pale

pale
[peɪl]
adjetivo
1pálido(a) (skin); claro(a) (color)
  • to turn pale (with fright) -> palidecer (de miedo)
  • a pale imitation of something (sentido figurado) -> un pálido remedo de algo
  • pale ale -> = cerveza del tipo ?bitter? pero más rubia (británico)
verbo intransitivo
2palidecer (person)
  • to pale into insignificance -> reducirse hasta la insignificancia
sustantivo
1estaca (f) (of fence)
  • to be/go beyond the pale (sentido figurado) -> pasarse de la raya

pale [peil]
adjetivo
1Pálido, descolorido.
2Claro o que no es de muy subido color (light).
  • Pale wine -> vino clarete
  • Pale green -> verde claro
3Pálido, lo que no brilla ni tiene lustre.
  • To grow/turn pale -> volverse pálido, palidecer
sustantivo
1Estaca, palo puntiagudo para clavarlo en tierra (stake).
2Palizada, empalizada, defensa de estacas (palisade).
3Palizada, el sitio cercado de estaca
sustantivo
4Distrito, territorio limitado; mojón, límite (limit).
  • Outside the pale of -> fuera de los límites de
5Espacio cerrado, literal o figuradamente; esfera, seno, gremio, sociedad.
6Palo de escudo. (Geráldica)
  • Pale of the church -> gremio de la iglesia, bajo la protección o autoridad de la iglesia
1Empalizar.
2Cercar, rodear.
3Poner pálido, hacer empalidecer a una persona.
4Descolorar, quitar o amortiguar el color de una cosa.
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pale [peɪl]
adjective
paler (comparative)palest (superlative)
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
verb:intransitive
1 [+person] palidecer; ponerse pálido
he paled, then grabbed the letter from me
his face paled with fear palideció se puso pálido de miedo;or
Mrs Hardie's face paled with shock a man came out, but paled at the sight of so many people Rossendale's face had paled to the colour of paper
2 (seem insignificant)
a halfhearted effort that pales when compared to other national campaigns when someone you love has a life-threatening illness everything else pales in comparison everything else pales in comparison it pales in comparison with ...
it pales into insignificance beside ... se vuelve insignificante en comparación con al compararse con ...;or
to pale into [insignificance] (beside in comparison with compared to sth) when you discover you have cancer /everything pales into insignificance/ as your own well-being becomes the focal point the violence of nationalists in Ireland pales into insignificance compared to centuries of British atrocities in the country he can mate with as many as a hundred females a day, a fact that makes the prowess of all legendary human lovers pale into insignificance winning or losing a game of football pales into insignificance after a loss like the death of your son
her beauty paled beside her mother's su belleza perdía esplendor al lado de la de su madre
one girl is attractive, with a lovely tan, the other pales into insignificance beside her
modifier
pale ale (n) (Britain) cerveza rubia suave; (f)
...a bottle of pale ale
pale [peɪl]
noun
(stake) estaca; (f)
to be beyond the pale ser inaceptable

Verb Conjugation for "pale"

Imperative
  • pale
  • you pale
  • he/she pales
  • we pale
  • you pale
  • they pale
Preterite
  • I paled
  • you paled
  • he/she paled
  • we paled
  • you paled
  • they paled
Present Continuous
  • I am paling
  • you are paling
  • he/she is paling
  • we are paling
  • you are paling
  • they are paling
Present Perfect
  • I have paled
  • you have paled
  • he/she has paled
  • we have paled
  • you have paled
  • they have paled
Past Continuous
  • I was paling
  • you were paling
  • he/she was paling
  • we were paling
  • you were paling
  • they were paling
Past Perfect
  • I had paled
  • you had paled
  • he/she had paled
  • we had paled
  • you had paled
  • they had paled
Future
  • I will pale
  • you will pale
  • he/she will pale
  • we will pale
  • you will pale
  • they will pale
Future Perfect
  • I will have paled
  • you will have paled
  • he/she will have paled
  • we will have paled
  • you will have paled
  • they will have paled
Future Continuous
  • I will be paling
  • you will be paling
  • he/she will be paling
  • we will be paling
  • you will be paling
  • they will be paling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been paling
  • you have been paling
  • he/she has been paling
  • we have been paling
  • you have been paling
  • they have been paling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been paling
  • you will have been paling
  • he/she will have been paling
  • we will have been paling
  • you will have been paling
  • they will have been paling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been paling
  • you had been paling
  • he/she had been paling
  • we had been paling
  • you had been paling
  • they had been paling

pa (familiar)
preposición
informal or humorous pronunciation of "para"
p.ej. es pal gatop.ej.

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