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drab

/dræb/

drabnoun

drabs

/dræb/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

lack of brightness

drabadjective

drabber

Comp.

drabbest

Super.

/dræb/

Translations

terne

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

drabverb

drabbed

Past Simple

drabbed

Past Participle

drabbing

ing-form

/dræb/

Archaic/rare verb senses are attested; include for completeness.

Translations

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.

Definitions

(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.

Synonyms

sell oneself