pales in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pales in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pale¹ [Am peɪl, Brit peɪl] ADJ

1. pale skin/person:

pale (naturally)

blanco

pale (pallid)

pálido

you look rather pale

estás un poco pálido

pale with rage/fright

pálido or lívido de rabia/de miedo

to turn pale

palidecer

she turned pale when I told her

palideció cuando se lo dije

2. pale blue/pink:

pale

pálido

a pale imitation

una burda imitación

II.pale¹ [Am peɪl, Brit peɪl] VB intr

1. pale person:

pale

palidecer

2. pale (seem minor):

to pale beside or before sb/sth

palidecer junto a alguien/algo

our problems pale into insignificance beside theirs

nuestros problemas parecen nimios comparados con los suyos

pale² N

beyond the pale

intolerable

beyond the pale

inaceptable

his conduct is quite beyond the pale

su comportamiento es totalmente intolerable or inaceptable

pale-faced [ˈpeɪlfeɪst] ADJ

pale-faced

pálido (de cara)

pale ale N U or C

pale ale

cerveza rubia suave

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palidecer

to turn pale

palidecer

to go pale

palidecer

to pale liter

su belleza palidece al lado de la de su hermana

her beauty pales beside that of her sister

jipato (jipata)

pale

paliducho (paliducha)

pale

blancuchento (blancuchenta)

pale

blancuzco (blancuzca)

pale

lechoso (lechosa) piel

pale

pales in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pales in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pale¹ [peɪl] ADJ

1. pale (lacking colour):

pale

pálido, -a

to look pale

tener mal color

2. pale (not dark):

pale

claro, -a

II.pale¹ [peɪl] VB intr

pale

palidecer

to pale in comparison with sth

perder en comparación con algo

to pale into insignificance

verse insignificante

pale² [peɪl] N

pale (fence post):

pale

estaca f

Phrases:

to be beyond the pale

ser inaceptable

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deathly pale

pálido como un muerto

ghastly white/pale

blanco, -a/pálido, -a (como la cera)

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demudado (-a)

pale

amarillo (-a)

pale

pálido (-a)

pale

cadavérico (-a)

deathly pale

quebrado (-a)

pale

lamido (-a)

pale

pales Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ghastly white/pale

blanco, -a/pálido, -a (como la cera)

pale/deep blue

azul pálido/intenso

deadly pale

blanco como la cera

to look pale

tener mal color

to pale in comparison with sth

perder en comparación con algo

to pale into insignificance

verse insignificante

to be beyond the pale

ser inaceptable

deathly pale

pálido como un muerto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

All this pales compared to the crowning ignominy.

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Our lending capacity of almost $400bn looks comfortable today, but pales in comparison with the potential financing needs of vulnerable countries and crisis bystanders.

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Moreover, this pales in comparison to double-digit uses like heating and cooling, domestic hot water, ranges, ovens, and clothes dryers, to name a few.

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It had the lion from the start and to it was added a second field with blue pales around 1475.

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