grey area in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grey area in the English»French Dictionary

grey area N

grey area

zone f floue

Translations for grey area in the English»French Dictionary

area [Brit ˈɛːrɪə, Am ˈɛriə] N

1. area (region):

area (of land)

région f

area (of sky)

zone f

area (of city)

zone f

area (district)

quartier m

in the London/Paris area

dans la région de Londres/de Paris

residential/rural/slum area

zone f résidentielle/rurale/pauvre

2. area attr (regional):

area board, headquarters, manager, office

régional

3. area (part of building):

no-smoking/smoking area

zone f non-fumeurs/fumeurs

4. area:

area (sphere of knowledge)

domaine m

area (part of activity, business, economy)

secteur m

that's not my area

ce n'est pas mon domaine

area of interest/of expertise/of responsibility

domaine d'intérêt/d'expertise/de responsabilité

area of doubt/of concern/of disagreement

sujet de doute/d'inquiétude/de désaccord

5. area ANAT:

area

zone f

6. area MATH:

area (in geometry)

aire f

area (of land)

superficie f

the farm was 50 km² in area

la ferme était d'une superficie de 50 km²

7. area Brit (access to basement):

area

cour f d'entrée en sous-sol

I.grey Brit, gray Am [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] N

1. grey (colour):

grey

gris m

a shade of grey

un ton gris

2. grey (horse):

grey

gris m

grey

cheval m gris

II.grey Brit, gray Am [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] ADJ

1. grey (colour):

grey

gris

light/dark grey

gris clair/foncé

inv to go or turn grey

devenir gris

2. grey (with grey hair):

grey person

aux cheveux gris, grisonnant

to go or turn grey

grisonner

3. grey existence, life, day:

grey

morne

4. grey pej character, town:

grey

terne

III.grey Brit, gray Am [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] VB trans

grey age, worry hair, person:

grey

grisonner

IV.grey Brit, gray Am [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] VB intr

grey

grisonner

to be greying at the temples

avoir les tempes grisonnantes

the population is greying

la population vieillit

V.grey Brit, gray Am [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ]

all cats are grey in the dark

la nuit tous les chats sont gris

grey area in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grey area in the English»French Dictionary

area [ˈeərɪə, Am ˈerɪ-] N

1. area (place):

area in town

zone f

area in country

région f

area in office, home

espace m

in country areas

à la campagne

the bar area

le bar m

2. area (field):

area

domaine m

3. area (land surface):

area

superficie f

4. area MATH:

area

aire f

area of circle

surface f

grey [greɪ] ADJ

1. grey (colored):

grey

gris(e)

grey matter

matière f grise

to go [or turn] grey

grisonner

2. grey fig:

she went [or turned] grey on hearing that

elle a blêmi en entendant ça

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For years, naturopaths and homeopaths practised in a grey area.

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This grey area of music history is more engaging because the traditional forms and pitch structures have taken a side road, a road that did not ultimately lead to serialism.

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The ground colour of the forewings is lettuce green with a dark-grey area medially.

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The push underscores the grey area occupied by the checkoff programs, which have operated with little oversight.

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A grey area exists when the edit is trivial (such as a typographic error).

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