pale in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pale in the English»French Dictionary

I.pale [Brit peɪl, Am peɪl] ADJ

pale complexion, colour

pâle

pale light, dawn

blafard

pale blue

bleu pâle

you look pale

tu es pâle

to turn or go pale

pâlir

pale with fright

blanc de peur

II.pale [Brit peɪl, Am peɪl] VB intr

1. pale person, face:

pale

pâlir

2. pale fig:

to pale into insignificance

devenir dérisoire

III.pale [Brit peɪl, Am peɪl]

to be beyond the pale remark, behaviour:

être inadmissible

to be beyond the pale person: (socially)

être infréquentable

pale ale N Brit

pale ale

pale-ale m (bière blonde légère)

pale-faced ADJ

pale-faced

pâle

Translations for pale in the French»English Dictionary

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cadavéreux (cadavéreuse)

deathly pale

blafard (blafarde) paysage, lumière, aube

pale, wan

blême

pale, wan

d'une couleur ou pâleur tombale

deathly pale

cadavérique teint

deathly pale

livide personne, visage

deathly pale

pâlot (pâlotte)

rather pale

elle est un peu pâlotte ces jours-ci

she's been looking rather pale lately

pale in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pale in the English»French Dictionary

I.pale [peɪl] ADJ

pale

pâle

to look pale

être pâle

II.pale [peɪl] VB intr

pale

blêmir

to pale in comparison with sth

ne pas soutenir la comparaison avec qc

to pale into insignificance

perdre toute importance

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deathly pale

d'une pâleur cadavérique

Translations for pale in the French»English Dictionary

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pâle

pale

blafard(e)

pale

pâlot(te)

pale-looking

falot(e) lueur

pale

blême lumière

pale

blêmir personne

to turn pale

blêmir horizon

to grow pale

livide lumière

pale

décoloré(e) lèvres

pale

pale Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

deathly pale

d'une pâleur cadavérique

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

to look pale

être pâle

to pale in comparison with sth

ne pas soutenir la comparaison avec qc

to pale into insignificance

perdre toute importance

he has put himself beyond the pale

il est devenu infréquentable

to put oneself beyond the pale

se rendre infréquentable

to be the pale reflection of sth

n'être qu'un pâle reflet de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There are no restrictions as to the color of the wine, so they range from pale gold to deep pink.

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Adults are pale straw, the hindwings with a slightly darker border.

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The forewings are pale brown intermixed with brown scales.

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He had a pale face with large, dark eyes, a wide mouth and a quick smile.

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The forewings have pale yellowish-brown scales intermixed with few reddish-brown and brown scales.

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The females have a much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts.

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They have pale white coloring with black vertical bars running the length of their bodies.

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The throat is whitish and the rest of the underparts are pale brown.

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The antemedian band and spots along the costa are paler.

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It wears a zig-zagged pale black post-median line.

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