gris
/gʁi/
adjective
A1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Close — "a grey area" means something ambiguous/neutral.
Similar in other languages
English
French gris (gray) overlaps with neutral -- a gray, neutral tone is neither bright nor bold.
Practice
1 What does gris mean?
gray
2 Fill the gap: Le ciel est ___ avant la pluie.
Full sentence: Le ciel est gris avant la pluie. (The sky is gray before it rains.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches gris?
gris: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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