La Palabra Del Dia: "gris"
gris ( grees )
adjective ( gray; overcast, gloomy )
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Examples:
1. El color favorito de Emilia es gris porque dice que pega con casi todo.
Emilia's favorite color is gray because she says it matches with almost everything.
2. En un día gris como éste lo que provoca es tomarse una siesta.
On an overcast day like today it's tempting to take a nap.
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Red as lifeblood, blue as cold ice. Black as midnight, white as small mice. Gold as bright sun, green as shepherd's pie. Brown as wet earth, grey as angry sky.
Rojo como la sangre, azul como el hielo frío. Negro como la medianoche, blanca como ratones pequeños. Oro como sol brillante, verde como el pastel. Brown como tierra mojada, gris como el cielo enfadado.
This is an admittedly poor attempt at poetry, matched in failure only by my complete butchering of the Spanish translation. Corrections are appreciated!
Inglaterra es un país famoso por su clima. Gris al amanecer, gris a mediodía y con un cielo oscuro y nublado al anochecer. De vez en cuando hay lluvias intermitentes o una llovizna suave y casi tierno.
England is a country that is famous for it's climater. It is grey at dawn, grey a t midday and the sky is cloudy at dusk. From time to time there are intermittent showers or a soft and almost gentle drizzle.
Después de romperse con Marcela, Roberto se puso gris y no quería ver a nadie.
After breaking up with Marcela, Roberto became gloomy and didn't want to see anybody.
Muchos pintores utilizaban diferentes tonos de gris en sus obras. Pero quizás, sólo hay dos maestros, El Greco y Rembrandt que pudieron mostrar “la belleza del gris”.
Many artists used different tones of gray in their works. But perhaps , there are only two masters: El Greco and Rembrandt, who were able to display "the beauty" of grey .
Rembrandt introdujo en el arte ”un gris fresco”, un tono medio entre sombra y luz. El estrenó también una nueva tecnica de un gris óptico. Es una de las razones por que sus imágenes se ven tan vívidas y realistas.
Rembrandt introduced in art a cool gray, the mid-tone between shadow and light. Also he was the first who used an “optical gray” technique. It is one of the reasons why his images look so vivid and realistic .
La lección de anatomía del Dr. Nicolaes Tulp. Rembrandt, 1632
Para El Grego, el “gris” no era sólo un color, sino un concepto. Lo empleó magistralmente para expresar el misterio, el luto y la humildad en sus pinturas religiosas.
For El Greco, “gray” was not only colour but a concept. He employed it masterly to express mystery, mourning and humility in his religious paintings.
Laocoonte.El Greco, 1609
I have a gray pen.
Tengo una pluma gris.
El Halcón Gris es un pajaro australiano muy raro. Vive en las regiones desiertas lejanas y hay muchos observadores de aves que nunca han visto a uno.
The Grey Falcon is a very rare Australian bird. It lives in the remote desert areas and there are many birdwatchers who have never seen one.
En la guerra civil americana, el ejército confederado usaba uniformes grises y esa guerra fue llamada a veces la guerra del azul y el gris.
In the American Civil War, the Confederate Army wore gray uniforms and this war was sometimes called the war of the blue and the gray.
Mi esposa ha leído la serie de "Cincuenta sombras de Grey", y quiere ver la película cuando se estrene, pero yo no quiero ni leer los libros ni ver la película, lo que ha hecho un dilema que no tan simple, sino un poco gris para mí- debería acompañarla a la película y sufrir, o no y enojarla.
My wife has read the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series, and wants to watch the movie when it premieres, but I don't want to read the books nor watch the movie, which has created a dilemma that is not black and white, but instead a little gray for me- should I go with her to the movie and suffer, or not and anger her.
Annie does not like the grey English weather but it is not like that all the time.
The word "gris" is the Swedish word for "pig".
Annie no le gusta el gris clima Inglés, pero no es así todo el tiempo.
La palabra "gris" es la palabra sueca para "cerdo".
PS gris = "gray" in the USA and "grey" in Brit English.
Me parece que este pájaro es interesante con su plumaje gris con un poco rojo y con las patas rojas.
It seems to me that this bird is interesting with its grey plumage with a little red, and red legs.
Siempre he oído que los lobos disfrutan de aullar a la luna llena, pero nunca he oído o he visto que "gris" puede ser utilizado para un día gris.
I have always heard that wolves enjoy howling at the full moon, but I have never heard or seen that "gris" can be used for an overcast day.
En los communidades Cajun y Creole en Louisiana, hay "traiteurs," o curados, que pueden poner sobre usted un maledición. El maledición se llama un "gris-gris," pronunciado "gri-gri."
In the Cajun and Creole communities of Louisiana, there are "traiteurs," or healers, who can put a curse on you. The curse is called a "gris-gris," pronounced "gree-gree."
I have known since childhood that Walt Whitman is called "the good, gray poet," but I have never known why.
He sabido desde infancia que Walt Whitman se llama "el buen poeta gris," pero nunca he sabido por qué.
La mezcla de negro y blanco es gris.
