noun🔗ShareGrauAn achromatic colour intermediate between black and white."The gray of the cloudy sky made for a dreary school day. "Das Grau des bewölkten Himmels sorgte für einen trüben Schultag.coloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGraufarbenes Tier, wie ein Pferd oder DachsAn animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon."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.animalcoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrauer, AlienAn extraterrestrial humanoid with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head."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.humanbeingappearancemythologyinhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFalschmünze, SchwindelA penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating."The student used a gray to cheat on the math test. "Der Schüler benutzte eine Falschmünze, um beim Mathetest zu schummeln.gamebusinessfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErgrauenTo become gray."My hair is beginning to gray."Mein Haar beginnt zu ergrauen.appearanceageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErgrauen lassenTo cause to become gray."The long hours of studying were graying his hair. "Die langen Lernstunden ließen sein Haar ergrauen.appearancecoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareErgrauenTo turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)"the graying of America"Die Ergrauung Amerikas.agesocietyhumantimeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareWeichzeichnenTo give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate."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.arttechnologymediaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGrauHaving a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember."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.colorappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTrübe, trostlosDreary, gloomy."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.conditionweatherattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUnklar, zweifelhaftHaving an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality."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.qualityappearanceabstractessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGealtert, betagtRelating to older people."the gray dollar, i.e. the purchasing power of the elderly"Der gealterte Dollar, d.h. die Kaufkraft der älteren Menschen.ageappearancepersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGray (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"The doctor measured the patient's radiation dose in grays. "Der Arzt maß die Strahlendosis des Patienten in Gray.medicinephysicsenergyunitscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading