pâle — meaning in English
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English meaning
- light noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.
- paddle noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
- pale adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
- pallid adj Appearing weak, pale, or wan.
- slat noun A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
- vane noun A device mounted on a roof or pole that turns to show which way the wind is blowing.
Senses
pâle is used for these senses in English:
- light Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- paddle The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
- paddle A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
- paddle A blade of a waterwheel.
- pale Light in color.
- pale (of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).
- pallid Appearing weak, pale, or wan.
- vane Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid.
light — full definition
- noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.
- noun A source of illumination, such as a lamp or bulb.
- verb To set something burning.
- verb To illuminate; to provide light for.
- adj Not heavy; weighing little.
paddle — full definition
- noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
- verb To move a small boat through water using a paddle.
- verb To wade or splash about playfully in shallow water.