gris/ɡʁi/
adjective / noun · A1 · Frequency 3144
adjectivemasculine
Meanings
grey / gray
Common color adjective used to describe the color of objects.
dull, gloomy, dull-colored
Used to describe weather, light, or atmosphere, indicating dullness or gloominess.
drunk, tipsy
Informal usage describing a person slightly intoxicated.
Examples
Elle a choisi un canapé gris pour le salon.
She chose a grey sofa for the living room.
Le photographe a posé l'appareil sur un meuble gris.
The photographer placed the camera on a grey piece of furniture.
Le ciel gris rendait la ville particulièrement triste.
The gloomy sky made the city seem particularly sad.
Collocations
- un mur grisa grey wall
- être gristo be tipsy
Common mistakes
Les teintes du dessin sont gris.
Les teintes du dessin sont grises.
The adjective gris must take the feminine plural form grises when it modifies the feminine plural noun teintes.
Related words
synonymternedull; colourless; drab
nounmasculine
Meanings
gray / grey
Refers to the color; common noun usage.
Examples
Le gris de ce mur s'accorde bien avec les meubles en bois.
The gray of this wall goes well with the wooden furniture.
Pour le fond du dessin, l'artiste a choisi le gris.
For the background of the drawing, the artist chose gray.
Le gris domine dans la décoration de cette pièce.
Gray dominates the decor of this room.
Collocations
- un gris claira light gray
Common mistakes
le gris
le gris (couleur)
gris as a noun for the color is often confused with the adjective or other usages.
une gris
un gris
gris is a masculine noun; learners often mistakenly use feminine articles.
Related words
synonymcouleur grisegray color
- antonymblancwhite