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pale

pálido

palidecer

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.

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