"blême" meaning in All languages combined

See blême on Wiktionary

Adjective [French]

IPA: /blɛm/, /blɛːm/ Forms: blêmes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛm Etymology: Deverbal from blêmir. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:deverbal|blêmir}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "blêmir", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "blême", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="blême">, {{deverbal|fr|blêmir}} Deverbal from blêmir Head templates: {{fr-adj}} blême (plural blêmes)
  1. pale, wan

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Putain, c' qu'il est blême, mon HLM ! / Et la môme du huitième, le hasch, elle l'aime !",
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              22,
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