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drab

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/dræb/
US
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Translations

drabnoun
drabs
pl
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US
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grisailleAu sens figuré : ambiance ou qualité morne et monotone.
He longed to escape the drab of small-town life.
Il rêvait d’échapper à la grisaille de la vie d’une petite ville.
gris-brunPour la couleur.
The uniform was a nondescript shade of drab.
L’uniforme avait une teinte gris-brun sans caractère.
Additional translations
étoffeTerme ancien ou historique, surtout pour un tissu grossier de couleur brune.
prostituéeArchaïque et péjoratif.
Synonyms
dullness
monotony
tedium
lack of brightness
colorlessness
drabadjective
drabber
Comp.
drabbest
Super.
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After weeks of rain the city looked drab and lifeless.
Après des semaines de pluie, la ville paraissait terne et sans vie.
gris-brunPour la couleur.
He wore a drab overcoat that blended into the fog.
Il portait un pardessus gris-brun qui se fondait dans le brouillard.
Additional translations
morneSurtout pour une atmosphère, un style ou un aspect peu animé.
Synonyms
dull
dreary
lackluster
colorless
uninteresting
monotonous
insipid
bleak
Antonyms
bright
colorful
vibrant
drabverb
drabbed
Past Simple
drabbed
Past Participle
drabbing
Gerund
UK
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US
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Archaic/rare verb senses are attested; include for completeness.
ternirAu sens de rendre moins vif, moins éclatant.
Years of grime had drabbed the once-bright façade.
Des années de crasse avaient terni la façade autrefois éclatante.
Additional translations
débaucherVerbe archaïque, pour l’idée de débauche ou de fréquentation de prostituées.
Synonyms
dull
deaden
dim
gray
mar
sully
blunt
pall
prostitute
sell oneself
solicit

Definitions

drabnoun
A dull, lifeless, or monotonous quality or atmosphere.
He longed to escape the drab of small-town life.
A dull light-brown colour.
The uniform was a nondescript shade of drab.
A plain woven cloth of a dull brownish colour, originally used for military clothing.
Early twentieth-century soldiers often wore coarse drab.
(Archaic, derogatory) A prostitute or slovenly woman.
He was warned to keep away from the drabs that frequented the docks.
drabadjective
Lacking brightness or interest; dull, cheerless, or monotonous.
After weeks of rain the city looked drab and lifeless.
Of a dull light-brown or greyish colour.
He wore a drab overcoat that blended into the fog.
drabverb
(Intransitive, archaic) To consort with prostitutes; to engage in debauchery.
He was dismissed from the academy for drinking and drabbing in the town.
(Transitive, rare) To make dull or drab in appearance.
Years of grime had drabbed the once-bright façade.
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