grey

gris

D’une couleur située entre le noir et le blanc.

En anglais simple : Having a colour between black and white.

• He wore a grey coat.
• The sky turned grey before the rain.
• My grandmother has grey hair.

Synonymes : gray

Expressions courantes : grey hair, grey sky, dark grey

grisonner

Prendre une couleur grise, notamment les cheveux avec l’âge.

En anglais simple : To become a colour between black and white, especially as hair changes with age.

• His hair began to grey.
• His beard was greying at the edges.
• The wood greyed as it aged.

Synonymes : gray

Expressions courantes : begin to grey, grey with age, grey at something

gris

Couleur entre le noir et le blanc.

En anglais simple : A colour between black and white.

• Grey is my favourite colour.
• She painted the walls a pale grey.
• The room used several different greys.

Synonymes : gray

Expressions courantes : dark grey, light grey, shade of grey

nuage

Nuages qui rendent le ciel sombre ou terne.

En anglais simple : Clouds that make the sky look dark or dull.

• The hills vanished into the grey.
• A bird flew through the grey above us.
• They watched the grey gather over the sea.

Synonymes : cloud

Expressions courantes : into the grey, through the grey