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/ɡɹeɪ/

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noun

Gris

An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.

Examples :

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

El gris del cielo nublado hizo que fuera un día escolar sombrío.

color essential

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noun

Animal o cosa de color gris, como un caballo o un tejón

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. "

El granjero vio un animal gris en el campo y fue a revisarlo.

animal color essential

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noun

Gris, extraterrestre

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. "

El gris, con su gran cabeza y sus ojos inquietantes, fue un tema de discusión fascinante en la clase de ciencias.

human being appearance mythology inhuman essential

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noun

Moneda falsa, engaño

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

Examples :

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

El estudiante usó una moneda falsa para hacer trampa en el examen de matemáticas.

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verb

Encanece

To become gray.

Examples :

"My hair is beginning to gray."

Mi cabello está empezando a encanecer.

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Encanece, emblanquecer

To cause to become gray.

Examples :

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

Las largas horas de estudio estaban emblanqueciendo su cabello.

appearance color essential

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verb

Envejecer

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"

El envejecimiento de América.

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verb

Velar

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. "

El fotógrafo veló la foto familiar para suavizar la luz intensa y darle un aspecto soñador.

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adjective

Gris

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. "

El viejo libro de texto tenía páginas de un gris apagado por los años de uso.

color appearance essential

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adjective

Sombrío, lúgubre

Dreary, gloomy.

Examples :

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

El pronóstico del tiempo predijo un día sombrío, y todos se sintieron lúgubres y poco entusiastas de ir a la escuela.

condition weather attitude essential

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adjective

Gris, dudoso

Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.

Examples :

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

El futuro del proyecto seguía siendo dudoso; nadie estaba seguro de si tendría éxito.

quality appearance abstract essential

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adjective

Anciano, mayor

Relating to older people.

Examples :

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

El dólar anciano, es decir, el poder adquisitivo de los ancianos.

age appearance person essential

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noun

Gray (unidad de dosis absorbida de radiación)

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. "

El médico midió la dosis de radiación del paciente en grays.

medicine physics energy unit science essential