pastel

couleur pastel

Couleur douce et claire, comme le rose pâle ou le bleu clair.

En anglais simple : A soft, pale colour, such as light pink or light blue.

• She painted the room in a soft pastel.
• The collection includes delicate pinks and other pastels.
• Would you choose a bright colour or a pastel?

Synonymes : pale colour

Expressions courantes : soft pastel, pale pastel, in pastel

pastel

Bâtonnet tendre et coloré utilisé pour dessiner.

En anglais simple : A soft coloured stick used for drawing pictures.

• She drew the sky with a blue pastel.
• He bought a box of pastels.
• Try blending two pastels to make a softer shade.

Synonymes : pastel crayon

Expressions courantes : draw with pastel, soft pastel, pastel sticks

pastel

Matière sèche et colorée servant à fabriquer des bâtonnets tendres pour dessiner.

En anglais simple : A dry coloured material used to make soft drawing sticks.

• Pastel is made by mixing colour powder with a binder.
• The artist explained how pastel differs from ordinary chalk.
• This manufacturer uses very little binder in its pastel.

Expressions courantes : soft pastel, pastel pigment, pastel material

pastel, guède

Plante dont on tire une teinture bleue pour les tissus.

En anglais simple : A plant used to make a blue dye for cloth.

• The wool was coloured with pastel.
• Farmers once grew pastel for its blue dye.
• The dyer prepared a vat of pastel.

Synonymes : woad

Expressions courantes : pastel vat, grow pastel, pastel dye