Значение

значений: 2
  1. (идиома)An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories, where the border between the two is fuzzy or ill-defined.

    It exists in a grey area between legal and illegal.

    Grauzone

    се́рая зо́наséraja zóna

  2. (идиома)A topic that is not clearly one thing or the other, that is open to interpretation.

    an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other

Примеры

предложений: 4
  1. It is regarded as a grey area.

    deEs wird als Grauzone betrachtet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Today, we live in a grey area.

    deHeute leben wir in einer Grauzone. — Esperantostern

  3. It's a legal grey area.

    deDas ist eine Grauzone. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Algeria is in the grey area between democratic and authoritarian.

Переводы

языков: 4
Русский
По значениям 1
area intermediate between two fuzzily-distinguished categories:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
area intermediate between two fuzzily-distinguished categories:

Происхождение

Because grey is a blend of black and white.

Because grey is a blend of black and white.

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Формы

мн. число: grey areas
Ед. числоgrey area
Мн. числоgrey areas

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Синонимы

синонимов: 2
Близкие по смыслу
  • an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other:gray area

Антонимы

антонимов: 3

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 4

Смотрите также

соседние слова
grey area — значение, примеры, формы, синонимы | Krumeto