seiväs — meaning in English

English meaning

• pale adjective Light in color, or lacking the usual color, especially in the face.
• pole noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.

Senses

seiväs is used for these senses in English:

• pale A wooden stake; a picket.
• pole A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.

pale — full definition

1. adjective Light in color, or lacking the usual color, especially in the face.
2. verb To become pale, especially from shock, fear, or illness.
3. verb To seem weaker or less impressive by comparison.
4. noun The historical phrase "beyond the pale," meaning outside acceptable limits or boundaries.

pole — full definition

1. noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
2. noun Either of the two points where the Earth's axis meets its surface, or a similar point on a magnet or field.
3. noun A person from Poland.
4. verb To push a boat forward using a pole.

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