Usage examples of "gray" in English with translation to German

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Her hair is turning gray. Ihr Haar wird grau.

Some English words have two spellings - "gray" and "grey", for example. Manche englische Wörter haben zwei Schreibweisen, z. B. "gray" und "grey".

My father is becoming gray. Mein Vater wird langsam grau.

Miss Gray told the boy to hold his tongue while she was speaking. Frau Gray sagte dem Jungen, er solle den Mund halten, während sie spräche.

I'm getting more and more gray hair. Ich bekomme immer mehr graue Haare.

Muiriel has promised me that if I read the book "The Picture of Dorian Gray" entirely in English, she will help me with my math homework. Muiriel hat mir versprochen, dass sie mir mit meinen Mathehausaufgaben hilft, wenn ich das Buch "Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray" komplett auf Englisch lese.

The gray sweater I like more than the purple. Der graue Pulli gefällt mir mehr als der violette.

His suit was gray and his tie was yellow. Sein Anzug war grau und seine Krawatte war gelb.

Her gray hair makes her look older than her age. Ihre grauen Haare machen sie älter als sie ist.

When he smiled, the children saw his long, gray teeth. Als er lächelte, sahen die Kinder seine langen grauen Zähne.

The man must be over sixty, for his hair is gray. Der Mann muss über 60 sein, denn sein Haar ist schon grau.

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