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1 mausgrau
Adj. mouse-grey (Am. -gray), mouse-colo(u)red* * *mousy* * *maus|grauadj2) (= unauffällig) mousy* * ** * *maus·grau* * *Adjektiv mouse-grey* * ** * *Adjektiv mouse-grey* * *adj.mousy adj. -
2 mausgrau
1. mouse-colored Am.2. mouse-coloured Br.3. mouse-gray Am.4. mouse-grey Br.5. mousey6. mousy gray Am.7. mousy grey Br.mousy -
3 farblos
Adj.2. (blass) pale* * *colourless; colorless* * *fạrb|losadj (lit, fig)colo(u)rless* * *1) (without colour: Water is colourless.) colourless2) (not lively or interesting: a colourless young woman.) colourless3) (timid; uninteresting: a mousy little woman.) mousy* * *farb·los[ˈfarplo:s]1. (ohne Farbe) colourlessein \farbloser Lippenstift a clear lipstick2. (unauffällig, langweilig) dulleine \farblos Frau a drab woman* * ** * *farblos adj2. (blass) pale3. fig Erzählung, Person etc: colo(u)rless;er ist völlig farblos auch he has no personality* * ** * *adj.colorless (US) adj.colourless (UK) adj.sallow adj. adv.colorlessly (US) adv.colourlessly (UK) adv. -
4 grau
Adj.1. grey, Am. gray; grau in grau Wetter: dismal; grau gestreift grey-(Am. gray-) -striped; grau meliert Haar: greying, Am. graying; grizzled; Stoff etc.: mottled grey (Am. gray); grau werden turn oder go grey (Am. gray); sie hat schon graue Haare bekommen she’s going grey (Am. gray) already; ich lass mir darüber keine grauen Haare wachsen fig. I’m not going to lose any sleep over it2. fig. (trostlos) dark, gloomy; grauer Alltag the daily grind; graue Eminenz grey (Am. gray) eminence, eminence grise; grauer Markt (halb legal) grey (Am. gray) market; für Flugtickets: bucket shop system; eine graue Maus a mousy person; die Grauen Panther the Grey (Am. Gray) Panthers, activist organization promoting old people’s rights; grauer Star MED. cataract(s); grau ist alle Theorie Sprichw. theory is dull and boring, all things theoretical are dull and apathetical; das ist alles graue Theorie it’s all theory; in grauer Vorzeit in the dim and distant past; die grauen Zellen umg. the little grey (Am. gray) cells, one’s grey (Am. gray) matter; in grauer Zukunft oder Ferne in the (far) distant future; das liegt noch in grauer Zukunft oder Ferne that’s still a long way off; er sieht oder malt alles grau in grau he’s so negative about everything* * *grey; gray; hoary* * *[grau]nt -s, -(s)grey (Brit), gray (US); (fig) dullness, drabness* * *2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) grey3) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) grey4) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) grey* * *<-s, -[s]>[ˈgrau]nt grey [or AM gray] [colour [or AM -or]]* * *das; Graus, Grau1) grey2) o. Pl. (Trostlosigkeit) dreariness; drabness* * *grau adj1. grey, US gray;grau in grau Wetter: dismal;grau gestreift grey-(US gray-)-striped;sie hat schon graue Haare bekommen she’s going grey (US gray) already;ich lass mir darüber keine grauen Haare wachsen fig I’m not going to lose any sleep over it2. fig (trostlos) dark, gloomy;grauer Alltag the daily grind;graue Eminenz grey (US gray) eminence, eminence grise;eine graue Maus a mousy person;die Grauen Panther the Grey (US Gray) Panthers, activist organization promoting old people’s rights;grauer Star MED cataract(s);grau ist alle Theorie sprichw theory is dull and boring, all things theoretical are dull and apathetical;das ist alles graue Theorie it’s all theory;in grauer Vorzeit in the dim and distant past;malt alles grau in grau he’s so negative about everything* * *das; Graus, Grau1) grey2) o. Pl. (Trostlosigkeit) dreariness; drabness* * *adj.gray (US) adj.grey (UK) adj. -
5 Maus
f; -, Mäuse1. ZOOL. mouse (Pl. mice); weiße Mäuse sehen umg. etwa see pink elephants; graue Maus umg., pej. nondescript person, nonentity; Frau: mousy woman; da beißt die Maus keinen Faden ab umg. there’s no way (a)round it, that’s the way things are* * *die Maus(Computerzubehör) mouse;(Tier) mouse* * *[maus]f -, Mäuse['mɔyzə]1) mouseweiße Mäuse sehen (fig inf) — to see pink elephants (inf)
