This is the 6385th most frequent French word.
grey
"Grey" in French is "gris," meaning a color between black and white.
Here, 'grise' is used as an adjective describing the color of the car, agreeing in gender and number with 'voiture', which is feminine singular.
La voiture est grise.
The car is grey.
Here, 'gris' is a noun referring to the color in its abstract form, used in plural form 'les nuances de gris'.
J'aime les nuances de gris.
I like shades of grey.
Here, 'gris' is an adjective describing the sky's condition, agreeing in gender and number with 'ciel', which is masculine singular.