gray

gris

Que tiene un color entre el negro y el blanco.

En inglés sencillo: Having a colour between black and white.

• The cat is gray.
• She wore a gray coat.
• Dark gray clouds covered the sky.

Sinónimos: grey

Expresiones frecuentes: gray hair, gray sky, gray coat, gray walls

de las personas mayores

Relacionado con las personas mayores, especialmente con su dinero, sus intereses o su influencia.

En inglés sencillo: Connected with older people, especially their money, interests, or influence.

• The gray vote influenced the election.
• Businesses compete for the gray dollar.
• Gray spending is important to the travel industry.

Sinónimos: elder, geriatric, elder, elderly

Expresiones frecuentes: gray dollar, gray vote, gray market spending

encanecer

Adquirir un color gris, especialmente el cabello al envejecer.

En inglés sencillo: To become a colour between black and white, especially as hair changes with age.

• His hair began to gray.
• Her beard has grayed over the years.
• Some people gray earlier than others.

Sinónimos: grey

Expresiones frecuentes: hair begins to gray, gray at the temples

envejecer

Aumentar el número o la proporción de personas mayores en una población.

En inglés sencillo: To have an increasing number or proportion of older people.

• The population is starting to gray.
• As the country grays, demand for care increases.
• Some rural communities have grayed rapidly.

Sinónimos: age

Expresiones frecuentes: population begins to gray, society continues to gray

gris

Color situado entre el negro y el blanco.

En inglés sencillo: The colour between black and white.

• I like gray.
• We chose a light gray for the walls.
• The artist mixed several grays.

Sinónimos: grey

Expresiones frecuentes: dark gray, pale gray, shades of gray

nubosidad

Nubes o cielo apagado que ocultan la luz del sol.

En inglés sencillo: Clouds or a dull sky that hide the sunlight.

• The plane vanished into the gray.
• A pale sun struggled through the gray.
• They watched the gray gather above the hills.

Sinónimos: cloud, gloom

Expresiones frecuentes: into the gray, through the gray