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1 pale
I [peɪl]aggettivo [complexion, colour, light] pallidoII [peɪl]to turn o go pale — impallidire, sbiancare
nome palo m., picchetto m.••III [peɪl]to be beyond the pale — [remark, behaviour] essere inammissibile; [ person] essere indecente
1) [person, face] impallidire, sbiancare2) fig.* * *[peil] 1. adjective1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) pallido2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) chiaro2. verb(to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) impallidire- paleness* * *I [peɪl]aggettivo [complexion, colour, light] pallidoII [peɪl]to turn o go pale — impallidire, sbiancare
nome palo m., picchetto m.••III [peɪl]to be beyond the pale — [remark, behaviour] essere inammissibile; [ person] essere indecente
1) [person, face] impallidire, sbiancare2) fig. -
2 pale ***
I [peɪl](gen) pallido (-a), (colour) chiaro (-a), pallido (-a)pale blue — azzurro pallido inv, celeste
to grow or turn pale — diventare pallido (-a), impallidire
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3 insignificance
[ˌɪnsɪg'nɪfɪkəns]nome irrilevanza f.to pale o fade into insignificance — impallidire, perdere importanza
* * *noun insignificanza* * *insignificance* * *[ˌɪnsɪg'nɪfɪkəns]nome irrilevanza f.to pale o fade into insignificance — impallidire, perdere importanza
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