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gris

grey

adjective GREES Less Common
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Also means

dull; overcast

Usage Note

Gris is invariable for gender — un cielo gris, una tarde gris — but takes the regular plural grises. Used figuratively, un día gris or una vida gris conveys dreariness. In Spain gris was also slang for a policía gris (Franco-era grey-uniformed riot officer), a historically loaded usage.

Examples

"El cielo estaba completamente gris."

Natural Translation

The sky was completely grey.

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