бледне́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• blanch verb To grow or become white.
• pale adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.

Senses

бледне́ть is used for these senses in English:

• blanch (intransitive) To grow or become white.
• blanch (transitive, figuratively) To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;
• etiolate To make pale and sickly-looking.

blanch — full definition

1. verb To grow or become white.
2. verb To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach.
3. verb To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
4. verb To whiten, for example the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices.

pale — full definition

1. adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, 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.

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