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griser

French → English

verb//ɡʁi.ze//

(Effect) To intoxicate: to make someone feel excited, powerful, or slightly tipsy from alcohol

Un seul petit verre de liqueur forte a suffi pour le griser complètement ce soir.

(English) A single small glass of strong liqueur was enough to make him completely tipsy tonight.

Il se laisse souvent griser par les compliments excessifs de ses nombreux admirateurs.

(English) He often lets himself be intoxicated by the excessive compliments of his many admirers.

verb//ɡʁi.ze//

(Visual) To grey: to make something turn a grey color or to grey out an inactive computer option

Le temps qui passe commence à griser ses cheveux sur les tempes de façon visible.

(English) Passing time is starting to grey his hair at the temples in a visible way.

Il faut griser cette case dans le logiciel pour indiquer qu'elle est actuellement inactive.

(English) You must grey out this box in the software to indicate it is currently inactive.

Entry ID: fr:en:griser · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary