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Dictionary: pale1   (pāl) pronunciation
n.
  1. A stake or pointed stick; a picket.
  2. A fence enclosing an area.
  3. The area enclosed by a fence or boundary.
    1. A region or district lying within an imposed boundary or constituting a separate jurisdiction.
    2. Pale The medieval dominions of the English in Ireland. Used with the.
  4. 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

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

[Middle English, from Old French pal, from Latin pālus.]


pale2 (pāl) pronunciation
adj., pal·er, pal·est.
  1. Whitish in complexion; pallid.
    1. Of a low intensity of color; light.
    2. Having high lightness and low saturation.
  2. 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).
  3. 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 pallēre, to be pale.]

palely pale'ly adv.
paleness pale'ness n.

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adjective

  1. Lacking color: ashen, ashy, bloodless, cadaverous, colorless, livid, lurid, pallid, pasty, sallow, wan, waxen. See colors/colorless.
  2. Of a light color or complexion: alabaster, fair, ivory, light1. See colors/colorless.
  3. Being weak in quality or substance: anemic, bloodless, pallid, waterish, watery. See strong/weak.

verb

    To lose normal coloration; turn pale: blanch, bleach, etiolate, wan. See colors/colorless.

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adj

Definition: very light in color or effect
Antonyms: bright, colorful, dark, glowing, radiant

v

Definition: become, make lighter or weakened
Antonyms: brighten, darken, glow, radiate



[Co]

Boundary fence, especially of a park, usually comprising a stout wooden fence or hedge set on a low bank with a ditch in the inside.

Lacking the pink color of normal viable tissue that is perfused with blood.

  • p. laurelkalmia polifolia var. microphylla.
  • p. willow weedpersicaria lapathifolia.
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; Very light colored.

pronunciation It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking. — Julius Caesar Source: Plutarch, Lives

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Pale may refer to:

Color

  • Pale, an adjective meaning of a light shade or hue; approaching white
  • Paleness (color), a relative lightness of color
  • Pale, a variance of human skin color, especially:
    • Pallor, a symptom of low oxygen content in blood or avoidance of sunlight

Geography

  • Pale, a space or jurisdiction lying within a clear boundary

Historical pales

  • The Pale, or the English Pale, English crown territory in Ireland from the 13th to the 16th centuries
  • Pale of Calais, English territory in Normandy, 1360 – 1558
  • Pale of Settlement, area of restricted Jewish settlement in the western Russian Empire, 1791 – 1917

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - bleg
v. tr. - blegne
v. intr. - gøre bleg

idioms:

  • pale before    blegne ved siden af
  • pale beside    blegne ved siden af
  • pale into insignificance    blegne fuldstændig

2.
n. - indhegnet område
v. tr. - indhegne

idioms:

  • beyond the pale    udenfor sømmelighedens grænser
  • outside the pale    udenfor sømmelighedens grænser

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbleken, doen verbleken, omheinen, vaal, bleek, zwak, omheining/grens, schutting(paal), paal (heraldiek) onacceptabel

Français (French)
1.
adj. - pâle, blafard
v. tr. - faire pâlir
v. intr. - pâlir, (fig) devenir dérisoire/insignifiant

idioms:

  • pale before    pâlir devant
  • pale beside    pâlir devant
  • pale into insignificance    devenir insignifiant

2.
n. - piquet
v. tr. - clôturer (de piquets)

idioms:

  • beyond the pale    (mettre) à l'index, (être) infréquentable, (être) inadmissible
  • outside the pale    (être) infréquentable, (être) inacceptable

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - blaß, hell, bleich
v. - blaß werden

idioms:

  • pale before    verblassen vor
  • pale beside    verblassen vor
  • pale into insignificance    völlig bedeutungslos werden

2.
n. - Pfahl
v. - einpfÄhlen

idioms:

  • beyond the pale    (Benehmen) unmöglich
  • outside the pale    (Benehmen) unmöglich

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χλομιάζω, ωχριώ
adj. - ωχρός, χλομός, (χρώμα) ανοικτός, παλ
n. - παλούκι, πάσσαλος, φράκτης

idioms:

