pale rider: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Global EnglishliterarybiblicalpoeticMachine
    • A personification of Death, traditionally depicted as a rider on a pale horse (originating from the Book of Revelation).
    • A harbinger or embodiment of death, calamity, or severe destruction.

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    • In the ancient manuscript, the pale rider symbolizes the inevitability of death approaching the kingdom.

      In the ancient manuscript, the pale rider symbolizes the inevitability of death approaching the kingdom.

    • Artists often depict the pale rider as a ghostly figure on a pale horse, representing the apocalypse.

      Artists often depict the pale rider as a ghostly figure on a pale horse, representing the apocalypse.

    • The legend says the pale rider will return in times of great turmoil and war.

      The legend says the pale rider will return in times of great turmoil and war.

    • The novel’s climax features the arrival of the pale rider, signaling the end of an era.

      The novel’s climax features the arrival of the pale rider, signaling the end of an era.

  • 2.

    Global EnglishfigurativeliteraryMachine
    • A person or thing that brings misfortune, ruin, or a decisive and deadly consequence.

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    • The sudden bankruptcy of the company acted as a pale rider, devastating the local economy.

      La quiebra repentina de la empresa actuó como un jinete pálido, devastando la economía local.

    • Many feared the pale rider of the epidemic would soon reach their town.

      Muchos temían que el jinete pálido de la epidemia pronto llegara a su pueblo.

    • The pale rider of unemployment swept through the region after the factory closures.

      El jinete pálido del desempleo barrió la región tras el cierre de las fábricas.

Examples:

  • EN: I saw a pale horse. And a pale rider upon it.
    ES: He visto un caballo amarillo y un jinete amarillo que iba sobre él.
  • EN: As in Death, the horseman, the pale rider in the flesh.
    ES: A la Muerte, el jinete, el jinete pálido en persona.
  • EN: "And behold a pale rider, and his name that sat upon him was Death.
    ES: Y he aquí un jinete pálido, y respondía al nombre de Muerte.
    ID: Dan aku melihat ada seekor kuda hijau kuning, yang menungganginya bernama Maut.
  • EN: We could be delivering the head directly back to the pale rider.
    ES: Podríamos estar entregando la cabeza directamente al propio jinete.
    ID: Kita bisa memberikan kepala langsung kembali menjadi pengendara yang pucat.
  • EN: He is the last remnant of the dark pale rider of Death.
    ES: Él es el último que queda de los jinetes de la Muerte.
  • EN: "And behold, the pale rider which sat on him, his name was Death."
    ES: "Y he aquí el jinete pálido que se sentaba sobre este, y su nombre era Muerte.
    ID: "Dan lihatlah, penunggang kuda pucat duduk di atasnya, namanya Kematian."
  • EN: Believe you me, pale rider, there is nothing comparable to fatherhood!
    HI: देखू चारों ओर, तेरे जैसा बाबा ना कोई और. . !
  • EN: As in death... The Horseman, the pale rider in the flesh.
    ID: Seperti Kematian... si penunggang kuda, penunggang pucat itu sendiri.

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