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1 grey
ɡrei 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) grå2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) gråhåret2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) grått, gråfarge2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) grått3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) gråne(s), bli grå- greyishgråIsubst. \/ɡreɪ\/ eller gray1) grått, grå maling, grå nyanse2) grå hest3) gamle mennesker (med grått hår)the grey of the morning grålysningengreys ubleket garn, ubleket bomullstøyIIverb \/ɡreɪ\/ eller gray1) gjøre grå, male grå2) bli grå, gråneIIIadj. \/ɡreɪ\/ eller gray1) grå2) ( om tekstiler) ubleket3) gråhåret, gusten4) ( overført) gammel, som gjelder\/tilhører de eldrede gamles erfaring \/ gammel visdom5) grå, fargeløs, trist, skyet6) ( handel) i gråsonen7) ( om vær) grått, overskyet -
2 buff
1. noun(a dull yellow colour.) brungult2. adjectivea buff envelope.) brungulIsubst. \/bʌf\/1) bøffellær (mykt, brungult lær)2) polerskive, neglpusser, neglpute3) forklaring: gul-beige eller brungul farge4) (historisk, også buff coat) køllert (militærkåpe av lær)5) ( hverdagslig) entusiast, fan, tilhengerblindman's buff blindebukkin the buff eller stripped to the buff splitter naken, i blanke messingenIIverb \/bʌf\/1) polere2) behandle lær så det blir glattIIIadj. \/bʌf\/1) bøffellærs-2) gul-beige, brungul -
3 drab
dræb(dull and uninteresting, especially in colour: drab clothes.) trist, grå, kjedelig, monoton- drably- drabness Isubst. \/dræb\/ ( gammeldags)1) sjuske2) hore, prostituert, tøsIIsubst. \/dræb\/1) gråbrun farge, gulbrun farge2) gulbrune klær3) ensformighet, monotoni, kjedsommelighet, tristesse, sørgmodighetdrabs gulbrune bukserIIIadj. \/dræb\/1) ( også drab-coloured) sandfarget, sandgrå, gulbrun2) trøstesløs, trist, kjedelig, monoton, grå -
4 mousy
1) ((of hair) dull brown in colour.) kommunefarget2) (timid; uninteresting: a mousy little woman.) forskremt, grå og kjedeligIsubst. \/ˈmaʊsɪ\/( barnespråk) liten musIIadj. \/ˈmaʊsɪ\/1) museaktig, forskremt, sky2) musegrått3) grå, kjedelig, trist4) full av mus, som kryr av mus5) rolig, stille (som en mus)6) som lukter av musmousy hair kjedelig hår, fargeløst hår, musegrått hår -
5 slate
I sleit noun1) ((a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; ( also adjective) a slate roof.) skifer2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) tavleII sleit verb(to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) sable ned, kritisere voldsomtskiferIsubst. \/sleɪt\/1) ( mineralogi) skifer2) skiferstein, takskifer, skiferheller3) (skifer)tavle4) skifergrått5) kandidatliste, deltakerliste6) (spesielt amer.) program, dagsordenclean the slate ( overført) begynne forfra igjen, slå en strek over fortidenhave a clean slate ( overført) ha et godt rykte, ha en uplettet fortidhave a slate loose ( hverdagslig) ha en skrue løson the slate på bok, på kredittstart with a clean slate ( overført) begynne et nytt og bedre liv, starte med blanke arkwipe the slate clean ( overført) begynne på ny frisk, starte med blanke arkIIverb \/sleɪt\/1) tekke med skifer, legge skifer, legge heller2) (britisk, hverdagslig) rakke ned på, kritisere voldsomt3) (spesielt amer.) foreslå (som kandidat), nominere, sette på liste4) (spesielt amer.) avtale, beramme, planlegge5) (amer.) (forut)bestemme
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