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1 pale
pale [peɪl]∎ to grow or become pale pâlir;∎ to turn pale with fright pâlir de terreur;∎ (as) pale as death blanc comme un linge∎ a pale blue dress une robe bleu pâle∎ it was a pale imitation of the real thing c'était une pâle copie de l'original(person, face) pâlir, blêmir; (sky, colour) pâlir;∎ my adventures pale beside yours mes aventures semblent bien pâles auprès des vôtres;∎ our problems pale into insignificance beside hers nos problèmes sont insignifiants comparés aux siens ou à côté des siens3 noun∎ British figurative he's beyond the pale il n'est pas fréquentable;∎ I find such behaviour beyond the pale je trouve un tel comportement inadmissible►► pale ale pale-ale f, bière f blonde légère -
2 pale
pale [peɪl]1. adjective• it pales into insignificance beside... cela paraît dérisoire par rapport à...3. noun4. compounds* * *[peɪl] 1.adjective [colour, complexion] pâle; [light, dawn] blafard2.to turn ou go pale — pâlir
intransitive verb lit pâlir; fig••to be beyond the pale — [remark, behaviour] être inadmissible; [person] être infréquentable
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3 pale
A adj [complexion, colour] pâle ; [light, dawn] blafard ; pale blue bleu pâle ; you look pale tu es pâle ; to turn ou go pale pâlir ; pale with fright blanc de peur.B vi1 [person, face] pâlir ;2 fig to pale into insignificance devenir dérisoire.to be beyond the pale [remark, behaviour] être inadmissible ; [person] ( socially) être infréquentable. -
4 shadow
A n1 ( shade) lit, fig ombre f ; in (the) shadow dans l'ombre ; in the shadow of à l'ombre de [tree, wall] ; dans l'ombre de [doorway] ; to live in the shadow of ( near) vivre à proximité de [mine, power station] ; ( in fear of) vivre dans la crainte de [Aids, unemployment, war] ; to stand in the shadows se tenir dans l'ombre ; to be afraid of one's own shadow fig avoir peur de son ombre ; to live in sb's shadow fig vivre dans l'ombre de qn ; to cast a shadow over sth lit projeter une ombre sur qch ; fig jeter une ombre sur qch ; she's a shadow of her former self elle n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même ; she casts a long shadow fig son influence se fait toujours sentir ; the war casts a long shadow les effets de la guerre se font toujours sentir ; the remake is only a pale shadow of the original le remake n'est qu'une pâle imitation de l'original ; to have shadows under one's eyes avoir les yeux cernés ;2 ( person who follows another) gen ombre f ; ( detective) détective m or policier m qui file qn ; to put a shadow on sb faire filer or suivre qn ; to be sb's shadow suivre qn comme son ombre, être l'ombre de qn ;4 ( hint) not a shadow of truth pas le moindre soupçon de vérité ; not a shadow of suspicion pas le moindre soupçon ; without ou beyond the shadow of a doubt sans l'ombre d'un doute.C vtr1 ( cast shadow on) [wall, tree] projeter une ombre (or des ombres) sur ; this tragedy shadowed him all his life fig cette tragédie l'a hanté toute sa vie ;2 ( follow) filer, prendre [qn] en filature.
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Beyond the Pale — is a phrase referring to unacceptable behaviour (see the first link below for further information). It may also refer to:*The Irish Pale, a demarcation line in Ireland while under English dominion. *The Pale of Settlement, an area of permitted… … Wikipedia
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beyond the pale — ► beyond the pale outside the boundaries of acceptable behaviour. Main Entry: ↑pale … English terms dictionary
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beyond the pale — outside the bounds of acceptable behavior What they are doing is totally unacceptable and beyond the pale … Idioms and examples