fair-skinned in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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catire1 (catira) ADJ Ven

catire2 (catira) N m (f) Ven

blanco1 (blanca) ADJ

1.1. blanco color/vestido/pelo:

blanco (blanca)
white
(en blanco) entregó el examen en blanco
she handed in a blank exam (paper)
rellenar los espacios en blanco
fill in the blanks
voté en blanco
I returned a blank ballot Am
voté en blanco
I returned a blank voting paper Brit
deja este espacio en blanco
do not write anything in this space
deja este espacio en blanco
leave this space blank
no distingue/distinguen lo blanco de lo negro inf
he doesn't have/they don't have a clue inf
no distingue/distinguen lo blanco de lo negro inf
he doesn't/they don't know left from right inf
poner los ojos en blanco
to roll one's eyes
quedarse en blanco o quedársele a alg. la mente en blanco me quedé en blanco o se me quedó la mente en blanco
my mind went blank

See also noche

3. noche en locs:

buenas noches (al saludar)
good evening
buenas noches (al despedirse)
goodnight
(de noche) trabajan de noche
they work at night
me llamó el jueves de noche
she called me on Thursday night/evening
ahora es de noche en el Japón
it's night o nighttime now in Japan
se hizo de noche
it got dark
se hizo de noche
night fell
ya es de noche
it's already dark
(por la noche o LatAm en la noche o Arg a la noche) por la noche fuimos al teatro
in the evening we went to the theater
el lunes por la noche
on Monday evening/night
no me gusta salir sola por la noche
I don't like going out on my own at night
de la noche a la mañana
overnight
cambió de opinión de la noche a la mañana
he changed his mind from one day to the next o overnight
hacer noche
to spend the night
pasar la noche en blanco
to have a sleepless night
pasé la noche en blanco
I had a sleepless night
pasé la noche en blanco
I didn't sleep a wink inf
pasar la noche en vela (vigilando, esperando a alg.)
to sit o stay up all night
pasar la noche en vela (no poder dormir)
to have a sleepless night
pasamos la noche en vela esperando que volviera
we waited up for him all night
pasar una noche toledana Spain inf
to have a terrible night
de noche todos los gatos son pardos prov
no-one will notice (in the dark)
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His contemporaries described him as a handsome, stocky man, blond and fair-skinned, an adventuresome and high-spirited person, with an inquisitive and active mind.
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He was wiry, blue-eyed, fair-skinned, a bit goofy and... nice.
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It is seen more often in fair-skinned individuals, and prevalence may vary with geographical location and age.
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Quiet, fair-skinned, with huge eyes and long lashes, she aspires to the perfectly respectable career of teacher.
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He is described as tall and fair-skinned with grey eyes and brown hair.
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It is more common in fair-skinned people and it is associated with those who are frequently exposed to the sun, as it is usually accompanied by solar damage.
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It is believed that fair-skinned people have a higher chance of developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
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It portrays a young, fair-skinned "colono" family consisting of a husband, wife, and child sitting on a bluff, surrounded by mountains.
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For example, sunlight exposure has a much stronger influence on skin cancer risk in fair-skinned humans than in individuals with an inherited tendency to darker skin.
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His equally kind wife is an unusually fair-skinned woman with black hair, who may have been sired by one of the nephilim.
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