| Engels > Nederlands |
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| grey |
| 1. grijs |
| Engels > Engels |
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| grey |
| 1. adj. Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember. |
| 2. adj. (UK, Commonwealth) standard spelling of gray |
| 3. adj. Dreary, gloomy. |
| 4. adj. Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality. |
| 5. v. (UK, Commonwealth) standard spelling of gray |
| 6. adj. Relating to older people. |
| 7. n. (UK, Commonwealth) standard spelling of gray |
| the grey dollar, i.e. the purchasing power of the elderly |
| 8. v. To become grey. |
| My hair is beginning to grey. |
| 9. v. To cause to become grey. |
| 10. v. (demography, slang) To turn progressively older, in the context of the population of a geographic region. |
| the greying of Europe |
| 11. n. (often spelled "gray" in the US) |
| 12. n. An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white. |
| (color panel, grey, 808080) |
| 13. n. An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon. |
| 14. n. (ufology) an extraterrestrial humanoid with greyish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head. |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| grijs |
| 1. adj. (literally) grey, grey-colored |
| De lucht is vandaag grijs. - The sky is grey today. |
| Hij heeft grijs haar. - He has grey hair. |
| De muis is een grijs dier. - The mouse is a grey animal. |
| 2. adj. (figuratively, referring to grey hair) old |
| 3. adj. weathered, tarnished, affected by wear and tear |
| Gozer, ik heb die ille plaat van Jantje Smitje helemaal grijs gedraaid. - Dude, I wore that wicked record by Jantje Smitje completely out. |
| 4. adj. partially illegal |
| 5. n-n. the color grey, any mix of black and white |
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