| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| pale adj | (light in colour) | blek adj |
| | | ljus adj |
| | The room is painted in pale shades. A pale moon hangs low in the sky. |
| | Rummet är målat i bleka nyanser. En blek måne hänger lågt på himlen. |
| pasty adj | (unhealthily pale) | blek adj |
| | | glåmig adj |
| | The girls avoided the sun so much that they looked pasty. |
| ashen adj | (pale) (ofta ansikte) | askgrå adj |
| | | blek adj |
| | Milly's face was ashen; she was clearly in shock after the accident. |
| pallid adj | (very pale) | blek adj |
| | | blodlös adj |
| | | glåmig adj |
| | The office worker's pallid face hadn't seen the sun in months. |
| ashy adj | informal (pale, ashen) (i blek färg) | askgrå adj |
| | (ljus, färglös) | blek adj |
| | You could see that the patient was ill from his ashy complexion. |
| forgettable adj | (unremarkable, unmemorable) | ointressant adj |
| | (formell) | slätstruken adj |
| | | intetsägande adj |
| | (bildlig) | blek adj |
| | The food at that restaurant wasn't bad, but it was forgettable. |
| etiolated adj | (plant: pale) (bildlig) | likblek adj |
| | | blek adj |
| untanned adj | (skin: pale) | blek adj |
| | | inte brun adj |
| | | inte solbränd adj |
| pallid adj | figurative (bland, insipid) | blek adj |
| | | glåmig adj |
| | | intetsägande adj |
| | The actors were criticized for their pallid performance. |
| pale adj | (complexion: pallid) | blek adj |
| | | ljus adj |
| | (omodernt) | blekhyllt adj |
| | | blekhyad adj |
| | Harriet had lost a lot of blood and was very pale. |
| | Harriet hade förlorat mycket blod och var väldigt blek. |
| wishy-washy adj | figurative, informal (ineffectual, lacking strength) (bildlig) | blek adj |
| | | svag adj |
| | | svamlig adj |
| | Your wishy-washy way with your children is going to get you in trouble one day. |
colorless (US),
colourless (UK) adj | (pallid, dull in hue) | färglös adj |
| | (bildlig) | blek adj |
| | | grå adj |
| | The hotel decor was colorless and boring. |
| etiolated adj | (weak) (bildlig) | blek adj |
| | | svag adj |
| | | matt adj |
| white adj | (skin: pale) | vit adj |
| | | blek, ljus adj |
| | My skin's naturally so white that I never tan. |
| pale adj | (skin: light or white) | blek adj |
| | | ljus adj |
| | (omodernt) | blekhyllt adj |
| | | blekhyad adj |
| | Alfie has very pale skin and has to be careful not to get sunburn. |
| | Alfie har mycket ljus hy och måste vara försiktig för att inte bli solbränd. |
| ghastly adj | (pale) (bildlig) | likblek adj |
| | | blek adj |
| | Edward emerged from the room looking ghastly, and quickly fainted. |
colorless (US),
colourless (UK) adj | figurative (dull, lacking excitement) (bildlig) | färglös adj |
| | | blek adj |
| | | grå adj |
| bloodless adj | figurative (lacking vitality) (bildlig) | blodlös adj |
| | | blek adj |
| | | hängig adj |
| remote adj | figurative (possibility: faint) (bildlig) | svag adj |
| | | blek adj |
| | | ringa adj |
| | There is a remote chance you will get the job, but as you did badly in the interview, I don't think it's likely. |
| light adj | (faint) | svag adj |
| | | blek adj |
| | | otydlig adj |
| | You could only see a light outline of the mountains. |
| | Man kunde bara se en svag kontur av bergen. |
blond,
blonde adj | (light-colored) | ljus adj |
| | | klar adj |
| | | blek adj |
| Anmärkning: Usually "blonde" in the UK |
| | The room was furnished with blonde furniture and cream-colored upholstery. |