English–German

“pale” in German

German

Pronunciation

IPA/blas/

Example

Ein blasser Mann kam herein.

A pale man came in.

Illustration for blass (pale)

How to say “pale” in German

“Pale” in German is blass.

A face or surface has lost its strong color, whether through fear, illness, exhaustion, or fading.

Full entry for blass: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with blass

Beim Anblick des Unfalls wurde er plötzlich blass.

At the sight of the accident, he suddenly turned pale.

Tips for using blass

  • Before a noun, blass takes normal adjective endings, as in ein blasser Mann, while it stays unchanged after sein: Der Mann ist blass.

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