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1 pommelé
pommelé, e [pɔm(ə)le]adjective[cheval] dappled ; [ciel] full of fleecy clouds* * *pommelée pɔmle adjectifcheval gris pommelé — dapple-grey GB ou dapple-gray US horse
* * *pɔm(ə)le adj pommelé, -e* * *pommelé, pommelée adj cheval pommelé dappled horse; cheval gris pommelé dapple-grey GB ou dapple-gray US horse; un ciel pommelé a mackerel sky.1. [cheval] dappled -
2 gris
gris, e [gʀi, gʀiz]1. adjective2. masculine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When gris is combined with another word, such as vert, to indicate a shade, there is no agreement with the noun, eg une chemise gris vert.* * *
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grise gʀi, iz adjectif1) ( couleur) grey GB, gray US2) ( morne) [banlieue, rue] dreary; [existence] dullil fait gris — it's a grey GB ou gray US day
3) ( ivre) tipsy
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nom masculin invariable1) ( couleur) grey GB, gray US2) ( tabac) cheap tobacco•Phrasal Verbs:••la nuit tous les chats sont gris — Proverbe all cats are grey GB ou gray US in the dark
* * *ɡʀi, ɡʀiz gris, -e1. adj1) (couleur) grey Grande-Bretagne gray USAil fait gris — it's a dull day, it's a grey day
2) (= ivre) tipsy2. nm(= couleur) grey Grande-Bretagne gray USA* * *A adj1 ( couleur) grey GB, gray US; gris bleu blue-grey GB, blue-gray US; gris métallisé metallic grey GB ou gray US;2 ( morne) [temps] grey GB, gray US; [banlieue, rue] dreary; [existence] dull; [pensées] gloomy; tout est gris dans ma vie I lead a dull life; il fait gris, le temps est gris it's a grey GB ou gray US day;3 ( ivre) tipsy.B nm inv2 ( tabac gris) cheap tobacco.gris acier steel grey GB ou gray US; gris anthracite charcoal grey GB ou gray US; gris ardoise slate grey GB ou gray US; gris perle pearl grey GB ou gray US; gris souris mid-grey GB, mid-gray US; gris tourterelle dove grey GB ou gray US.faire grise mine to be none too pleased; la nuit tous les chats sont gris Prov all cats are grey GB ou gray US in the dark.( féminin grise) [gri, griz] adjectifgris acier/anthracite/ardoise/argent/fer/perle steel/charcoal/slate/silver/iron/pearl greygris bleu/vert bluish/greenish greyavoir les cheveux gris to have grey hair, to be grey-hairedciel gris sur tout le pays skies will be grey ou overcast over the whole countryen apprenant la nouvelle, il a fait grise mine his face fell when he heard the news4. (familier) [ivre] tipsy5. œNOLOGIEgris adverbeil a fait gris toute la journée it's been grey ou dull all daygris nom masculin2. [tabac]French caporal tobacco in grey packet, ≃ shag
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dapple-grey — BrE dapple gray AmE n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from apple gray (because of the shape of the spots)] a horse that is grey with spots of darker grey … Dictionary of contemporary English
dapple grey — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a horse) grey or white with darker ring like markings … English terms dictionary
dapple-grey — UK [ˌdæp(ə)l ˈɡreɪ] / US adjective a dapple grey horse is light grey with spots of darker grey … English dictionary
dapple grey — adjective (of a horse) grey or white with darker ring like markings. noun a dapple grey horse … English new terms dictionary
dapple-grey — noun grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings • Syn: ↑dapple gray, ↑dappled grey, ↑dappled gray • Hypernyms: ↑gray, ↑grayness, ↑grey, ↑greyness … Useful english dictionary
dapple-grey — noun (C) a horse that is grey with spots of darker grey … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dapple-grey — /dæpəl ˈgreɪ/ (say dapuhl gray) adjective grey with ill defined mottling of a darker shade …
dapple grey — … Useful english dictionary
dapple gray — dap|ple gray «DAP uhl GRAY», adjective. gray with spots of darker gray. dapple gray, a dapple gray horse or other animal. * * * dapple grey 7 [dapple grey dapple greys] (BrE) ( … Useful english dictionary
dapple-gray — noun grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings • Syn: ↑dapple grey, ↑dappled grey, ↑dappled gray • Hypernyms: ↑gray, ↑grayness, ↑grey, ↑greyness * * * … Useful english dictionary
dapple — [14] Dapple is a puzzling word. It is presumably derived from or linked in some way to its contemporary dapple grey (although this has never been proved), which has formal and semantic links with several colour terms in other Germanic languages… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
