pale
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male

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"Pale" is an adjective which is often translated as "pálido", and "male" is an adjective which is often translated as "macho". Learn more about the difference between "pale" and "male" below.

pale(

peyl

)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

1. (pallid)

a. pálido

Mary became pale when she heard about the accident.Mary se puso pálida cuando se enteró del accidente.

b. blanco

The vampire had pale skin and fine clothes.El vampiro tenía la piel blanca y vestía elegante.

2. (light)

a. claro

I wear pale color clothes because they compliment my skin tone.Uso ropa de color claro porque va con mi tono de piel.

3. (not bright)

a. pálido

The painter used pale tones to display sadness and despair.El pintor usó tonos pálidos para mostrar tristeza y desesperanza.

b. tenue

The power went out, and only the pale moon illuminated the road.Se cortó la luz y solo la tenue luna iluminaba el camino.

4. (imitation)

a. burdo

This is but a pale imitation of the real Spanish cured ham.Esto no es más que una burda imitación del auténtico jamón serrano español.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (to become pale)

a. palidecer

I paled at the sight of the cobra.Palidecí cuando vi la cobra.

6. (to seem insignificant)

a. no ser nada

The costs of reducing emissions pale beside the risks the world faces.Los costes de reducir emisiones no son nada comparados con los riesgos que afronta el planeta.

b. resultar insignificante

My accomplishments pale in comparison to the champion's.Mis logros resultan insignificantes comparados con los del campeón.

c. palidecer

A new stock market crash would make our current economic problems pale into insignificance.Un nuevo crac bursátil haría palidecer nuestros actuales problemas económicos.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

7. (piece of wood)

a. la estaca

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A pair of pales marked the finish line.Un par de estacas marcaban la línea de llegada.

male(

meyl

)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

1. (gender)

a. macho (animal)

Male penguins give pebbles to their mates as gifts.Los pingüinos machos les dan guijarros a sus compañeras como regalos.

b. masculino (human)

The male population of the city has decreased.La población masculina de la ciudad ha disminuido.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

2. (gender)

a. el varón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(human)

Is the baby male or female?¿El bebé es varón o hembra?

b. el hombre

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(human)

They are looking for single males to interview for a study.Buscan hombres solteros para entrevistar para un estudio.

c. el macho

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(animal)

All of the males in the herd will migrate north soon.Todos los machos del rebaño pronto emigrarán al norte.

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