No. 6,385 in French
grey
"Grey" in French is "gris," meaning a color between black and white.
In a sentence
La voiture est grise.
The car is grey.
Here, 'grise' is used as an adjective describing the color of the car, agreeing in gender and number with 'voiture', which is feminine singular.
J'aime les nuances de gris.
I like shades of grey.
Here, 'gris' is a noun referring to the color in its abstract form, used in plural form 'les nuances de gris'.
Le ciel devient souvent gris avant une tempête.
The sky often turns grey before a storm.
Here, 'gris' is an adjective describing the sky's condition, agreeing in gender and number with 'ciel', which is masculine singular.
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