A1 noun Neutral

pastel

/ˈpæstəl/

A pastel is a small stick of colored powder used for drawing or painting. It is also used to describe a picture made with these colored sticks.

Beispiele

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1

I bought a new box of soft pastels for my art class.

I purchased a set of colored chalk-like sticks for my drawing lesson.

2

The museum displays several fragile pastels from the nineteenth century.

The gallery shows many delicate drawings made with colored sticks from the 1800s.

3

Hey, can I borrow your green pastel for a second?

Hi, can I use your green drawing stick for a moment?

Wortfamilie

Nomen
pastel
Adjektiv
pastel
Verwandt
pastellist
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Merkhilfe

Think of 'paste'. Pastels are made by mixing color powder into a wet 'paste' and then drying it into a stick.

Schnelles Quiz

The artist picked up a blue ___ to draw the ocean waves.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: pastel

Beispiele

1

I bought a new box of soft pastels for my art class.

everyday

I purchased a set of colored chalk-like sticks for my drawing lesson.

2

The museum displays several fragile pastels from the nineteenth century.

formal

The gallery shows many delicate drawings made with colored sticks from the 1800s.

3

Hey, can I borrow your green pastel for a second?

informal

Hi, can I use your green drawing stick for a moment?

4

Pastels require a specific type of textured paper to hold the pigment effectively.

academic

These drawing tools need rough paper so the color stays on the surface well.

5

Our company specializes in the production of high-quality oil pastels.

business

Our business focuses on making professional-grade oily drawing sticks.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
pastel
Adjektiv
pastel
Verwandt
pastellist

Häufige Kollokationen

oil pastel a drawing stick made with oil and wax
soft pastel a chalky drawing stick with a lot of color
pastel drawing a picture made using pastels
box of pastels a container holding many colored sticks
pastel set a group of pastels sold together

Häufige Phrasen

done in pastel

created using pastel sticks

pastel tones

soft and light colors

work in pastel

to use pastels as one's primary art medium

Wird oft verwechselt mit

pastel vs pastry

Pastry is a type of baked food (like a pie crust), while pastel is an art tool.

pastel vs pasta

Pasta is an Italian noodle dish, though it shares the same root word meaning 'paste'.

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Nutzungshinweise

Use 'pastel' as a noun when talking about the physical drawing stick or the artwork itself. It is also very commonly used as an adjective to describe light, pale colors like mint green or baby blue.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners sometimes use 'pastel' as a verb (e.g., 'I pastelled the sky'); it is better to say 'I used pastels for the sky' or 'I drew the sky with pastels'.

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Merkhilfe

Think of 'paste'. Pastels are made by mixing color powder into a wet 'paste' and then drying it into a stick.

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Wortherkunft

From the Italian word 'pastello', which comes from 'pasta', meaning 'paste'.

Grammatikmuster

Countable noun: one pastel, two pastels Uncountable noun when referring to the medium (e.g., 'working in pastel') Attributive noun: 'a pastel drawing'
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Kultureller Kontext

Pastels became very popular in 18th-century Europe for portraits because they allowed for soft skin tones.

Schnelles Quiz

The artist picked up a blue ___ to draw the ocean waves.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: pastel

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