Pale - Английское значение и перевод слова Pale на Русский язык

adjective

(of a person) suffering from anaemia.

Примеры использования:

The doctor said you were a bit anaemic

noun

A person suffering from anaemia.

Примеры использования:

Cumin seeds are a rich source of iron and hence very beneficial for anaemics

abbreviation

Barn(s).

noun

The second letter of the alphabet.

Примеры использования:

My grade on that first paper was a b

noun

A unit of area, 10−28 square metres, used especially in particle physics.

verb

Make white or pale by extracting colour.

Примеры использования:

The cold light blanched her face

verb

To become pale, esp. from being surprised

Примеры использования:

When he realized who was on the phone, he blanched., blanch the peaches before peeling them.

adjective

Lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting.

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Bland, mass-produced pop music

adjective

Made white or much lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight.

Примеры использования:

Permed and bleached hair

verb

Cause (a material such as cloth, paper, or hair) to become white or much lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight.

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A new formula to bleach and brighten clothing

verb

Make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain.

Примеры использования:

He blenched and struggled to regain his composure

adjective

(of a light, colour, or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly.

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The dim glow of the fire

verb

Make or become less bright or distinct.

Примеры использования:

A smoky inferno that dimmed the sun

abbreviation

Diminuendo.

verb

Make or become less.

Примеры использования:

The new law is expected to diminish the government's chances

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the threat of inflation is diminishing., [ t ] a single-payer system would diminish the burea…

verb

To reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value

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If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods., investors can d…

adjective

Covered with, full of, or resembling dust.

Примеры использования:

Dusty old records

adjective

Covered in dust

Примеры использования:

Piles of dusty books lay on the floor., we drove along the dusty road., dusty pink

verb

Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

Примеры использования:

Traffic has dwindled to a trickle

verb

To become less in number or smaller

Примеры использования:

The community had dwindled to a tenth of its former size.

verb

To gradually become less, smaller, or lower in level

Примеры использования:

Dwindle from sth to sth the municipality's population has dwindled from 40,000 to 24,000., dwindlin…

verb

Gradually grow faint and disappear.

Примеры использования:

The light had faded and dusk was advancing

noun

The process of becoming less bright.

Примеры использования:

The sun can cause colour fade

verb

Become less clearly visible or distinguishable

verb

Gradually grow faint and disappear.

Примеры использования:

The light had faded and dusk was advancing

noun

The process of becoming less bright.

Примеры использования:

The sun can cause colour fade

noun

A shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left)

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When they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade

adjective

Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Примеры использования:

By now, he was too feeble to leave his room

adjective

Weak

Примеры использования:

A feeble joke, he’s pretty feeble, and has to use a cane to get around.

adjective

Having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations.

Примеры использования:

He sat down on a flat rock

adverb

In or to a horizontal position.

Примеры использования:

He was lying flat on his back

noun

The flat part of something.

Примеры использования:

She placed the flat of her hand over her glass

idiom

Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm

adjective

Without enthusiasm or energy.

Примеры использования:

A half-hearted attempt

adjective

Showing a lack of enthusiasm

Примеры использования:

He made a half-hearted attempt to keep up with us, but soon fell back.

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

Примеры использования:

These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

Примеры использования:

An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

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Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

Примеры использования:

The legal sanctions against oil spills are virtually ineffective

adjective

Not producing the results that are wanted; not effective

Примеры использования:

Those pills were ineffective – i still have a headache.

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

Примеры использования:

An ineffectual campaign

adjective

Not able to produce good results

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An ineffectual teacher

adjective

Lower in rank, status, or quality.

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Schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country

noun

A person lower than another in rank, status, or ability.

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Her social and intellectual inferiors

adjective

Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring.

Примеры использования:

No excuses were made for the team's lacklustre performance

adjective

Not very good or exciting, or not showing a lot of activity or effort

Примеры использования:

After a period of lacklustre performance, the company has finally announced some very positive resu…

adjective

(especially of an animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot.

Примеры использования:

His horse went lame

verb

Make (a person or animal) lame.

Примеры использования:

He was badly lamed during the expedition

noun

Fabric with interwoven gold or silver threads.

Примеры использования:

A gold lamé suit

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Примеры использования:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

Примеры использования:

[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

Примеры использования:

Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

adjective

Dead or apparently dead.

Примеры использования:

His lifeless body was taken from the river

adjective

Dead or appearing to be dead

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A lifeless body, fig. the performance was boring and lifeless (= lacking interest or energy).

noun

The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

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The light of the sun

verb

Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.

Примеры использования:

The room was lit by a number of small lamps

adjective

Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark.

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The bedrooms are light and airy

verb

Make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity.

Примеры использования:

Efforts to lighten the burden of regulation

verb

Make or become lighter or brighter.

