pastel

パステルカラー

薄いピンクや水色など、柔らかく淡い色。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： pale colour

よく使う表現： soft pastel, pale pastel, in pastel

パステル

絵を描くための、柔らかい色付きの棒。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： pastel crayon

よく使う表現： draw with pastel, soft pastel, pastel sticks

パステル

絵を描く柔らかい棒状の画材にする、乾いた色付きの材料。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： soft pastel, pastel pigment, pastel material

タイセイ

布を青く染める染料の原料になる植物。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： woad

よく使う表現： pastel vat, grow pastel, pastel dye