blême

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See also: blème

French

Etymology

Deverbal from blêmir.

Pronunciation

Adjective

blême (plural blêmes)

  1. pale, wan
    • 1980, “Dans Mon H.L.M.”, in Marche à l'ombre, performed by Renaud:
      Putain, c’ qu’il est blême, mon HLM ! / Et la môme du huitième, le hasch, elle l’aime !
      Fuck, my block of flats is drab! / And the girl on the eighth floor, she likes hash!
    • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 21:
      Bertrand était devenu blême, il avait quand même acheté son stock de saumon, et deux bouteilles de vodka.
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