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The ladies leaned forward, and the flickering light illumined their pale faces, expressive of mingled fright and compassion.
Ces dames s’étaient penchées, et leurs pâles visages, à la faible lumière dansante, exprimèrent une pitié mêlée d’effroi.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
His doll-like face, which was ornamented by a few pale hairs, wagged gravely over his collar, and he seemed to be relishing the flavour of the two last sentences he had uttered—sentences which he had remembered from somebody else's speech.
Sa figure poupine, égayée de quelques poils blonds, se rengorgeait sur sa cravate, avec un léger balancement. Il parut goûter un instant les deux dernières phrases d'orateur qu'il avait trouvées.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
He turned rather pale and remained silent for a moment longer.
Il devint un peu pâle et garda le silence un instant encore.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Nor did the reputation of the young pale-face rest altogether on his success in the previous combat, or in his discriminating and cool manner of managing the late negotiation, for it had received a great accession by the occurrences of the night.
Le jeune chasseur ne devait pas uniquement sa réputation parmi eux au succès qu’il avait obtenu dans son combat contre leur compagnon, car les événements de cette nuit l’avaient considérablement augmentée.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
He went very pale, then recollected himself and twisted his features into the old grin.
Il devint extrêmement pâle, puis, se ressaisissant, sa bouche dessina son rictus habituel.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
For the first time Rougon himself felt the chilly weight of the disfavour into which he had fallen. His face Avas very pale, and, as he stood there deep in thought, he envied the Emperor.
Rougon, qui pour la première fois, éprouvait le froid de sa disgrâce, avait la face très pâle; et, rêvant, il jalousait l'empereur.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
I could distinguish her pale, beautiful features. Her cheek was wan with weeping, and her rich golden hair hung dishevelled from her shoulders, reaching to the withers of her horse.
Je distinguais ses beaux traits couverts de pâleur, ses joues baignées de larmes, sa riche chevelure dorée qui pendait, dénouée, sur ses épaules, tombant jusque sur le cou de son cheval.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Madeleine turned quite pale.
Madeleine devint toute pâle.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Francis felt he had no friend if George was not that friend, and his face grew pale while the tears flowed rapidly down his cheeks.
Le pauvre Francis pensait que si George n’était plus son ami, le monde entier ne renfermerait plus un cœur qui battit à l’unisson du sien. Ses joues se couvrirent d’une pâleur mortelle, et des larmes d’angoisse sortirent de ses yeux.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
The sight of this old fellow pale and livid, in his shirt, the thought that his limbs had touched hers, filled her with horrible disgust.
La vue de ce vieillard en chemise, pâle et blafard, dont les membres avaient touché les siens, lui causa un horrible dégoût.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
La Moineaude, short and fat like her husband, was a woman of about forty, worn out before her time, with ashen face, pale eyes, thin faded hair, and a weak mouth which already lacked many teeth.
La Moineaude était une femme grosse et courte, comme son mari, d’une quarantaine d’années, usée avant l’âge, avec une face grise, des yeux troubles, des cheveux rares et décolorés, une bouche molle où beaucoup de dents manquaient déjà.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
At this Rougon turned pale.
Rougon devint blême.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
"My young pale-face boasts he is no boaster," returned the crafty chief: "he must be right.
– Mon jeune ami à Face-Pâle se vante de ne jamais se vanter, dit Rivenoak avec un sourire ironique, – il doit avoir raison.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
As soon as this cry had escaped her lips, she turned very pale and her husband had to support her.
Mais, ce cri à peine lâché, elle devint toute pâle. M. Charbonnel dut la soutenir.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
They both turned quite pale.
Ils devinrent très pâles l’un et l’autre.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile

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pale

verb
Basic forms
Pastpaled
Imperativepale
Present Participle (Participle I)paling
Past Participle (Participle II)paled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I palewe pale
you paleyou pale
he/she/it palesthey pale
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am palingwe are paling
you are palingyou are paling
he/she/it is palingthey are paling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have paledwe have paled
you have paledyou have paled
he/she/it has paledthey have paled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been palingwe have been paling
you have been palingyou have been paling
he/she/it has been palingthey have been paling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I paledwe paled
you paledyou paled
he/she/it paledthey paled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was palingwe were paling
you were palingyou were paling
he/she/it was palingthey were paling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had paledwe had paled
you had paledyou had paled
he/she/it had paledthey had paled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been palingwe had been paling
you had been palingyou had been paling
he/she/it had been palingthey had been paling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will palewe shall/will pale
you will paleyou will pale
he/she/it will palethey will pale
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be palingwe shall/will be paling
you will be palingyou will be paling
he/she/it will be palingthey will be paling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have paledwe shall/will have paled
you will have paledyou will have paled
he/she/it will have paledthey will have paled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been palingwe shall/will have been paling
you will have been palingyou will have been paling
he/she/it will have been palingthey will have been paling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would palewe should/would pale
you would paleyou would pale
he/she/it would palethey would pale
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be palingwe should/would be paling
you would be palingyou would be paling
he/she/it would be palingthey would be paling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have paledwe should/would have paled
you would have paledyou would have paled
he/she/it would have paledthey would have paled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been palingwe should/would have been paling
you would have been palingyou would have been paling
he/she/it would have been palingthey would have been paling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am paledwe are paled
you are paledyou are paled
he/she/it is paledthey are paled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being paledwe are being paled
you are being paledyou are being paled
he/she/it is being paledthey are being paled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been paledwe have been paled
you have been paledyou have been paled
he/she/it has been paledthey have been paled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was paledwe were paled
you were paledyou were paled
he/she/it was paledthey were paled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being paledwe were being paled
you were being paledyou were being paled
he/she/it was being paledthey were being paled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been paledwe had been paled
you had been paledyou had been paled
he/she/it had been paledthey had been paled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be paledwe shall/will be paled
you will be paledyou will be paled
he/she/it will be paledthey will be paled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been paledwe shall/will have been paled
you will have been paledyou will have been paled
he/she/it will have been paledthey will have been paled

pale

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepalepales
Possessive casepale'spales'

pale

adjective
Positive degreepale
Comparative degreepaler
Superlative degreepalest