What is '淡い' called in English?

'淡い' in English is called "Pale". Pale refers to: 色が薄い、白に近い、または落ち着いた色合いを持つさま。

How do you pronounce 'Pale' and '淡い'?

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What is an example sentence for Pale in Japanese?

English: "She chose a pale blue dress for the party." | Japanese: "彼女はパーティーのために淡い青のドレスを選んだ。"

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English to Japanese Dictionary

pale Meaning in Japanese (pale 英語意味)

adjective淡い, 青白い

verb色あせる

淡い in English:pale

Phonetic:あわい

Quick Answer • 要約

pale の日本語の意味は「淡い, 青白い, 色あせる」です。 (色が薄い、白に近い、または落ち着いた色合いを持つさま。)

Definitions of Pale

1
adjective
淡い
Having a very light color, often approaching white or a subdued shade.
色が薄い、白に近い、または落ち着いた色合いを持つさま。
2
adjective
青白い
Having a lighter than normal skin color, often due to illness, shock, or fear.
病気、ショック、または恐怖のために、通常の肌の色よりも薄いさま。
3
verb
色あせる
To become lighter in color or lose intensity and brightness.
色が薄くなる、または強さと明るさを失う。

Example Sentences

“She chose a pale blue dress for the party.”

彼女はパーティーのために淡い青のドレスを選んだ。

“His face went pale when he heard the bad news.”

彼は悪い知らせを聞いて顔が青ざめた。

“The old photographs had begun to pale over time.”

古い写真は時間とともに色あせ始めていた。

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Synonyms (類語)

In English:

light faintpallidwancolourless

Antonyms (対義語)

In English:

dark bright flushed rosy vivid

Inflected Word Forms

present participlepaling

nounpaleness

adverbpalely

comparativepaler

superlativepalest

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

beyond the paleidiom

Unacceptable or outside the bounds of what is considered proper or moral.

pale in comparisonexpression

To seem much less important, impressive, or good when compared to something else.

pale Meaning in Japanese (pale 英語 意味)