eine graue Máús (inf) — a mouse (inf)
4) pl dated sl = Geld) bread (inf), dough (inf)* * *(any of several types of small furry gnawing animal with a long tail, found in houses and in fields.) mouse* * *<-, Mäuse>[ˈmaus, pl ˈmɔyzə]f1. (Tier) mouse2. INFORM mousemechanische/optische \Maus mechanical/optical mouse3. KOCHK thick flank4. (nettes Mädchen oder Junge) [sweet [or cute]] little thing5. (unattraktive Person)7.* * *die; Maus, Mäuse1) mouseweiße Mäuse sehen — (fig. ugs.) see pink elephants
eine graue Maus — (fig. ugs. abwertend) a colourless nondescript sort of [a] person; s. auch Katze
* * *1. ZOOL mouse (pl mice);weiße Mäuse sehen umg etwa see pink elephants;2. pl auch mouses; IT mouse3. umg, fig:4. früher:* * *die; Maus, Mäuse1) mouseweiße Mäuse sehen — (fig. ugs.) see pink elephants
eine graue Maus — (fig. ugs. abwertend) a colourless nondescript sort of [a] person; s. auch Katze
* * *Mäuse f.mouse n.(§ pl.: mice) -
6 verhuscht
Adj. umg. Mädchen etc.: diffident, timid; verhuscht aussehen look mousy* * *ver|hụscht [fɛɐ'hʊʃt]adj (inf)timid* * *ver·huschtadj (fam) timid* * *verhuscht adj umg Mädchen etc: diffident, timid;verhuscht aussehen look mousy -
7 Grau
Adj.1. grey, Am. gray; grau in grau Wetter: dismal; grau gestreift grey-(Am. gray-) -striped; grau meliert Haar: greying, Am. graying; grizzled; Stoff etc.: mottled grey (Am. gray); grau werden turn oder go grey (Am. gray); sie hat schon graue Haare bekommen she’s going grey (Am. gray) already; ich lass mir darüber keine grauen Haare wachsen fig. I’m not going to lose any sleep over it2. fig. (trostlos) dark, gloomy; grauer Alltag the daily grind; graue Eminenz grey (Am. gray) eminence, eminence grise; grauer Markt (halb legal) grey (Am. gray) market; für Flugtickets: bucket shop system; eine graue Maus a mousy person; die Grauen Panther the Grey (Am. Gray) Panthers, activist organization promoting old people’s rights; grauer Star MED. cataract(s); grau ist alle Theorie Sprichw. theory is dull and boring, all things theoretical are dull and apathetical; das ist alles graue Theorie it’s all theory; in grauer Vorzeit in the dim and distant past; die grauen Zellen umg. the little grey (Am. gray) cells, one’s grey (Am. gray) matter; in grauer Zukunft oder Ferne in the (far) distant future; das liegt noch in grauer Zukunft oder Ferne that’s still a long way off; er sieht oder malt alles grau in grau he’s so negative about everything* * *grey; gray; hoary* * *[grau]nt -s, -(s)grey (Brit), gray (US); (fig) dullness, drabness* * *2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) grey3) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) grey4) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) grey* * *<-s, -[s]>[ˈgrau]nt grey [or AM gray] [colour [or AM -or]]* * *das; Graus, Grau1) grey2) o. Pl. (Trostlosigkeit) dreariness; drabness* * *1. grey, US gray;ganz in Grau gekleidet dressed all in grey (US gray)2. fig greyness (US grayness);ich fahre übers Wochenende weg - dem Grau des Alltags entfliehen I’m going away at the weekend to escape from the dull routine* * *das; Graus, Grau1) grey2) o. Pl. (Trostlosigkeit) dreariness; drabness* * *adj.gray (US) adj.grey (UK) adj. -
8 farblos
1. colorlessly Am.2. colorless Am.3. colourlessly Br.4. colourless Br.5. mousey6. mousy7. sallowpale -
9 schüchtern
1. bashful2. bashfully3. coy4. diffident5. diffidently6. mousey7. mousy8. sheepish9. sheepishly10. shyly11. timidly adv -
10 unscheinbar
1. inconsiderable2. inconspicuous3. mousey4. mousy5. nondescript6. plain7. unimposing8. unimpressive9. unprepossessing
См. также в других словарях:
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mousy — mous|y mousey [ˈmausi] adj 1.) mousy hair is a dull brown colour 2.) a mousy woman is quiet and unattractive … Dictionary of contemporary English
mousy — adjective 1 mousy hair is a dull brown colour 2 a mousy woman is quiet and unattractive mousiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
