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(a) (colour, weather) gris;∎ to paint sth grey peindre qch en gris;∎ grey skies ciel m gris ou couvert;∎ a cold grey day un jour de froid et de grisaille∎ to be going grey commencer à avoir des cheveux blancs;∎ it's enough to make your hair go or turn grey il y a de quoi se faire des cheveux blancs(c) (complexion) gris, blême;∎ she looked grey and ill elle avait un teint gris de malade(d) (life, situation) morne;∎ Tracy leads a very grey existence Tracy mène une vie très morne2 noun∎ Computing shades of grey niveaux mpl de gris∎ (hair) his hair is greying il commence à avoir des cheveux blancs;∎ Colin is beginning to grey at the temples Colin commence à avoir les tempes grisonnantes►► grey area zone f d'incertitude ou de flou;∎ the grey area between right and wrong la frontière indistincte qui sépare le bien du mal;grey cell cellule f grise;∎ familiar he's a little short on grey cells il n'a pas inventé la poudre;Zoology grey fox urocyon m;Grey Friar franciscain m;Ornithology grey heron héron m cendré;grey import importation f grise;Stock Exchange grey knight chevalier m gris;grey literature publications fpl non commerciales;Stock Exchange & Commerce grey market marché m gris;Anatomy grey matter matière f grise;∎ familiar to exercise the grey matter faire marcher sa matière grise;Ichthyology grey mullet muge m;Grey Panthers = groupe de pression composé de personnes âgées;Ornithology grey partridge perdrix f grise;Ornithology grey plover pluvier m argenté ou varié;grey power = pouvoir économique, social etc des personnes âgées;Zoology grey seal phoque m gris;Zoology grey squirrel écureuil m gris, petit-gris m;Ornithology grey wagtail bergeronnette f des ruisseaux;Zoology grey whale baleine f grise;Zoology grey wolf loup m (gris);grey zone zone f grise -
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1. adjectivea. (in colour) grisb. [person, face, complexion] blêmec. ( = bleak) [time, world] morne ; [outlook, prospect] sombre ; ( = boring) [person, image] terne ; [city, town] tristed. ( = of old people) the grey vote le vote des plus de 60 ans2. noun( = colour) gris m[hair] grisonner4. compounds* * *1.GB, gray US [greɪ] noun1) ( colour) gris m2) ( horse) cheval m gris2.1) ( colour) gris2) ( grey-haired) aux cheveux gris, grisonnantto go ou turn grey — grisonner
3) (dull, boring) [existence, day] morne; [person, town] terne3.intransitive verb grisonner -
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(the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens: The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week.) ciel- sky-blue- sky-diving - sky-diver - sky-high - skyjack - skyjacker - skylight - skyline - the sky's the limit
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