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blass

B1

pale, wan

English meaning
pale, wan
Vocabulary package
Describing People

blass in a sentence

Du siehst ganz blass aus. Bist du krank?

You look very pale. Are you sick?

Comparative and superlative

blass blasser am blassesten

Where blass comes from

Das Wort geht auf althochdeutsch blas sowie altsächsisch blas „weiß“ zurück und bezeichnete ursprünglich die weißen Färbungen bei Tieren (Blesse)

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Questions about blass

What is the comparative of blass?

blass → blasser → am blassesten.

What does blass mean in English?

blass means "pale, wan". For example: "Du siehst ganz blass aus. Bist du krank?" — "You look very pale. Are you sick?"

What level is blass in German?

blass is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the describing people vocabulary.

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