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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. "

Le gris du ciel nuageux a rendu la journée d'école morne.

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noun

Animal ou chose de couleur grise, comme un cheval ou un blaireau

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. "

L'agriculteur a vu un animal gris dans le champ et est allé le voir.

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. "

Le gris, avec sa grosse tête et ses yeux inquiétants, était un sujet de discussion fascinant en cours de sciences.

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noun

Fausse pièce, trucage

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

Examples :

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

L'étudiant a utilisé une fausse pièce pour tricher au contrôle de maths.

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verb

Grisonner

To become gray.

Examples :

"My hair is beginning to gray."

Mes cheveux commencent à grisonner.

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verb

Grisonner, griser

To cause to become gray.

Examples :

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

Les longues heures d'étude grisaient ses cheveux.

appearance color essential

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verb

Vieillir

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"

Le vieillissement de l'Amérique.

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verb

Grisonner

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. "

Le photographe a grisonné la photo de famille pour adoucir la lumière vive et lui donner un aspect vaporeux.

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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. "

Le vieux manuel avait des pages d'un gris terne, dues aux années d'utilisation.

color appearance essential

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adjective

Morne, sombre

Dreary, gloomy.

Examples :

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

Les prévisions météorologiques annonçaient une journée sombre, et tout le monde se sentait morne et peu enthousiaste à l'idée d'aller à l'école.

condition weather attitude essential

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adjective

Flou, incertain

Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.

Examples :

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

L'avenir du projet restait flou ; personne n'était sûr qu'il réussirait.

quality appearance abstract essential

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adjective

Âgé, vieux

Relating to older people.

Examples :

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

Le dollar âgé, c'est-à-dire le pouvoir d'achat des personnes âgées.

age appearance person essential

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noun

Gray (unité de dose absorbée de rayonnement)

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. "

Le médecin a mesuré la dose de rayonnement du patient en grays.

medicine physics energy unit science essential