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The Dutch word for gray is
grijs





gray

Dutch Definition


gray
     1. grijs



Translations for gray and their definitions

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



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
     3. n-n. the colour grey
     4. n-n. (chiefly in compounds) grey stone or brick
     5. n-n. (collective) poor people
     6. n-n. (collective, pejorative) plebs
     7. n-m. growl, snap; a snappy, gruff statement


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