blass

B1

pale, wan

English meaning
pale, wan
Vocabulary package
Describing People

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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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