Примеры использования:

The sky began to lighten in the east

verb

To make someone or become happier and less anxious

Примеры использования:

Being with friends lightened her mood., he lost 30 pounds to lighten the burden on his knee., to li…

adjective

Simple and not attracting attention

Примеры использования:

The wedding will be a low-key affair, with fewer than thirty guests.

adjective

(of a sound or voice) quiet and soft.

Примеры использования:

The muted hum of the distant traffic

verb

Deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of.

Примеры использования:

Her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet

adjective

Not loud, or not enthusiastic

Примеры использования:

Her reaction was muted.

adjective

Not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial.

Примеры использования:

Neutral and non-aligned european nations

noun

An impartial or unbiased state or person.

Примеры использования:

Sweden and its fellow neutrals

adjective

Not expressing an opinion or taking actions that support either side in a disagreement or war

Примеры использования:

Switzerland remained neutral during the war., he wanted the office painted in neutral colors.

noun

A fence made from pointed wooden or metal posts.

Примеры использования:

The post and wire fence at the end of the road needed attention - in the long term, a hedge, wooden…

verb

Become pale in one's face from shock or fear.

Примеры использования:

I paled at the thought of what she might say

noun

A fence made from long, thin pieces of wood

Примеры использования:

He has just put up a paling around the house.

noun

A fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defence.

Примеры использования:

At this time fortifications consisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades

verb

Enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade.

Примеры использования:

He palisaded the ends of the streets, and made the town a roughly fortified camp

noun

A long row of cliffs (= high area of rock with a steep side)

noun

A crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin.

Примеры использования:

Future issues will demonstrate work with pastels and marker pens

adjective

Of a soft and delicate shade of colour.

Примеры использования:

Pastel blue curtains

adjective

(of colors) pale and soft

noun

A person or group of people who stand outside a workplace or other venue as a protest or to try to persuade others not to enter during a strike.

Примеры использования:

Forty pickets were arrested

verb

Act as a picket outside (a workplace or other venue).

Примеры использования:

Strikers picketed the newspaper's main building

verb

A wooden strip forming part of a fence

noun

A long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something.

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A tent pole

verb

Another term for perch3 (sense 1 of the noun).

noun

Either of the two locations ( north pole or south pole ) on the surface of the earth (or of a celestial object) which are the northern and southern ends of the axis of rotation.

adjective

Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.

Примеры использования:

They were too poor to afford a telephone

noun

A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.

Примеры использования:

Follow the blue posts until the track meets a road

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Примеры использования:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

adverb

With haste.

Примеры использования:

Come now, come post

adjective

Small and weak.

Примеры использования:

White-faced, puny children

adjective

Small and weak, or not effective

Примеры использования:

Don’t tell me you’re afraid of that puny little kid., in 1981, computers were puny compared with to…

adjective

Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate.

Примеры использования:

His restrained, gentlemanly voice

verb

Prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.

Примеры использования:

The need to restrain public expenditure

adjective

Easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch.

Примеры использования:

Soft margarine

adverb

(of a consonant) pronounced as a fricative (as c in ice ).

adjective

Not hard or firm; changing its shape when pressed

Примеры использования:

The crabs are plucked from the water before their soft shells have had a chance to harden., the bab…

adjective

(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe.

Примеры использования:

His language expresses rich and subtle meanings

adjective

Not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious

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Subtle flavors, a subtle shade of pink, the subtle nuances of english pronunciation are hard to mas…

adjective

(of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated.

Примеры использования:

The fish are so tame you have to push them away

verb

Domesticate (an animal).

Примеры использования:

Wild rabbits can be kept in captivity and eventually tamed

adjective

Not readily using or demonstrating the use of the imagination; stolid and somewhat dull.

Примеры использования:

The production was plodding and unimaginative

adjective

Not new, original, or clever; not showing any imagination

adjective

Lacking in imagination or originality.

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He writes repetitive and uninspired poetry

adjective

Not exciting or interesting

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An uninspired performance

adjective

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland.

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Tuneful but vapid musical comedies

adjective

Showing no intelligence or imagination

Примеры использования:

A vapid reality tv show, he's attractive, but vapid.

adjective

Lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy.

Примеры использования:

She was recovering from flu, and was very weak

adjective

Lacking strength or energy, or likely to stop working or break

Примеры использования:

After having been so sick, it’s not surprising you still feel weak., that old chair is very weak an…

adjective

Too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective

Примеры использования:

Weak growth/market share/results there was unexpectedly weak growth in corporate output in may., we…

verb

Make or become white.

Примеры использования:

Snow whitened the mountain tops

verb

To make something whiter, or to become whiter

Примеры использования:

[ t ] this toothpaste is supposed to whiten your teeth.

adjective

Almost white in colour

Примеры использования:

Whitish-grey walls

adjective

Lacking in firm ideas, principles, or the ability to make a decision

Примеры использования:

He’s got tv ads accusing dole of being wishy-washy on the issues.