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pale¹ (p

1. A stake or pointed stick; a picket.

2. A fence enclosing an area.

3. The area enclosed by a fence or boundary.

a. A region or district lying within an imposed boundary or constituting a separate jurisdiction.

b. Pale The medieval dominions of the English in Ireland. Used with the.

5. Heraldry A wide vertical band in the center of an escutcheon.

tr.v. paled, pal·ing, pales

To enclose with pales; fence in.

Idiom:

beyond the pale

Irrevocably unacceptable or unreasonable: behavior that was quite beyond the pale.

[Middle English, from Old French pal, from Latin plus; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

pale² (p

adj. pal·er, pal·est

1. Whitish in complexion; pallid.

a. Of a low intensity of color; light.

b. Having high lightness and low saturation.

3. Of a low intensity of light; dim or faint: "a late afternoon sun coming through the el tracks and falling in pale oblongs on the cracked, empty sidewalks" (Jimmy Breslin).

4. Feeble; weak: a pale rendition of the aria.

v. paled, pal·ing, pales

v.tr.

To cause to turn pale.

v.intr.

1. To become pale; blanch: paled with fright.

2. To decrease in relative importance.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pallidus, from pallre, to be pale; see pel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

palely adv.

paleness n.

pale¹

adj

1. lacking brightness of colour; whitish pale morning light

2. (of a colour) whitish; produced by a relatively small quantity of colouring agent

3. dim or wan the pale stars

4. feeble a pale effort

5. South African a euphemism for White¹

1. to make or become pale or paler; blanch

2. (intr; often foll by before) to lose superiority or importance (in comparison to) her beauty paled before that of her hostess

[from Old French palle, from Latin pallidus pale, from pallēre to look wan]

palely adv

paleness n

pale²

1. a wooden post or strip used as an upright member in a fence

2. an enclosing barrier, esp a fence made of pales

3. an area enclosed by a pale

4. a sphere of activity within which certain restrictions are applied

5. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry an ordinary consisting of a vertical stripe, usually in the centre of a shield

beyond the pale outside the limits of social convention

(tr) to enclose with pales

[from Old French pal, from Latin pālus stake; compare pole¹]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	pale - a wooden strip forming part of a fence picket paling, picket fence - a fence made of upright pickets strip - thin piece of wood or metal
Verb	1.	pale - turn pale, as if in fear blanch, blench discolour, discolor, color, colour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
Adj.	1.	pale - very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes" light-colored, light - (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
	2.	pale - (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" wan, pallid, sick weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
	3.	pale - lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance" pallid colorless, colourless - lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade"
	4.	pale - abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" pallid, wan colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful
	5.	pale - not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song" thin - (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry"

pale¹

adjective

1. light, soft, faded, subtle, muted, bleached, pastel, light-coloured a pale blue dress

2. dim, weak, faint, feeble, thin, wan, watery A pale light seeped through the window.

3. white, pasty, bleached, washed-out, wan, bloodless, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen, sallow, whitish, ashy, like death warmed up (informal) She looked pale and tired.
white glowing, blooming, flushed, ruddy, sanguine, florid, rosy-cheeked, rubicund

4. poor, weak, inadequate, pathetic, feeble a pale imitation of the real thing

verb

1. fade, dull, diminish, decrease, dim, lessen, grow dull, lose lustre My problems paled in comparison with his.

2. become pale, blanch, whiten, go white, lose colour Her face paled at the news.

pale²

noun post, stake, paling, upright, picket, slat, palisade the pales of the fence

beyond the pale unacceptable, not done, forbidden, irregular, indecent, unsuitable, improper, barbaric, unspeakable, out of line, unseemly, inadmissible His behaviour was beyond the pale.

Translations

pale¹ [peɪl]

A. ADJ (paler (compar) (palest (superl)))

1. [person, face] (naturally) → blanco; (from illness, shock) → pálido
she had pale skin → tenía la piel muy blanca
she looked pale → se la veía pálida
you look very pale → estás muy pálido
she was deathly pale → estaba pálida como la muerte
to go or grow or turn pale [person] → palidecer, ponerse pálido
her face went pale with shock → paledeció or se puso pálida del susto

2. (= not bright) [light, daylight] → tenue, pálido; [moon] → pálido
the pale light of dawn → la tenue or pálida luz del alba
a pale imitation → una burda imitación

3. (= not dark) [colour] → claro
a pale blue dress → un vestido azul claro

B. VI

1. [person] → palidecer, ponerse pálido
his face paled with fear → palideció or se puso pálido de miedo

2. (fig) (= seem insignificant) it pales into insignificance beside → se vuelve insignificante en comparación con or al compararse con ...
her beauty paled beside her mother's → su belleza perdía esplendor al lado de la de su madre

C. CPD pale ale N (Brit) → cerveza f rubia suave

pale² [peɪl] N (= stake) → estaca f
to be beyond the pale → ser inaceptable

pale [ˈpeɪl]

adj

[colour] → pâle
pale blue → bleu pâle inv
a pale blue shirt → une chemise bleu pâle
pale green → vert pâle
dressed in pale green → habillé(e) en vert pâle
pale pink → rose pâle

