pastel

[US]/'pæst(ə)l/
[UK]/pæ'stɛl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. svakt farget; farget vokslynt
n. farget vokslynt; tegning med farget vokslynt
Word Forms
Pluralpastels

Phrases & Collocations

pastel colors

pastellfarger

soft pastel

mørt pastell

pastel hues

pastellfarger

Example Sentences

pastels and light colours are in this year.

Pasteller og lyse farger er i år.

the subtlest of pastels and creams.

de finkjente pastellene og kremene.

a choice of fashion colours from pastels through to brights.

en valg av modefarger fra pasteller til nakne farger.

The rooms were decorated in delicate pastel shades.

Rommene dekorert med finkjente pastelltoner.

a pastel entitled ‘Girl braiding her hair’.

en pastell med tittelen «Jente som bretter hår».

Puristic cuboids and rectangles in soft pastels, paired with dark areas and a red bottle top – an actual eye catcher.

Puristiske kuboider og rektangler i mjuk pastell, parret med mørke områder og en rød flaskekappe – en virkelig øyekatcher.

Real-world Examples

We add neon and we add pastels and we use new materials.

Vi legger til neonsaker og legger til pasteller og bruker nye materialer.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

I love a jewel tone and I also love pastel.

Jeg elsker en juvelton og elsker også pastell.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

Is it true that you went to, like, France and studied pastel painting compositions?

Er det sant at du gikk til Frankrike og studerte pastellmaleri-komposisjoner?

Source: Connection Magazine

As you can see, this gives us many different shades, from a deep reddish brown… to light pastel pink.

Som du ser, gir dette oss mange ulike nyanser, fra en dyb rødfarget brun… til lys pastellrosa.

Source: Popular Science Essays

If you look at Malay villages, the colors are kind of pastel.

Hvis du ser på malaysiske bygder, er fargene litt pastell.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2022 Collection

He made a pasteboard house for himself and pasted some pastels on the wall.

Han laget en brettbygning for seg selv og limte på noen pasteller på veggene.

Source: Pan Pan

The oversized, pastel hand-me-downs do the same thing for her that they did for Cersei, reflect her lack of power.

De forstørrede, pastelle arvemøblene gjør det samme for henne som de gjorde for Cersei, de speiler hennes mangel på makt.

Source: Vox opinion

Smokey eye or pastel palette? Oh my God.

Smokey øye eller pastellpalette? Å, min Gud.

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities

I have sweets with my makeup, fruit pastels everywhere.

Jeg har godis med min makeup, fruktpasteller overalt.

Source: A day’s diet of a celebrity.

But it was so beautiful and such a beautiful pastel shade.

Men det var så vakker og så vakker en pastellnyanse.

Source: Classic styles of celebrities

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