Pâleur (en. Pallor)

/pɛ.lœʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Character of what is pale.

The pallor of his face worried his friends.

La pâleur de son visage inquiétait ses amis.

Aspect of something that lacks color.

The pallor of the sky signaled an imminent storm.

La pâleur du ciel annonçait une tempête imminente.

Decrease in skin tone and tone, often caused by illness.

His health condition manifested through a worrying pallor.

Son état de santé se manifestait par une pâleur inquiétante.

From Old French 'pailor', derived from Latin 'pallor', meaning pallor, absence of color.

to have pallor

To be very pale, often due to fear or illness.

avoir la pâleur

pallor of death

Expression used to describe extreme pallor associated with death or illness.

pâleur de la mort

to master one's pallor

To succeed in keeping calm and confident despite a stressful situation.

maîtriser sa pâleur

wan

Having a very pale color, often associated with illness or weakness.

blême

to pale

To become pale, lose color, often due to emotion or illness.

pâlir

color

Visual characteristic of surfaces that reflects specific wavelengths of light.

couleur

To be in bad shape, very tired.

He has a pallor that makes it look like he partied all night.

Il a une pâleur qui fait penser qu'il a fait la fête toute la nuit.

To look sick.

With his pallor, it looks like he is going to faint.

Avec sa pâleur, on dirait qu'il va s'évanouir.