blass

/blas/

adjective A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. pale

    The everyday word for "pale"; bleich is a more literary near-synonym.

    • Du siehst blass aus, geht es dir gut?

      You look pale, are you okay?

Similar words

bleich

blass is the everyday word for "pale"; bleich is more literary, often describing paleness from fear or illness.

Similar in other languages

French

pâle

pâle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pale."

Portuguese

pálido

pálido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pale."

Practice

1 What does blass mean?

2 Fill the gap: Du siehst ___ aus, geht es dir gut?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches blass?

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