grey in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grey in the English»French Dictionary

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-haired, grey-headed ADJ

grey-haired

aux cheveux gris

grey matter N (brain)

grey matter

matière f grise

grey squirrel N

grey squirrel

écureuil m gris

grey market N

grey market

marché m gris

grey wagtail N

grey wagtail

bergeronnette f des ruisseaux

grey wolf N

grey wolf

loup m (gris)

grey area N

grey area

zone f floue

grey out VB [Brit ɡreɪ -, Am ɡreɪ -] COMPUT

to be greyed out

être en grisé

grey economy N

grey economy

économie f parallèle

grey in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grey in the English»French Dictionary

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

grey matter N inf

grey matter

matière f grise

I.steel grey ADJ

steel grey

gris acier inv

II.steel grey N

steel grey

gris m acier

Translations for grey in the French»English Dictionary

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gris(e)

grey Brit

gris anthracite

anthracite grey

gris-vert

green-grey Brit

gris-bleu

blue-grey Brit

ardoise

slate grey

grisé

grey tint Brit

bis(e)

grey-brown Brit

grège

beige grey Brit

grey Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

grey matter

matière f grise

to go [or turn] grey

grisonner

she went [or turned] grey on hearing that

elle a blêmi en entendant ça

charcoal grey

gris-noir

pearl grey

gris m perle

a dirty grey colour

une couleur grisâtre

to use one's grey cells

faire travailler sa matière grise

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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The hindwings are pale yellowish white, or yellowish grey to grey.

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The head and neck are tinged light grey-brown.

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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 peripheral parts of the forewings are grey with a reticulate pattern.

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Extensive variation in coat colour exists across populations and seasonally within populations, but generally varies from grey to pale brown.

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The hindwing are grey with an indistinct discal spot.

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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 forewing ground colour is grey, suffused with brown and black scales.

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The forewings are dark grey, the space between the subcostal and median area shaded with dark ochreous brown.

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