pâlir

1. to pale; to fade (lose color)
2. to fade (lose glory or power)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pa.liʁ/

Etymology

From Old French palir (12th c.). By surface analysis, pâle (“pale”) + -ir (infinitive suffix).

Concepts

pale

fade

blanch

turn pale

grow pale

discolour

discolor

blench

bleach

become pale

change colour

grow dim

to fade

Synonyms

blêmir

blanchir

s’obscurcir

passer

se faner

perdre sa couleur

perdre son éclat

se décolorer

devenir blême

Translations

erblassen

impallidire

sbiancare

verblassen

bleek worden

tanen

verbleken

solmak

verschieten

palidecer

doen verbleken

sbiadire

empal·lidir

empalidecer

zblednąć