gray

US /ɡreɪ/
UK /ɡreɪ/
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1.

grau

of a color intermediate between black and white, as of ash or lead

:
The sky was a dull gray before the storm.
Der Himmel war vor dem Sturm ein trübes Grau.
Her hair started to turn gray in her forties.
Ihr Haar begann in ihren Vierzigern grau zu werden.
2.

grau, trist, eintönig

lacking in brightness, cheerfulness, or distinctiveness; drab

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The city looked gray and uninviting under the overcast sky.
Die Stadt sah unter dem bedeckten Himmel grau und wenig einladend aus.
His life had become a monotonous, gray routine.
Sein Leben war zu einer monotonen, grauen Routine geworden.
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ergrauen, grau werden

to become gray, especially with age

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His hair began to gray prematurely.
Sein Haar begann vorzeitig zu ergrauen.
The old man's beard had completely grayed.
Der Bart des alten Mannes war vollständig ergraut.
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Grau

a color intermediate between black and white

:
She painted the wall a light gray.
Sie malte die Wand in einem hellen Grau.
The artist used various shades of gray in his monochrome painting.
Der Künstler verwendete verschiedene Grautöne in seinem monochromen Gemälde.