pâle

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pale"

French

Etymology

From Old French palle, inherited from Latin pallidus (“pale, pallid”). Doublet of pallide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pal/, /pɑl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: pale (chiefly France)

Adjective

pâle (plural pâles)

1. pale (light in color)
2. pale (lacking brightness)
3. pale (dull)

Derived terms

• faire pâle figure
• pâleur
• pâlir
• se faire porter pâle

Descendants

• → Romanian: pal

See also

• blanc comme un linge

Further reading

• “pâle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• Alep, lape, lapé, pela

Norman

Etymology 1

From Old French paille, from Latin palea.

Noun

pâle f (plural pâles)

1. (Jersey, France) straw

Alternative forms

• pâlle (Jersey)
• païle (Guernsey)

Etymology 2

Verb

pâle

1. first-person singular present indicative of pâler
2. third-person singular present indicative of pâler
3. second-person singular imperative of pâler