Polyglot Dictionary

bleich

/blaɪ̯ç/

adjective B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. pale, wan

    More literary than blass, often describing someone pale from fear or illness.

Similar words

blass

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

Practice

1 What does bleich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ihr Gesicht war ___ vor Angst.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bleich?

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