Formes composées
gray | grey |
| Anglais | Français |
ash gray (US),
ash grey (UK) n | (color) | gris cendré nm inv |
| charcoal adj | (dark gray in color) | gris anthracite, gris foncé adj inv |
| Martin wore a charcoal suit. |
| Martin portait un costume gris anthracite (or: gris foncé). |
| charcoal n | (color: dark gray) | gris anthracite, gris foncé nm inv |
| Do you prefer the jacket in light gray or charcoal? |
| Tu préfères la veste en gris clair ou en gris anthracite (or: gris foncé) ? |
charcoal gray,
charcoal-gray (US),
charcoal grey,
charcoal-grey (UK) adj | (dark gray in color) | gris anthracite, gris foncé adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| Steve bought a charcoal grey suit for his interview. |
charcoal gray (US),
charcoal grey (UK) n | (color: dark gray) | gris anthracite, gris foncé nm |
| I like red, but I prefer charcoal gray. |
dark gray (US),
dark grey (UK) n | (deep silvery color) | gris foncé nm |
dark gray,
dark-gray (US),
dark grey,
dark-grey (UK) adj | (of deep silvery color) | gris foncé loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term precedes the noun. |
dove gray (US),
dove grey (UK) n | (medium gray color) | gris tourterelle nm |
dove gray,
dove-gray (US),
dove grey,
dove-grey (UK) adj | (medium gray in color) | gris tourterelle adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
éminence grise,
also US: gray eminence n | Gallicism (person with unofficial power) | éminence grise nf |
go gray,
turn gray (US),
go grey,
turn grey (UK) vi + adj | (person: have graying hair) (personne) | avoir des cheveux blancs, avoir les cheveux grisonnants loc v |
| (personne) | grisonner⇒ vi |
| He began to turn grey in his early 40s. |
| Il a commencé à avoir les cheveux grisonnants à partir de 40 ans. |
| Il a commencé à grisonner à partir de 40 ans. |
go gray,
turn gray (US),
go grey,
turn grey (UK) vi + adj | (hair: be graying) (cheveux) | grisonner⇒ vi |
| (cheveux) | devenir grisonnant vi + adj |
gray area (US),
grey area (UK) n | (uncertain, unclear issue) (figuré : incertitude) | zone grise, zone d'ombre, zone floue, zone de flou nf |
| 18th-century British history is a bit of a grey area for me. |
| L'histoire britannique du 18e siècle est pour moi une zone grise. |
| gray brown n | (brown color tinged with gray) | brun-gris nm |
gray brown,
gray-brown adj | (grayish brown in color) | brun-gris, gris-brun loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
gray cells (US),
grey cells (UK) npl | (brain tissue) (cerveau) | cellules grises nfpl |
gray cells (US),
grey cells (UK) n | figurative (brains, intelligence) (figuré) | cellules grises nfpl |
gray fox (US),
grey fox (UK) n | (American fox with gray fur) (espèce de renard) | renard gris d'Amérique, renard des arbres nm |
gray goose (US),
grey goose (UK) n | (web-footed bird with gray plumage) | oie cendrée nf |
| gray green n | (green color tinged with gray) | vert-gris, vert de gris nm |
gray green,
gray-green adj | (grayish green in color) | vert-gris, vert de gris loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
gray hair (US),
grey hair (UK) n | (hair: gray from age or stress) | cheveux gris nmpl |
| cheveux grisonnants nmpl |
| Many older women now choose not to dye their gray hair. |
gray heron (US),
grey heron (UK) n | (wading bird) | héron cendré nm |
gray iron (US),
grey cast iron (UK) n | (type of pig iron, cast iron) | fer gris, gris fer nm |
| (plus pâle) | gris fonte nm |
gray jay,
Canada jay,
camp robber n | (North American crested bird) | mésangeai du Canada nm |
| (ancienne appellation) | geai du Canada, geai gris nm |
gray literature (UK),
