The Dutch word for gray is
grijs
Translations for gray and their definitions
grijs | |
1. adj. (literally) grey-colored | |
2. adj. (figuratively referring to grey hair) old | |
3. adj. weathered, tarnished, affected by wear and tear | |
4. adj. partially illegal | |
5. n. the color grey, any mix of black and white |
grauw | |
1. adj. (literally) grey, not brightly colored, ashen, grubby, grimy | |
2. adj. (figuratively) dreary, grim, gloomy, desperate | |
In Victoriaanse sloppenwijken waren grauwe lompen tekenen van grauwe armoede, in een moderne favella zie je vooral felle kleuren | |
In Victorian slums grey rags ware indicative of grim poverty, in a modern favella one sees mostly bright colors |
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