  • beyond the pale    κοινωνικά απαράδεκτος
  • outside the pale    κοινωνικά απαράδεκτος
  • pale before    ωχριώ προ
  • pale beside    ωχριώ προ
  • pale into insignificance    χάνω κάθε νόημα/σημασία

Italiano (Italian)
impallidire, sbiadire, pallido, sbiadito, smorto

idioms:

  • outside/beyond the pale    inaccettabile
  • pale before/beside    impallidire di fronte
  • pale into insignificance    svanire nel nulla

Português (Portuguese)
v. - empalidecer, desbotar, cercar com paliçada
adj. - pálido
n. - estaca (f), cerca (f)

idioms:

  • outside/beyond the pale    fora dos limites
  • pale before/beside    perder a importância ante a
  • pale into insignificance    tornar-se insignificante

Русский (Russian)
побледнеть, поблекнуть, бледный

idioms:

  • outside/beyond the pale    вне всяких границ
  • pale before/beside    сходит на нет по сравнению
  • pale into insignificance    сойти на нет

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - descolorido, desteñido, pálido
v. tr. - palidecer, ponerse pálido, desvanecerse
v. intr. - palidecer, ponerse pálido, desvanecerse

idioms:

  • pale before    insignificante en comparación con
  • pale beside    insignificante en comparación con
  • pale into insignificance    nulo por su insignificancia

2.
n. - estaca, palo, límites, área cerrada
v. tr. - cercar, empalizar

idioms:

  • beyond the pale    inaceptable, fuera de los límites, reprensible
  • outside the pale    inaceptable, fuera de los límites, reprensible

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - blekna, hägna in (pålverk)
adj. - blek, matt, svag
n. - påle, inhägnad, gräns

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 尖板条, 尖桩, 围起的地方, 围场, 界限, 范围, 管区, 辖区, 用栅栏把...围起来

idioms:

  • beyond the pale    超出...界限, 越轨, 为社会所不容的
  • outside the pale    超出...界限, 越轨, 为社会所不容的
  • pale before    ...在...前相形失色, 显得逊色
  • pale beside    ...在...前相形失色, 显得逊色
  • pale into insignificance    黯然失色

2. 苍白的, 灰白的, 微弱的, 暗淡的, 淡的, 使苍白, 使黯淡, 变苍白, 显得逊色, 变黯淡, 相形见绌

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 尖板條, 尖樁, 圍起的地方, 圍場, 界限, 範圍, 管區, 轄區
v. tr. - 用柵欄把...圍起來

idioms:

  • beyond the pale    超出...界限, 越軌, 為社會所不容的
  • outside the pale    超出...界限, 越軌, 為社會所不容的
  • pale before    ...在...前相形失色, 顯得遜色
  • pale beside    ...在...前相形失色, 顯得遜色
  • pale into insignificance    黯然失色

2.
adj. - 蒼白的, 灰白的, 微弱的, 暗淡的, 淡的
v. tr. - 使蒼白, 使黯淡
v. intr. - 變蒼白, 顯得遜色, 變黯淡, 相形見絀

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 창백한, 엷은, 희미한
v. tr. - 창백하게 하다, 엷게 하다, 어슴푸레하게 하다
v. intr. - 창백해지다, 엷어지다, 어슴푸레해지다

2.
n. - 말뚝, 울타리, 경계
v. tr. - 말뚝으로 에워싸다

idioms:

  • beyond the pale    ~의 범위 밖에

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 青白い, 薄い, 弱い, 薄暗い
v. - 青ざめる, 薄くなる, 見劣りがする
n. - 杭, 境界, 範囲

idioms:

  • outside/beyond the pale    常識から外れた
  • pale before/beside    ~と比べると顔色がない
  • pale into insignificance    つまらないものになってしまう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشحب, يبهت, يسيج (صفه) كالح, باهت, شاحب, ممتقع (الاسم) خازوق, وتد خشبي, حظيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חיוור, חלש‬
v. tr. - ‮הלבין, עשה ללבן‬
v. intr. - ‮החוויר, נחלש לעומת‬
n. - ‮קרש (לבניית גדר), מוט, כלונס, גבול, תחום, תחום-מושב‬
v. tr. - ‮תחם במוטות, גדר‬


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