grey literature (UK) n | figurative (unpublished papers) (documents non publiés) | littérature grise nf |
gray market (US),
grey market (UK) n | figurative (unauthorized trading) (économie) | marché gris nm |
| The company's shares were traded on the grey market before they were issued in an initial public offering. |
gray matter (US),
grey matter (UK) n | (brain tissue) (matière cérébrale) | matière grise nf |
gray matter (US),
grey matter (UK) n | figurative (brains, intelligence) (figuré : intelligence) | matière grise nf |
gray-out,
grayout (US),
grey-out,
greyout (UK) n | (computer: disabling feature) (Informatique) | partie grisée, zone grisée nf |
| The gray-out shows you which options are unavailable. |
gray-out,
grayout (US),
grey-out,
greyout (UK) n | (person: faded vision) | voile gris devant les yeux nm |
| She experienced a gray-out after exercising too hard. |
gray parrot (US),
grey parrot (UK) n | (tropical bird) (perroquet) | gris du Gabon nm |
gray scale sonography,
grayscale sonography (US),
grey scale sonography (UK) n | (black-and-white ultrasound imaging) | échographie en échelle de gris nf |
gray sea eagle (US),
European sea eagle (UK),
white-tailed sea eagle n | (bird) (rapace) | pygargue à queue blanche nm |
gray snapper (US),
grey snapper (UK),
mangrove snapper n | US (fish) (poisson) | vivaneau gris, vivaneau sarde grise nm |
gray squirrel (US),
grey squirrel (UK) n | (animal: North American rodent) | écureuil gris nm |
| It's always entertaining to watch a grey squirrel trying to get food from a bird feeder. |
gray whale (US),
grey whale (UK) n | (large sea mammal) | baleine grise nf |
| Individual gray whales can be identified by their characteristic scar patterns. |
gray wolf (US),
grey wolf (UK) n | (timber wolf) | loup gris nm |
| Various subspecies of the gray wolf were once found across much of North America. |
gray-haired (US),
grey-haired (UK) adj | (with white, silver hair) | aux cheveux gris loc adj |
| (moins fort) | aux cheveux grisonnant loc adj |
| (moins fort) | grisonnant adj |
| That gray-haired gentleman is so distinguished looking! |
| Cet homme aux cheveux gris est tellement distingué ! |
| Cet homme aux cheveux grisonnants est tellement distingué ! |
| Cet homme grisonnant est tellement distingué ! |
| Gray's Anatomy n | (medical textbook) (livre d'anatomie, inconnu en France) | Gray's Anatomy |
great gray owl (US),
great grey owl (UK) n | (bird of prey: large owl) | chouette cendrée, chouette lapone nf |
Greenland shark,
gurry shark,
gray shark (US),
grey shark (UK) n | (fish: Somniosus microcephalus) | requin du Groenland nm |
| laimargue du Groenland nf |
gray pine (US),
grey pine (UK),
jack pine n | (tree) | pin gris nm |
pearl gray (US),
pearl grey (UK) n | (colour: shimmery gray) | gris perle nm |
| Do these shoes come in pearl gray? |
| Ces chaussures existent-elles en gris perle ? |
pearl gray,
pearl-gray (US),
pearl grey,
pearl-grey (UK) adj | (shimmery grey) | gris perle, gris de perle adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| The visitor was wearing an elegant pearl-grey dress. |
| La visiteuse portait une jolie robe gris perle. |
silver gray (US),
silver grey (UK) n | (color: light gray) | gris argenté nm |
silver gray,
silver-gray (US),
silver grey,
silver-grey (UK) adj | (light grey in color) | gris argenté adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
steel gray (US),
steel grey (UK) n | (dark metallic colour) | gris acier nm |
steel gray,
steel-gray (US),
steel grey,
steel-grey (UK) adj | (of a dark metallic colour) | gris acier adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
