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Meaning of pallor | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈpal.lɔr]

Definitions

  1. a pale color, paleness, wanness, pallor
  2. mustiness, moldiness, mildew
  3. dimness, faintness
  4. a disagreeable color or shape, unsightliness
  5. alarm, terror

Equivalents

العربية كلة
Català pal·lidesa
Čeština bledost mdloba
Dansk bleghed
Esperanto malbeleco
Español palidez
Gaeilge laige
עברית חיוורון
Íslenska fölvi
日本語 ぶざま 蒼白
한국어 어스름
Latviešu bālums blāvums
Nederlands bleekheid vaagheid
Português palidez
ไทย อนธการ

Examples

“Haec effāta silet, pallor simul occupat ōra.”

Having spoken these [words], [Dido] falls silent, while pallor overspreads her face. (Although Dido appeared hopeful in line 477, now her pallid complexion portends her suicidal intent.)

“pallor abit, subitāsque vident in corpore vīrēs”

His pallor departs, and they see sudden vigor in his body. (Triptolemus, child of Celeus and Metanira, is healed by the goddess Ceres.)

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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