Pasty Meaning in English

word

US

ˈpeɪsti

PAY-stee

UK

ˈpeɪsti

PAY-stee

التعريف

Describes someone's skin when it looks pale and unhealthy, or refers to something with a soft, thick, dough-like texture.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Pasty" about skin is usually negative and suggests illness or tiredness. About food or substances, it describes a thick, sticky texture (like dough or glue). Not to be confused with "pastry" (baked food). Rarely used in formal writing.

• Spanish: pálido - pastoso
• Portuguese (BR): pálido - pastoso
• Portuguese (PT): pálido - pastoso
• Chinese (Simplified): 苍白的 - 糊状的
• Chinese (Traditional): 蒼白的 - 糊狀的
• Hindi: पीला (चेहरे का रंग) - लेही जैसा
• Arabic: شاحب - عجيني
• Bengali: ফ্যাকাশে - আঠালো (ময়দার মতো)
• Russian: бледный - пастообразный
• Japanese: 青白い - ねちねちした（ペースト状の）
• Vietnamese: xanh xao - đặc sệt (như bột)
• Korean: 창백한 - 끈적끈적한 (반죽 같은)
• Turkish: solgun - yapışkan (hamurumsu)
• Urdu: زرد مائل - گاڑھا چپچپا (آٹے جیسا)
• Indonesian: pucat - kental (seperti adonan)

جمل نموذجية

Her face looked pasty after she was sick.

basic

The glue has a pasty texture.

basic

He became pasty after staying inside all winter.

basic

This sauce is way too pasty—can we add some water?

natural

I felt so pasty after spending all week in the office with no sunlight.

natural

His skin always looks a bit pasty during the winter months.

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