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1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) gris2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) cano, gris
2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) gris2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) gris
3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) encanecer- greyishgrey1 adj1. gris2. gris / blancoto go grey salirle canas / encanecergrey2 n grisif 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 - hairtr[greɪ]2 (gloomy) triste, gris1 (colour) gris nombre masculino2 (horse) caballo tordo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgrey area zona grisgrey matter materia grisn.• 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] ruciodark grey — gris oscuro adj inv
light grey — gris claro adj inv
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
to turn grey — [person, face] palidecer
2) (=bleak) [place, day] gris3) (=boring) [person] grispeople 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 edad2. N1) (=colour) gris m2) (=horse) rucio m3.VI [hair] encanecer4.CPDgrey 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 squirrel N — ardilla f gris
grey water N — aguas fpl grises
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gris adjetivo / noun masculine gray( conjugate gray)
gris adjetivo & sustantivo masculino grey, US gray
materia gris, grey matter
gris marengo, charcoal grey
gris perla, pearl grey ' gris' also found in these entries: Spanish: cana - cano - canosa - canoso - saco - tornarse - vestir - intermedio - materia English: background - charcoal - drab - dull - gloomy - grey - grey area - grey matter - bleak - colorless - dreary - gray -
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see greytr[greɪ]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=grey grey{gray ['greɪ] vt: hacer grisgray vi: encanecer, ponerse grisgray adj1) : gris (dícese del color)2) : cano, canosogray hair: pelo canosoto go gray: volverse cano3) dismal, gloomy: gris, tristegray n: gris madj.• cano, -a adj.• gris (Color) adj.• pardo, -a adj.n.• gris s.m.v.• encanecer v.• volverse gris v.
IBrE grey greɪ adjective -er, -esta) <suit/day> gris; <outlook/future> poco prometedor; < personality> grisb) < beard> canoso, cano (liter)she has gray hair — es canosa, tiene el pelo canoso
she went gray overnight — le salieron canas or se quedó canosa de la noche a la mañana
c) < horse> rucio, gris
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BrE grey mass noun gris m(US) [ɡreɪ]1. ADJ(compar greyer) (superl greyest)1) (in colour) gris; [face, complexion] ceniciento; [hair, beard] gris, canoso, cano liter; [horse] ruciodark grey — gris oscuro adj inv
light grey — gris claro adj inv
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
to turn grey — [person, face] palidecer
2) (=bleak) [place, day] gris3) (=boring) [person] grispeople 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 edad2. N1) (=colour) gris m2) (=horse) rucio m3.VI [hair] encanecer4.CPDgrey 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 squirrel N — ardilla f gris
grey water N — aguas fpl grises
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IBrE grey [greɪ] adjective -er, -esta) <suit/day> gris; <outlook/future> poco prometedor; < personality> grisb) < beard> canoso, cano (liter)she has gray hair — es canosa, tiene el pelo canoso
she went gray overnight — le salieron canas or se quedó canosa de la noche a la mañana
c) < horse> rucio, gris
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BrE grey mass noun gris m -
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materia sustantivo femenino 1 ( sustancia) matter; materia prima (Econ, Tec) raw material; (Fin) commodity 2
materia sustantivo femenino
1 matter
materia inorgánica/orgánica, inorganic/organic matter
materia no contaminante, non-polluting material
2 (tema) matter, stuff: domina muy bien la materia, she knows her stuff
es un especialista en la materia, he's an expert on the subject
3 Educ (asignatura) subject ' materia' also found in these entries: Spanish: cartón - consistente - curso - en - gris - lega - lego - prima - primo - revés - saber - sebo - tierra - autoridad - conocer - corromper - corrompido - corrupción - pasta - procesar - profano - reprobar English: abrasive - commodity - cut - deterioration - fluid - grey matter - ground - insulation - last - material - matter - of - out of - raw material - rock - rubber - soft - soil - strong - subject - subject matter - substitute - tarmac - wood - lay - raw - subsidiary - wastage -
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seso sustantivo masculinoa) (Anat, Zool) brainb)
seso sustantivo masculino
1 Anat brain
2 (juicio, prudencia) wit, prudence: tiene muy poquito seso, she has very little sense
3 Culin sesos, brains Locuciones: calentarse o devanarse los sesos, to rack one's brains
sorberle el seso a alguien, to dominate sb ' seso' also found in these entries: Spanish: sorber English: claw - grey matter -
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asunto sustantivo masculino asuntos exteriores (Esp) foreign affairs; un asunto muy delicado a very delicate matter o issue; está implicado en un asunto de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugs; no es asunto mío/tuyo it's none of my/your business
asunto sustantivo masculino
1 subject: no es asunto tuyo, it's none of your business 2 Asuntos Exteriores, Foreign Affairs Locuciones: tomar cartas en el asunto, to intervene ' asunto' also found in these entries: Spanish: airear - aspecto - avispero - bagatela - calada - calado - carpetazo - carta - clara - claro - cogollo - comparecencia - competencia - cosa - cuestión - de - defraudar - delicada - delicado - desconocimiento - despachar - destapar - desviarse - directamente - dispar - dominar - eje - encasquetar - enfocar - enfoque - engorrosa - engorroso - enjuiciar - enredar - enredarse - enredo - entidad - enturbiar - escarbar - espantosa - espantoso - espina - estancar - estancarse - eurócrata - extrema - extremo - fleco - fondo - formarse English: about - affair - approach - bring up - broach - burning - business - circle - cloud - concern - conduct - crux - deal with - decide - delve - dispose of - dispute - drop - expedite - flip side - grey area - ground - heart - incumbent - intervention - involved - item - keep to - light - look into - luck - matter - messy - mishandle - open - personal - question - raise - rest - risky - sensitive - separate - show - sidestep - slug out - sore - stake - step in - stick to - switch
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