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/ɡɹeɪ/

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noun

Grau

An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.

Examples :

"The gray of the cloudy sky made for a dreary school day. "

Das Grau des bewölkten Himmels sorgte für einen trüben Schultag.

color essential

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noun

Graufarbenes Tier, wie ein Pferd oder Dachs

An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.

Examples :

"The farmer saw a gray in the field, and went to check on it. "

Der Bauer sah ein graues Tier auf dem Feld und ging, um nach ihm zu sehen.

animal color essential

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noun

Grauer, Alien

An extraterrestrial humanoid with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.

Examples :

"The gray, with its large head and unsettling eyes, was a fascinating subject of discussion in the science class. "

Der Graue, mit seinem großen Kopf und den beunruhigenden Augen, war ein faszinierendes Diskussionsthema im Naturkundeunterricht.

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noun

Falschmünze, Schwindel

A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.

Examples :

"The student used a gray to cheat on the math test. "

Der Schüler benutzte eine Falschmünze, um beim Mathetest zu schummeln.

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verb

Ergrauen

To become gray.

Examples :

"My hair is beginning to gray."

Mein Haar beginnt zu ergrauen.

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Ergrauen lassen

To cause to become gray.

Examples :

"The long hours of studying were graying his hair. "

Die langen Lernstunden ließen sein Haar ergrauen.

appearance color essential

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verb

Ergrauen

To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)

Examples :

"the graying of America"

Die Ergrauung Amerikas.

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verb

Weichzeichnen

To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.

Examples :

"The photographer grayed the family photo to soften the harsh light and give it a dreamy look. "

Der Fotograf hat das Familienfoto weichgezeichnet, um das grelle Licht abzumildern und ihm einen verträumten Look zu verleihen.

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adjective

Grau

Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.

Examples :

"The old textbook had pages that were a dull gray from years of use. "

Das alte Lehrbuch hatte Seiten, die durch jahrelange Benutzung ein stumpfes Grau aufwiesen.

color appearance essential

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adjective

Trübe, trostlos

Dreary, gloomy.

Examples :

"The weather forecast predicted a gray day, and everyone felt gloomy and unenthusiastic about going to school. "

Die Wettervorhersage sagte einen trüben Tag voraus, und alle fühlten sich trostlos und unmotiviert, zur Schule zu gehen.

condition weather attitude essential

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adjective

Unklar, zweifelhaft

Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.

Examples :

"The future of the project remained gray; no one was sure if it would succeed. "

Die Zukunft des Projekts blieb unklar; niemand war sich sicher, ob es erfolgreich sein würde.

quality appearance abstract essential

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adjective

Gealtert, betagt

Relating to older people.

Examples :

"the gray dollar, i.e. the purchasing power of the elderly"

Der gealterte Dollar, d.h. die Kaufkraft der älteren Menschen.

age appearance person essential

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noun

Gray (Einheit der absorbierten Strahlendosis)

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy

Examples :

"The doctor measured the patient's radiation dose in grays. "

Der Arzt maß die Strahlendosis des Patienten in Gray.

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