(of colours/colors) pale, containing a lot of white: a soft pastel green.
az: solğun
ru: пастельный
♦ noun
1 a kind of coloured/colored pencil, made with chalk, which makes a pale colour/color: She works mainly in pastels.
az: pastel
ru: пастель
2 a picture drawn with this kind of pencil: He began making pastels in 1902.
az: pastellə çəkilmiş rəsm
ru: рисунок пастелью