pale

pallido, chiaro

Di colore poco intenso, oppure con il viso meno colorito del solito.

In inglese semplice: Having a light colour, or less colour than usual in your face.

• She wore a pale blue dress.
• You look pale today.
• His face went pale when he heard the news.

Sinonimi: light, pallid

Contrari: dark

Espressioni comuni: pale blue, pale skin, look pale

sbiadito, debole

Molto più debole o meno impressionante dell’originale o di prima.

In inglese semplice: Much weaker or less impressive than the original or than before.

• The sequel is a pale imitation of the original.
• He is a pale shadow of his former self.
• Their celebrations were a pale reflection of past festivals.

Sinonimi: feeble, weak, faint

Contrari: strong

Espressioni comuni: pale shadow, pale imitation, pale reflection

impallidire

Sembrare meno importante o impressionante nel confronto con qualcos’altro.

In inglese semplice: To seem less important or impressive when compared with something else.

• Our problems pale in comparison with theirs.
• His earlier achievements paled beside this victory.
• These costs pale into insignificance against the potential losses.

Come si usa: pale in comparison with/to something (My worries pale in comparison with yours.); pale beside something (Their offer pales beside the one we received yesterday.)

Sinonimi: diminish

Espressioni comuni: pale in comparison, pale into insignificance, pale beside something

impallidire

Perdere colore, soprattutto in viso per paura o per un forte turbamento.

In inglese semplice: To lose colour, especially in your face because of fear or shock.

• She paled at the news.
• His face paled when the police arrived.
• He began to pale with fear.

Come si usa: pale at something (He paled at the sight of the blood.)

Sinonimi: blanch

Espressioni comuni: pale with fear, pale at something

recintare

Circondare un terreno con pali di legno o una recinzione.

In inglese semplice: To surround an area with wooden posts or a fence.

• They paled the field with wooden stakes.
• The owner ordered workers to pale the garden.
• A strip of land had been paled against wandering cattle.

Sinonimi: fence, enclose

Espressioni comuni: pale a field, pale a garden

paletto

Palo stretto di legno usato come parte di una recinzione.

In inglese semplice: A narrow wooden post used as part of a fence.

• One wooden pale had broken.
• They replaced the rotten pales along the fence.
• Each pale was fixed to a horizontal rail.

Sinonimi: picket, stake

Espressioni comuni: wooden pale, fence pale, pointed pale