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/peɪl/

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noun

Pâleur

Paleness; pallor.

Examples :

"The pale of his skin suggested he hadn't been getting enough sleep. "

La pâleur de sa peau suggérait qu'il n'avait pas dormi suffisamment.

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verb

Pâlir

To turn pale; to lose colour.

Examples :

"When she heard the bad news, she paled. "

Quand elle a appris la mauvaise nouvelle, elle a pâli.

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verb

S'effacer, pâlir

To become insignificant.

Examples :

"The importance of the old debate club faded, and its influence paled over time. "

L'importance de l'ancien club de débat s'est effacée et son influence a pâli avec le temps.

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verb

Pâlir, blanchir

To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

Examples :

"The strong sunlight paled the colors in the watercolor painting. "

La forte lumière du soleil a fait pâlir les couleurs de l'aquarelle.

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adjective

Pâle

Light in color.

Examples :

"I have pale yellow wallpaper."

J'ai du papier peint jaune pâle.

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adjective

Pâle

(of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

Examples :

"My little sister looked pale after her scary experience at the haunted house. "

Ma petite sœur avait l'air pâle après son expérience effrayante dans la maison hantée.

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adjective

Pâle, blême

Examples :

"He is but a pale shadow of his former self."

Il n'est qu'une pâle ombre de lui-même.

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noun

Pieu

A wooden stake; a picket.

Examples :

"The farmer used a sturdy pale to mark the boundary of his field. "

L'agriculteur a utilisé un pieu robuste pour marquer la limite de son champ.

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noun

Clôture, palissade

Fence made from wooden stake; palisade.

Examples :

"The schoolyard was protected by a strong pale of tall wooden stakes. "

La cour de l'école était protégée par une solide clôture de grands pieux en bois.

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noun

Limites, bornes

(by extension) Limits, bounds (especially before of).

Examples :

"The pale of acceptable behavior at the school dance was clearly defined by the student council. "

Les limites du comportement acceptable lors de la soirée dansante de l'école étaient clairement définies par le conseil étudiant.

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noun

Limites, bornes

The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.

Examples :

"Staying within the pale of acceptable behavior at school means following the rules and respecting others. "

Rester dans les limites d'un comportement acceptable à l'école signifie suivre les règles et respecter les autres.

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noun

Pal

A vertical band down the middle of a shield.

Examples :

"The knight's shield had a wide, gleaming pale running down the center. "

Le bouclier du chevalier avait un pal large et brillant qui traversait le centre.

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noun

Territoire, enceinte

A territory or defensive area within a specific boundary or under a given jurisdiction.

Examples :

"The school's pale encompassed the playground and the surrounding gardens. "

L'enceinte de l'école englobait le terrain de jeu et les jardins environnants.

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Juridiction, ressort

The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.

Examples :

"The school district's pale extends to all the students in the surrounding neighborhood. "

Le ressort du district scolaire s'étend à tous les élèves du quartier environnant.

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noun

Pelle à fromage

A cheese scoop.

Examples :

"At the buffet, I used the pale to scoop some feta cheese. "

Au buffet, j'ai utilisé la pelle à fromage pour prendre du fromage feta.

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noun

Pieu

A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the pale to steady the wooden beam before nailing it to the wall. "

Le charpentier a utilisé le pieu pour stabiliser la poutre en bois avant de la clouer au mur.

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verb

Clôturer, entourer

To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.

Examples :

"The farmer paled the garden plot to keep the rabbits out. "

Le fermier a clôturé le potager pour empêcher les lapins d'entrer.

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