pale – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
pale
v.
blanch, whiten; become less important; make a fence around
adj.
colorless, pallid; weak; white
n.
lack of luster or color; fence; fence stake; bordered territory
Pale
Pale may refer to:
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 France from 1360 to 1558
- Pale of Settlement, area of restricted Jewish settlement in the western Russian Empire from 1791 to 1917
Palé
Greek wrestling
Greek wrestling (,
pále), also known as
Ancient Greek wrestling and
Palé, was the most popular organized sport in
Ancient Greece. A point was scored when one player touched the ground with his back, hip or shoulder, or conceding deafeat due to a submission-hold or was forced out of the wrestling-area. Three points had to be scored to win the match.
pale
Noun
1. a wooden strip forming part of a fence
(synonym) picket
(hypernym) strip
(part-holonym) picket fence, paling
Verb
1. turn pale, as if in fear
(synonym) blanch, blench
(hypernym) discolor, discolour, colour, color
(derivation) lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia
Adjective
1. very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
(similar) light, light-colored
2. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
(synonym) pallid, wan
(similar) weak
3. lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
(synonym) pallid
(similar) colorless, colourless
4. abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
(synonym) pallid, wan
(similar) colorless, colourless
5. not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"
(similar) thin
pale
nf.
blade, vane
pâle
adj.
pale, wan, ashen; faint, white; colorless, bloodless, sickly
pala
nf.
shovel, sail, blade, paddle
