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sallow

/ˈsæl.əʊ/

/ˈsæl.oʊ/

sallowadjective

sallower

Comp.

sallowest

Super.

/ˈsæl.əʊ/

/ˈsæl.oʊ/

Translations

желтоватый

Her complexion was sallow and unhealthy.

Её цвет лица был желтоватым и нездоровым.

Additional translations

бледный

болезненный

Definitions

Of a sickly, yellowish or pale brown color, often used to describe someone's complexion.

After the long illness, her face had a sallow hue that worried her family.

Synonyms

Antonyms

sallownoun

sallows

/ˈsæləʊ/

/ˈsæloʊ/

Chiefly British botany: a willow tree or shrub, especially Salix caprea.

Definitions

Any of several willow trees or shrubs, especially the goat willow (Salix caprea).

The basket was woven from young sallows cut along the riverbank.

Synonyms

sallows

pussy willow

goat willow

osier

willow

sallowverb

sallowed

Past Simple

sallowed

Past Participle

sallowing

Gerund

/ˈsæləʊ/

/ˈsæloʊ/

Translations

желтеть

The leaves began to sallow as autumn approached.

Листья начали желтеть, когда приближалась осень.

Definitions

To cause to become or to become yellowish or pale in complexion.

Months of malnutrition had sallowed the sailor's cheeks.

Synonyms

make pale

tinge with yellow