pale
gb/pˈeɪl/ us/pˈeɪl/
A2
İngilizce
~ 2500
sápadt, halvány, elsápad, palánk, cölöpkerítés
A2
1
sápadt
A2
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone] looks pale
She looked pale after hearing the bad news.
Sápadtnak tűnt, miután meghallotta a rossz hírt.
His face turned pale when he saw the accident.
Elsápadt az arca, amikor meglátta a balesetet.
You’re looking a bit pale—are you feeling alright?
The child went pale with fear.
He was pale from working all night without rest.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
She looks pale today.
Ma sápadtnak látszik.
He is pale because he is sick.
Sápadt, mert beteg.
My friend turns pale when he is scared.
The boy is pale after the long trip.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pale' with 'fair'; 'fair' refers to natural light skin tone, while 'pale' often suggests a change from the usual tone due to a condition.
Anlam
Having light or whitish skin color
Eşdizimler
look pale
|turn pale
|pale face
|pale complexion
Eş anlamlılar
wan (More literary and suggests weakness or exhaustion.)
Zıt anlamlılar
flushed (Describes skin that is red, often from heat, embarrassment, or exertion.)
Konular
health
|appearance
|daily life
|body
|emotions
Tanım
When a person’s skin looks lighter than normal, often because they are sick, scared, or tired.
Having skin that appears lighter than usual, often because of illness, fear, or tiredness.
A2
2
halvány
B1
Kullanım kalıbı:
pale [color]
She wore a pale blue dress to the wedding.
Halványkék ruhát viselt az esküvőn.
The walls were painted a pale yellow to create a warm feeling.
A falakat halványsárgára festették, hogy meleg hangulatot teremtsenek.
A pale light came through the curtains.
The sky turned a pale pink at dawn.
He chose a pale green for the nursery.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
I like pale blue shirts.
Szeretem a halványkék ingeket.
The room is painted pale yellow.
A szoba halványsárgára van festve.
Her bag is pale pink.
We saw pale green leaves in spring.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes use 'light' instead of 'pale'; 'light' is fine, but 'pale' often suggests even less intensity and sometimes a faded look.
Anlam
Light in color or shade
Eşdizimler
pale blue
|pale yellow
|pale green
|pale light
Eş anlamlılar
pastel (Refers specifically to soft, light shades, often in design or art contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
vivid (Describes colors that are very bright and strong.)
Konular
colors
|art
|design
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
When a color is not strong or bright but soft and light.
Having a light or washed-out shade of a color.
FIIL
B1
3
elsápad
B1
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone] pales
She paled when she heard the explosion.
Elsápadt, amikor meghallotta a robbanást.
He visibly paled at the sight of blood.
Láthatóan elsápadt a vér látványától.
I could see him pale as the news sank in.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
She paled when she saw the snake.
Elsápadt, amikor meglátta a kígyót.
He paled after running too fast.
Elsápadt, miután túl gyorsan futott.
I pale when I am scared.
Anlam
To lose normal skin color
Eşdizimler
pale visibly
|pale suddenly
Eş anlamlılar
blanch (More formal or literary; also used metaphorically.)
Zıt anlamlılar
flush (To become red in the face, often from heat or emotion.)
Konular
health
|emotions
|body
Tanım
When someone’s skin changes to a lighter color because they are afraid, sick, or shocked.
To become lighter in skin color, often due to fear, illness, or shock.
İSIM
C1
LITERARY
4
palánk
C1
cölöpkerítés
B2
In medieval times, towns were surrounded by a pale for protection.
A középkorban a városokat védelmi célból palánk vette körül.
The cattle were kept within the pale.
A marhákat a palánkon belül tartották.
They lived beyond the pale of settlement.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
The farm had a pale around it.
A farm körül cölöpkerítés volt.
A pale was built to keep animals inside.
Palánkot építettek, hogy az állatok bent maradjanak.
Anlam
A boundary marked by stakes or fence
Eşdizimler
beyond the pale
Eş anlamlılar
enclosure (General term for an area that is fenced in.)
Konular
history
|geography
|space
|housing
Tanım
A fence made from wooden posts, or the area inside it (not common in daily speech).
A stake or fence forming an enclosure; by extension, the enclosed area itself.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
pale
IPA
GB/pˈeɪl/
US/pˈeɪl/
Heceler ve vurgu
pale (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (pale)
Kelime biçimleri
Adjective
- Base: pale
- Comparative: paler
- Superlative: palest
Noun
- Base: pale
- Plural: pales
Verb
- Base: pale
- 3rd Person Singular: pales
- Present Participle: paling
- Past: paled
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
beyond the pale
1/bɪjˈɔnd ðə pˈeɪl/
idiom
literary
Outside acceptable behavior or limits
Not acceptable; going too far in behavior or action.
Örnekler
- His comments were offensive and beyond the pale.
- Cheating in an exam is beyond the pale.