Adjective
blass
Pronunciation: /blas/
pale
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Meanings
Adjective
- pale
Example sentence
Nach der langen Grippe sah sie noch sehr blass aus.
After the long bout of flu she still looked very pale.
Usage
- blass werden — turn pale; describes a change
- blasse Farben — pale or faint colours; the adjective also describes colour intensity
Die blassen Farben des alten Fotos waren kaum noch zu erkennen.
The pale colours of the old photo were barely recognizable now.