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1 grey
[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) pelēks2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) nosirmot2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) pelēka krāsa2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) jebkas pelēkā krāsā3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) sirmot- greyish* * *pelēka krāsa; pelēks audums; sirmums; sirmis; krēsla; kļūt pelēkam; nosirmot; pelēks; sirms; nomācies, apmācies; nomākts, drūms -
2 buff
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3 drab
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4 mousy
1) ((of hair) dull brown in colour.) pelēkbrūns2) (timid; uninteresting: a mousy little woman.) bikls* * *pelīte; peļu, peļu pelēks; kautrīgs, bikls -
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.) šīferis; šīfera-2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) šīfera tāfeleII [sleit] verb(to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) kritizēt* * *šīferis, slāneklis; šīfera plāksne; šīfera tāfele; zilganpelēka krāsa; kandidātu saraksts
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