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fahl

pale, wan, pallid

adjective FAHL Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

washed-out (colour)

Usage Note

fahl describes a pallor suggesting illness, shock, or drained colour — ein fahles Gesicht, fahles Licht. It is more literary than blass and implies something slightly eerie or unhealthy about the paleness.

Examples

"Ihr Gesicht war fahl vor Erschöpfung."

Natural Translation

Her face was pale with exhaustion.

Literal Translation

Her face was pallid from exhaustion.

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