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1 gray area
gray area (AE) 1. GEN Grauzone f (ill-defined area not clearly conforming to an existing category); 2. POL, SOC (BE) strukturschwaches Gebiet n mit hoher Arbeitslosigkeit -
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3 grey
1. adjective(lit. or fig.) grau2. noungrey area — (fig.) Grauzone, die
Grau, das•• Cultural note:Ein Bus der Greyhound Lines Company, der größten Busgesellschaft in den Vereinigten Staaten. Greyhound-Busse verkehren zwischen größeren und kleineren Städten in den gesamten Vereinigten Staaten und sind vor allem bei jungen Leuten und Touristen beliebt, die oft lange Strecken mit ihnen zurücklegen* * *[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) grau2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) grau2. noun2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) das Grau3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) ergrauen- academic.ru/32452/greyish">greyish* * *[greɪ]I. nto paint sth in \greys and blues etw in Grau- und Blautönen streichen▪ the [Royal Scots] G\greys pl Schottisches ReiterregimentII. adj (coloured grey) grau; face [asch]grau, fahl; horse [weiß]grau; person grauhaarig; ( fig) grau, öde, trostlosa \grey day ein trüber [o grauer] Tag\grey weather trübes Wetter* * *(US) [greɪ]1. adj (+er)to go or turn grey (person, hair) — grau werden, ergrauen (geh)
men in grey suits — anonyme, aber mächtige Hintermänner
2) (= bleak) world, year, days, outlook grau, trostlos, öde2. n(= colour) Graunt3. vi(person, hair) grau werden, ergrauen (geh)he was greying at the temples — seine Schläfen wurden grau, seine Schläfen ergrauten
4. vt (COMPUT)button, function ab- or ausgeblenden, deaktivieren* * *A adj (adv greyly)1. grau:grow gray in sb’s service in jemandes Dienst ergrauen2. trübe, düster, grau (Tag etc):gray prospects fig trübe Aussichten3. TECH neutral, farblos, naturfarben:gray cloth ungebleichter Baumwollstoff4. grau(haarig), ergraut:5. fig alt, erfahren6. für ältere MenschenB s1. Grau n, graue Farbe:dressed in gray grau oder in Grau gekleidet2. älterer Mensch3. ZOOL Grauschimmel m4. Naturfarbe f (Stoff):in the gray ungebleichtC v/t1. grau machen2. FOTO mattierenD v/i grau werden, ergrauen:* * *1. adjective(lit. or fig.) grauhe or his hair went or turned grey — er wurde grau od. ergraute
2. noungrey area — (fig.) Grauzone, die
Grau, das•• Cultural note:Ein Bus der Greyhound Lines Company, der größten Busgesellschaft in den Vereinigten Staaten. Greyhound-Busse verkehren zwischen größeren und kleineren Städten in den gesamten Vereinigten Staaten und sind vor allem bei jungen Leuten und Touristen beliebt, die oft lange Strecken mit ihnen zurücklegen* * *(UK) adj.grau adj.
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