gray

gris

D’une couleur située entre le noir et le blanc.

En anglais simple : Having a colour between black and white.

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

Synonymes : grey

Expressions courantes : gray hair, gray sky, gray coat, gray walls

des personnes âgées

Qui concerne les personnes âgées, notamment leur argent, leurs centres d’intérêt ou leur influence.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : elder, geriatric, elder, elderly

Expressions courantes : gray dollar, gray vote, gray market spending

grisonner

Prendre une couleur grise, notamment les cheveux avec l’âge.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : grey

Expressions courantes : hair begins to gray, gray at the temples

vieillir

Voir augmenter le nombre ou la proportion de personnes âgées dans une population.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : age

Expressions courantes : population begins to gray, society continues to gray

gris

Couleur située entre le noir et le blanc.

En anglais simple : The colour between black and white.

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

Synonymes : grey

Expressions courantes : dark gray, pale gray, shades of gray

grisaille

Nuages ou ciel terne qui cachent la lumière du soleil.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cloud, gloom

Expressions courantes : into the gray, through the gray