1 [+person, face] (naturally) blanco; (from illness, shock) pálido she had pale skin tenía la piel muy blanca
her normally pale skin was dead white she had pale skin that freckled in the sun as we age, our skin becomes paler
she looked pale se la veía pálida; you look very pale estás muy pálido
he was pale with exhaustion his face was pale with shock her face was paler than usual as we age, our skin becomes paler
she was deathly pale estaba pálida como la muerte; to go grow turn paleoror [+person] palidecer; ponerse pálido
he went deathly pale 'something must have happened to Chris - maybe he got caught down there' /Pete went pale at the thought/ 'maybe he's hurt' Hilton's face turned pale
her face went pale with shock paledeció se puso pálida del susto;or
2 (not bright) [+light, daylight] tenue; pálido; [+moon] pálido the pale light of dawn la tenue pálida luz del alba;or
a circle of pale light the pale, chill light of an October afternoon a pale sun was rising through the mist they drove through stripes of long shadows and /pale sunshine/ down the treelined highway he looked up dreamily at the evening sky and the pale moon the floor of the room was bathed in pale moonlight
a pale imitation una burda imitación
cohabitation is regarded as a pale imitation of marriage in Germany's climate this grape produces only a pale imitation of the noble French juice
3 (not dark) [+colour] claro a pale blue dress un vestido azul claro
/her eyes were the palest blue/ of any I had ever seen he was wearing a pale grey suit
