grey in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for grey in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.grey, gray [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] ADJ

1. grey (colour):

grey

grigio

light, dark grey

grigio chiaro, scuro

to go or turn grey

diventare or farsi grigio

2. grey (with grey hair):

grey person

grigio, dai capelli grigi, brizzolato

he has gone or turned grey

i suoi capelli sono diventati grigi or è ingrigito

3. grey existence, life, day:

grey

grigio, monotono

4. grey pej character, town:

grey

spento, incolore

II.grey, gray [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ] N

1. grey (colour):

grey

grigio m

a shade of grey

una sfumatura di grigio

2. grey (horse):

grey

cavallo m grigio, bigio

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

grey age, worry hair, person:

grey

rendere grigio

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

grey

diventare grigio

to be greying at the temples

avere i capelli che diventano grigi sulle tempie

the population is greying

la popolazione invecchia

V.grey, gray [Brit ɡreɪ, Am ɡreɪ]

all cats are grey in the dark

al buio tutti i gatti sono bigi

grey-haired [Brit ˈɡreɪhɛːd, Am ɡreɪˈhɛrd], grey-headed [ˌɡreɪˈhedɪd] ADJ

grey-haired

dai capelli grigi, brizzolato

grey goose <pl grey geese> [Am ˌɡreɪ ˈɡus] N

1. grey goose (greylag):

grey goose

oca f selvatica

2. grey goose:

grey goose

oca f canadese

grey economy [ˌɡreɪɪˈkɒnəmɪ] N

grey economy

economia f sommersa

grey matter [Brit, Am ˈɡreɪ ˈˌmædər] N (brain)

grey matter

materia f grigia

grey wagtail [ˈɡreɪˌwæɡteɪl] N

grey wagtail

ballerina f gialla

grey wolf <pl grey wolves> [Am ˌɡreɪ ˈwʊlf] N

grey wolf

lupo m (grigio)

grey eminence [Am ɡreɪ ˈɛmənəns] N

grey eminence

eminenza f grigia

grey-coat [ˈɡreɪkəʊt] N

grey-coat

membro della guardia militare del Cumberland

grey out VB [ɡreɪ -] (grey out [sth], grey [sth] out) COMPUT

grey out

disattivare

it's greyed out

è disattivato

grey in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grey in the English»Italian Dictionary

grey [greɪ] ADJ N VB

grey → gray

See also gray

I.gray [greɪ] ADJ

1. gray a. fig:

gray

grigio

dressed in gray

vestito di grigio

to go gray

ingrigire

he has started to go gray

ha incominciato a ingrigire

2. gray (pale):

gray

smorto, -a

II.gray [greɪ] N

gray

grigio m

III.gray [greɪ] VB intr

gray

invecchiare

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it was a grey drizzly afternoon

era un pomeriggio grigio e piovigginoso

grey cells

materia f grigia inf

charcoal grey

grigio m antracite

grey Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it was a grey drizzly afternoon

era un pomeriggio grigio e piovigginoso

grey cells

materia f grigia inf

charcoal grey

grigio m antracite

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is a patch of grey at the back of the head.

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The underside of the forewing is dark grey, while the underside of the hindwings is whitish.

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The forewings are pale grey for males and black with a bronzy sheen and four white markings for females.

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The above service has been extended to edited books and grey literature.

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One side, termed the outer surface, is grey-black and wrinkled and the otherthe inner surfaceprotrudes and is black and glistening.

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The hindwing are grey with an indistinct discal spot.

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All of the original buildings were demolished, replaced by a series of sixteen contemporary structures, built in grey metal and glass.

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The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, overscaled with patches of gold and steel grey.

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The wings are dark grey with a fine double white postmedial line on each wing.

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It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern.

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