Meaning
to turn pale
- to become pale due to fear, illness, or shock
- to pale in comparison, to look insignificant alongside something (figurative, with 'di fronte a')
In a sentence
È impallidita non appena ha saputo la brutta notizia.
She turned pale as soon as she heard the bad news.
Perché impallidisci ogni volta che vedi il sangue?
Why do you go pale every time you see blood?
I suoi successi impallidiscono di fronte a quelli del fratello.
His achievements pale in comparison to his brother's.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| impallidire | infinitive |
| impallidisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| impallidisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impallidisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impallidiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| impallidite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impallidiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impallidivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impallidivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impallidiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impallidivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impallidivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impallidivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| impallidii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| impallidisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| impallidì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| impallidimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| impallidiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| impallidirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| impallidirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| impallidirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| impallidirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| impallidiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| impallidirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| impallidiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| impallidisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| impallidisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impallidisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impallidiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| impallidiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impallidiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impallidissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impallidissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impallidisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impallidissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impallidiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impallidissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| impallidirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| impallidiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impallidirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impallidiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| impallidireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impallidirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impallidisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| impallidiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| impallidite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| impallidendo | gerund |
| impallidito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the auxiliary 'essere' when expressing a state or change of color.
- Takes the '-isc-' suffix in present forms (e.g., 'impallidisco').