo de pastel a alguien

this cake is crying out to be eaten

este pastel está diciendo cómeme

let's go before we get found out

vámonos antes de que se descubra el pastel

the cake disappeared in a flash

el pastel desapareció visto y no visto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She is presented as a blonde-haired girl, wearing a large pastel orange hat, and her favourite flower is the deadly nightshade.

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Some of the counters in this range featured pearlised plastic outer skins in various pastel colours.

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She also painted in oil and pastel, but there she dealt with her subjects in a more realistic style.

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Her paintings are best known for their pastel style and realistic depiction of women.

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The different varieties of pastels offer their own challenges, colors, and textures.

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Its body is black, but like other scorpions it glows pastel green or blue under ultraviolet light.

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He is known for engraved portraits, but also portraits in oils and pastels.

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The effect of opalotype has been compared to watercolor or even pastel in its softer coloring and tender mood.

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His early work featured a lot of pastel paintings, particularly portraits.

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She subsequently spent seven years continuing her artistic research selecting pastels and oil as her principal mediums of expression.

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