How is the word gris terne translated from French to English

English translation
dull-grey
adjective

D'un gris éteint et peu saturé.

Of a muted, unsaturated grey colour.

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  • Les murs étaient peints dans un ton gris terne. — The walls were painted a dull-grey shade.

  • Un chat gris terne était assis sur la clôture. — A dull-grey cat sat on the fence.

  • La mer est devenue gris terne avant la pluie. — The sea turned dull-grey before the rain.

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