[sunshine, moonlight, sky] → pâle; [skin, complexion] → clair(e)

[person, face] → pâle
You look awfully pale: are you all right? → Tu as l'air terriblement pâle: ça va bien?
to turn pale, to go pale → pâlir
to grow pale → devenir pâle

[person] → pâlir

(= seem insignificant) to pale into insignificance beside sth, to pale into insignificance in comparison with sth → sembler bien pâle à côté de qch
Their own suffering paled into insignificance beside that of their son → Leurs propres souffrances semblaient bien pâles à côté de celles de leur fils.
to pale in comparison → sembler bien pâle en comparaison

n
to be beyond the pale → dépasser les bornes
pale ale n (British) bière blonde légère

pale:

pale ale

n (Brit) → helleres Dunkelbier

paleface

n → Bleichgesicht nt

pale-faced

adj → bleich, blass

pale¹

adj (+er)

colour, complexion, material → blass; face → blass; (implying unhealthy etc) → bleich, fahl; light → blass, bleich, fahl; she has pale gold hair → sie hat rötlich blondes Haar; pale green/orange etc → blass- or zartgrün/-orange etc; to go or turn pale with fear → vor Schreck bleich or blass werden; but a pale imitation of the real thing → nur ein Abklatsch m → des Originals

(= faint) moon, sun → fahl

vi (person) → erbleichen, blass or bleich werden; (paper etc) → verblassen; to pale with fear → vor Angst erblassen; but X pales beside Y → neben Y verblasst X direkt; to pale into insignificance → zur Bedeutungslosigkeit herabsinken; to pale (into insignificance) beside or alongside something → neben etw (dat) → bedeutungslos sein

pale²

n (= stake) → Pfahl m; those last few remarks were quite beyond the pale → diese letzten Bemerkungen haben eindeutig die Grenzen überschritten; he is now regarded as beyond the pale → man betrachtet ihn jetzt als indiskutabel

pale¹ [peɪl]

1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (gen) → pallido/a; (colour) → chiaro/a, pallido/a
pale blue → azzurro or blu pallido inv
to grow or turn pale → diventare pallido/a, impallidire

2. vi → impallidire
to pale into insignificance (beside) → perdere d'importanza (nei confronti di)

pale² [peɪl] n to be beyond the pale → aver oltrepassato ogni limite

pale

adj pale [peil]

1 (of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal a pale face; She went pale with fear. bleek شاحِب блед bledý bleg blaß χλομός, ωχρός pálido kahvatu رنگ پریده kalpea pâle חִיווֵר फीका svjetao sápadt pucat fölur pallido 青ざめた 창백한 išblyškęs, išbalęs bāls; nobālis pucat bleek blek, fargeløs blady pálido palid бледный bledý bled bled blek ซีด soluk, benzi uçuk 蒼白的 блідий فق، پھيکے رنگ کا، زرد nhợt nhạt 苍白的

2 (of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark pale green. vaal باهِت اللوْن светъл světlý bleg- blaß ανοιχτός, ξεπλυμένος (για χρώμα) pálido, claro kahvatu- کمرنگ vaalean pâle חלש पीला blijed hal(o)vány warna muda fölur chiaro あわい 엷은 blyškus, blankus gaišs, bāls pucat licht{#169} lyse- jasny, blady claro pal светлый svetlý svetel bled svag, ljus (สี) ซีด soluk, açık 淡的 блідий, тьмяний پھيکا رنگ tái 淡的

to become pale She paled at the bad news. vaal word, verbleek يَشْحُب، يَمْتَقِع пребледнявам zblednout blive bleg erblassen χλομιάζω palidecer, empalidecer, ponerse pálido kahvatuma رنگ پریده شدن kalveta pâlir לְהַחווִיר पीला, फीका या धुंधला पड़ जाना या कर देना problijedjeti elsápad memucat fölna impallidire 青ざめる 창백해지다 (iš)blykšti, (nu)blankti, (pa)balti nobālēt menjadi pucat verbleken blekne blednąć, zblednąć empalidecer a păli побледнеть zblednúť prebledeti pobledeti blekna ทำให้ซีด rengi atmak; solmak 變蒼白，變淡，失色 бліднути; тьмяніти چہرہ فق پڑنا trở nên tái đi 变苍白，变淡，失色

n paleness

vaalheid شُحوب бледост bledost bleghed die Blässe χλομάδα palidez kahvatus رنگ پریدگی kalpeus pâleur חִיווָרוֹן पीलापन bljedilo sápadtság kepucatan fölvi pallore 青白さ 창백함 blyškumas, blankumas bālums kepucatan bleekheid blekhet bladość palidez paloare бледность bledosť bledost bledilo blekhet ความซีด solgunluk, uçukluk 淡色，蒼白 блідість پھيکا پن، زردي sự nhợt nhạt 淡色，苍白

pale → شاحب bledý bleg blass χλωμός pálido kalpea pâle blijed pallido 薄い 연한 bleek blek blady pálido бледный blek ซีดเผือด soluk tái nhợt 苍白的

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