The Dutch word for gray is
grijs
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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