Pastel

//ˈpæstl̩//

Synonyms for "pastel" (99 found)

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Translations

43 translations across 19 languages.

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Armenian

2 entries
  • պաստել noun (any of several subdued tints of colors)
  • պաստել noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • пастэ́ль noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • пастел noun (drawing made with these colors)
  • пастел noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 油畫棒 /油画棒 noun (crayon made from such a paste)
  • 粉彩 noun (type of dried paste)
  • 粉画 noun (drawing made with these colors)
  • 粉畫兒筆 /粉画儿笔 noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Czech

3 entries
  • barevná křída noun (crayon made from such a paste)
  • pastel noun (drawing made with these colors)
  • pastelová barva noun (any of several subdued tints of colors)

Finnish

4 entries
  • pastelli noun (drawing made with these colors)
  • pastelliliitu noun (crayon made from such a paste)
  • pastellisävy noun (any of several subdued tints of colors)
  • pastellityö noun (drawing made with these colors)

French

1 entries
  • pastel noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Georgian

1 entries
  • პასტელი noun (crayon made from such a paste)

German

1 entries
  • Pastellfarbe noun (any of several subdued tints of colors)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • pasztell noun (any of several subdued tints of colors)
  • pasztellkréta noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Japanese

2 entries
  • パステル noun (crayon made from such a paste)
  • パステルカラー noun (any of several subdued tints of colors)

Korean

1 entries
  • 파스텔 noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Polish

4 entries
  • pastel noun (any of several subdued tints of colors)
  • pastel noun (drawing made with these colors)
  • pastel noun (type of dried paste)
  • pastel noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • pastel noun (any of several subdued tints of colors)
  • pastel noun (drawing made with these colors)
  • pastel noun (type of dried paste)
  • pastel noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Russian

4 entries
  • пасте́ль noun (any of several subdued tints of colors)
  • пасте́ль noun (drawing made with these colors)
  • пасте́ль noun (type of dried paste)
  • пасте́ль noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Turkish

1 entries
  • pastel noun (any of several subdued tints of colors)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • пасте́ль noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • phấn tiên noun (type of dried paste)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • פּאַסטעל noun (drawing made with these colors)
  • פּאַסטעל־קרײַדל noun (crayon made from such a paste)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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I like pastel colors.

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Madame de Pompadour liked pastel colors and floral patterns.

Source: tatoeba (8187107)

Wool was dyed in the pastel vat.

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