grave

  • 41GRAVE — adj. des deux genres Qui agit, qui parle avec un air sage, avec circonspection et dignité. Un homme grave. Un grave magistrat. Il est grave dans ses discours. Il ne se hâte point, il ne s’échauffe point, il est toujours grave. Il se dit, dans une …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 42Grave — Gemeinde Grave Flagge Wappen Provinz   …

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  • 43grave — I UK [ɡreɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms grave : singular grave plural graves ** 1) the place where a dead body is buried in a deep hole in the ground. A tomb is a structure above the ground that contains a dead body He s never even visited… …

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  • 44grave — I [[t]greɪv[/t]] n. 1) an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body 2) any place of interment: a watery grave[/ex] 3) the receptacle of what is dead, lost, or past: the grave of unfulfilled ambitions[/ex] 4) death: O grave, where… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 45grave — (Del lat. gravis, pesado, grave.) ► adjetivo 1 Que es peligroso o puede tener malas consecuencias: ■ padece una enfermedad grave. SINÓNIMO alarmante difícil espinoso peligroso 2 Que es de mucha importancia o trascendencia: ■ has cometido un error …

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  • 46grave — grave1 [ greıv ] noun count ** 1. ) the place where a dead body is buried in a deep hole in the ground. A tomb is a structure above the ground that contains a dead body: He s never even visited his mother s grave. 2. ) the grave LITERARY death:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 47Grave — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Grave », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Sommaire 1 …

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  • 48grave — grave1 graveless, adj. gravelike, adj. graveward, gravewards, adv., adj. /grayv/, n. 1. an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body. 2. any place of interment; a tomb or sepulcher: a watery grave. 3. any place that becomes the… …

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  • 49grave — grave1 [greıv] n [: Old English; Origin: grAf] 1.) the place in the ground where a dead body is buried →↑tomb ▪ At the head of the grave there was a small wooden cross. 2.) the grave literary death ▪ He took that secret to the grave …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50grave — ♦♦♦ graves, graver, gravest (Pronounced [[t]gre͟ɪv[/t]], except for meaning 5, when it is pronounced [[t]grɑ͟ːv[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A grave is a place where a dead person is buried. They used to visit her grave twice a year. 2) N COUNT: oft to N,… …

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