French-English translations for pâle

pale
us
For too long these top EU posts have been seen as 'male, pale and stale'. Ces postes importants au sein de l'UE ont été trop longtemps considérés comme "masculins, pâles et précaires". We do that all the time, and that is why we look so tired and pale! Nous n'arrêtons pas, c'est pour cela que nous sommes si pâles. I am afraid to say that the Lisbon Treaty is a pale shadow of our Magna Carta. J'ai peur de devoir dire que le traité de Lisbonne n'est que le pâle reflet de notre Magna Carta.
light
uk
us
As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the morningsPut that light out!Can you throw any light on this problem?

blade
us
drab
faded
us
a faded tableclotha faded rock star of the 1970s
lurid
us
The accident was described with lurid detail.Some paperback novels have lurid covers.The lurid lighting of the bar made for a very hazy atmosphere.
paddleWe had a nice paddle this morning.The paddle practically ousted the British cane for spankings in the independent US.A sea turtles paddles make it swim almost as fast as land tortoises are slow.
pallid
us
The patient left the hospital but was very pallid.

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