grey

grey
ɡrei
1. adjective
1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) gris
2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) cano, gris

2. noun
1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) gris
2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) gris

3. verb
(to become grey or grey-haired.) encanecer
grey1 adj
1. gris
he wore a grey shirt llevaba una camisa gris
2. gris / blanco
she's got grey hair tiene el pelo gris
to go grey salirle canas / encanecer
grey2 n gris
if you mix black and white, you get grey si mezclas blanco y negro, te sale gris

grey sustantivo femenino flock 'grey' also found in these entries: Spanish: cabello - cana - cano - canosa - canoso - encanecer - gris - parda - pardo - plomiza - plomizo - saco - torda - tordo - tornarse - vestir English: background - charcoal - fleck - gray - grey - grey area - grey matter - grey-haired - hair
grey
tr[greɪ]
adjective
1 (colour) gris; (hair) cano,-a; (sky) nublado,-a, gris
2 (gloomy) triste, gris
noun
1 (colour) gris nombre masculino
2 (horse) caballo tordo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to go grey (hair, person) encanecer, volverse cano,-a 2 (sky) nublarse
grey area zona gris
grey matter materia gris
grey gray
grey
n.
• rucio s.m.
adjective/noun (BrE) gray I,II
(US) [ɡreɪ]
1. ADJ
(compar greyer) (superl greyest)
1) (in colour) gris; [face, complexion] ceniciento; [hair, beard] gris, canoso, cano liter; [horse] rucio

the sky was grey — el cielo estaba gris

dark grey — gris oscuro adj inv

light grey — gris claro adj inv

a light grey shirt — una camisa gris claro

he's very grey for his age — tiene el pelo muy gris or canoso para su edad

to have grey hair — tener el pelo gris or canoso

to go grey — [hair] volverse gris or canoso

she's going grey — le están saliendo canas

to turn grey — [person, face] palidecer

2) (=bleak) [place, day] gris

the future looked grey — el futuro se presentaba sombrío

3) (=boring) [person] gris

people are fed up with stereotype politicians, the men in grey suits — la gente está cansada de los políticos estereotipados, los personajes incoloros

4) * [pound, vote] de la tercera edad
2. N
1) (=colour) gris m

dressed in grey — vestido de gris

2) (=horse) rucio m
3.
VI [hair] encanecer

he was greying at the temples — se le estaban encaneciendo las sienes

4.
CPD

grey area N — (=unclear area) área f poco definida, área f gris; (=intermediate area) área f intermedia

it's rather a grey area — es un área poco definida or bastante gris

grey friar N — see friar

grey matter N — (Anat, hum) materia f gris

grey mullet N — mújol m

grey seal N — foca f gris

grey squirrel N — ardilla f gris

grey vote N — voto m de la tercera edad

grey water N — aguas fpl grises

grey wolf N — lobo m gris

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adjective/noun (BrE) gray I,II

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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