palidecer

v.

1 to go or turn pale.

2 to turn pale, to turn white, to blanch, to lose color.

Su cara palideció de pronto His face turned pale all of a sudden.

3 to fade, to lose color, to dim, to turn pale.

Los colores palidecen en el sol Colors fade in the sun.

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palidecer

Conjugation model [AGRADECER], like {{link=agradecer}}agradecer

► verbo intransitivo

1 to turn pale

2 figurado to fade

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verb

to turn pale

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VI to turn pale

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verbo intransitivo

a) persona to turn o go pale

b) (liter) (eclipsarse) to pale (liter)

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= pale, turn + pale, turn + white, dim.

Ex. At these words Jeanne Leforte gave a little gasp of amazement, and her cheeks paled.

Ex. The he turned pale, nibbled his lips, and she could see tears in his eyes.

Ex. 'Oh, Jeanne!' she said, turning white, 'I have to speak to you'.

Ex. At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.

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verbo intransitivo

a) persona to turn o go pale

b) (liter) (eclipsarse) to pale (liter)

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= pale, turn + pale, turn + white, dim.

Ex: At these words Jeanne Leforte gave a little gasp of amazement, and her cheeks paled.

Ex: The he turned pale, nibbled his lips, and she could see tears in his eyes.

Ex: 'Oh, Jeanne!' she said, turning white, 'I have to speak to you'.

Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.

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palidecer [E3 ]

vi

1 «persona» to turn o go pale, blanch

2 (liter) (eclipsarse) to pale (liter)

su belleza palidece al lado de la de su hermana her beauty pales beside that of her sister

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palidecer (conjugate palidecer) verbo intransitivo [persona] to turn o go pale
palidecer verbo intransitivo
1 (persona) to turn pale: palideció de rabia, he went white with rage
2 (mermar su importancia, brillo) to pale: su ingenio palidece ante la viva inteligencia de su hermano, her wit pales in comparison to her brother's intelligence
'palidecer' also found in these entries:
English:
blanch
- pale
- white

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palidecer vi

1. [ponerse pálido] to go o turn pale

2. [perder importancia] to pale, to fade;

una obra que palidece ante la de su maestro a work which pales beside that of his master

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palidecer

v/i turn pale; fig (parecer menos importante) pale

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palidecer {53} vi

: to turn pale

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palidecer vb to go pale