What does gris in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word gris in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gris in French.

The word gris in French means grey, grey, grey, tipsy, go to 's head, vin gris, pencil, lead pencil, grey squirrel, blue-gray gnatcatcher, charcoal grey, charcoal-grey, slate grey, silver grey, silver-grey, ash grey, ash-grey, light grey, light-grey, iron grey, dark grey, dark-grey, pearl grey, dapple grey, taupe grey, taupe-grey, grey-green, grey-green, grey gurnard, it is overcast, all cats are grey at night, timber wolf, grey market, sham marriage, greyscale, grayscale, basal ganglia, red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel, garden snail, squirrel fur, commuter train, Tricholoma myomyces, Petit Gris melon, Petit Gris, jack pine, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Grigio, computer product, grey fox, verdigris, lovat green, lovat green, Jerry, Kraut, grayout. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gris

grey

nom masculin (couleur) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Voyons voir s'ils n'auraient pas le même manteau en gris.
Let's see if they have the same coat in grey.

grey

adjectif (couleur) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette petite souris est grise. Pour changer, je me suis acheté un pantalon gris.
For a change, I bought some gray pants.

grey

adjectif (fade) (figurative, UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sa vie me semblait bien grise.
Her life seemed very dull to me.

tipsy

adjectif (saoul) (informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Julie était un peu grise hier soir.
Julie was a bit tipsy last night.

go to 's head

adjectif (vieilli (enivré, excité) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle était toute grise de ses propos.
His words went to her head.

vin gris

nom masculin (vin rosé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gris de Toul est fameux !
Toul's vin gris is excellent!

pencil, lead pencil

nom masculin (crayon à mine graphite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les crayons de papier se déclinent en mines dures ou grasses.
Pencils are available with hard and soft lead.

grey squirrel

nom masculin (race d'écureuil) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blue-gray gnatcatcher

nom masculin (petit passereau américain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

charcoal grey

nom masculin (nuance de gris) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

charcoal-grey

adjectif invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

slate grey

adjectif invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

silver grey

nom masculin (nuance de gris) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

silver-grey

adjectif invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

ash grey

nom masculin invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ash-grey

adjectif invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

light grey

nom masculin (nuance de gris) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

light-grey

adjectif invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

iron grey

adjectif invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

dark grey

nom masculin (nuance de gris) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dark-grey

adjectif invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

pearl grey

adjectif invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

dapple grey

nom masculin (robe de cheval) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gris pommelé correspond à la décoloration progressive de la robe d'un cheval.

taupe grey

nom masculin (nuance de gris) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

taupe-grey

adjectif invariable (nuance de gris) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

grey-green

adjectif invariable (couleur) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les soldats allemands avaient des uniformes gris-vert.

grey-green

nom masculin (couleur) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gris-vert est idéal pour se camoufler dans la nature.

grey gurnard

nom masculin (poisson) (UK: fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le grondin gris est un poisson marin.

it is overcast

(le temps est nuageux)

Il fait gris. Prends ton parapluie.

all cats are grey at night

(la nuit efface les différences)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

timber wolf

nom masculin (loup commun) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

grey market

nom masculin (marché non officiel) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sham marriage

nom masculin (mariage intéressé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

greyscale

nom masculin (imprimerie : contraste) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour une image numérique, le niveau de gris représente l'intensité d'un pixel.

grayscale

(dégradé du gris au noir) (US, uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vieux écrans utilisaient des niveaux de gris.

basal ganglia

nom masculin pluriel (ganglions du cerveau) (anatomy)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

red squirrel, Eurasian red squirrel

nom masculin (écureuil) (rodent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a des petits-gris dans ce parc.

garden snail

nom masculin (escargot) (mollusc)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le petit-gris est un escargot très courant qui se mange.

squirrel fur

nom masculin (fourrure d'écureuil nordique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle met toujours un petit-gris avec cette robe.

commuter train

nom masculin (familier (train de banlieue en inox)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a encore des petits-gris en service au départ de Paris gare de Lyon.

Tricholoma myomyces

nom masculin (champignon) (mushroom: scientific name)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le petit-gris est aussi appelé mousseron d'automne.

Petit Gris melon, Petit Gris

nom masculin (variété de melon) (fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le petit-gris est un melon résistant au froid.

jack pine

nom masculin (pin boréal américain) (tree)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Pinot Grigio

nom masculin (cépage) (grape variety)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pinot gris a longtemps été appelé tokay d'Alsace.

Pinot Grigio

nom masculin (vin blanc) (Italian white wine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le serveur nous conseilla un pinot-gris avec notre repas.

computer product

nom masculin (article multimédia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

grey fox

nom masculin (renard d'Amérique) (mammal: UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

verdigris

nom masculin invariable (dégradation du cuivre) (copper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cuivre devient vert-de-gris quand il est exposé aux intempéries.

lovat green

nom masculin invariable (verdâtre) (colour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lovat green

adjectif invariable (de couleur vert gris) (in colour)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sa veste était vert-de-gris.

Jerry, Kraut

nom masculin invariable (argot (soldat allemand) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les vert-de-gris ont évacué ce lieu précipitamment.

grayout

nom masculin (aviation (troubles de la vision)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le voile gris résulte de la baisse de la pression dans l'artère rétinienne.

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