Meaning of bāls | Babel Free

Definitions

1. pale (with lighter, whiter color on the face or skin than normal; without redness; also, implicitly, unhealthy)
2. pale, light (not having brightness, not having bright colors)
3. pale, dim, dull, faint (without brightness)
4. weak, poor, not interesting (without bright, interesting features)
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Equivalents

Examples

“slimniekam ir bāla seja”

the patient has a pale face

“bāls kā audekls, krīts, drēbe, līķis, nāve”

pale like a canvas, chalk, cloth, a corpse, death (= very pale)

“bērns auga, bija bāls kā pagrabā uzdīdzis stāds”

the boy grew, he was pale as a plant grown in the basement

“spoguli paskatījies, viņš vairs nepazina sevi: bāls, kā no slimības gultas piecēlies cilvēks iekritušām acīm raudzījās viņam pretim... tā cilvēka vaigos vairs nebija sārtuma”

looking at the mirror, he could not recognize himself anymore: a person pale as one who stood up from a sick bed, with hollow eyes, looked at him... on that person's cheeks there was no redness

“bāli pelēki mākoņi”

pale gray clouds

“kombinēt spilgtas un bālas krāsas”

to combine bright and pale colors

“mazas puķītes ar bāliem ziediem”

small plants with pale flowers

“aiz loga stāv bālā miglas siena”

standing outside the window was the pale wall of fog

“bāls mēness”

the pale moon

“platā, zemā maizes krāsnī vēl gailējas bālas aizkura ogles”

in the wide, low bread oven some pale (= faint) kindling coal

“mākoņu spraugās šur un tur iemirgojās bālas zvaigznes”

in the cracks in the clouds here and there (a few) pale (= faint) stars shone

“loma ir neizstrādāta, bāla”

the role is undeveloped, pale (= weak)

“bālas un nenozīmīgas romāna nodaļas”

pale (= weak) and insignificant novel chapters

“pirmajās izrādēs vēl ir bālas un sasteigtas vietas”

in the first performances there still are pale (= weak) and premature places (= parts)

“dzejolis ir bāls un nekā jauna lasītājam nedod”

the verse is pale (= weak) and gives nothing new to the reader

CEFR level