grace

gracia, elegancia

Capacidad de moverse con soltura, suavidad y belleza.

En inglés sencillo: The ability to move smoothly, beautifully, and easily.

• She dances with grace.
• The bird landed with surprising grace.
• Years of practice gave his movements a natural grace.

Sinónimos: elegance, poise

Antónimos: clumsiness

Expresiones frecuentes: with grace, natural grace, grace and balance

gracia

Bondad o ayuda que se recibe sin haberla merecido, especialmente de Dios.

En inglés sencillo: Kindness or help given freely, especially by God, without needing to earn it.

• They trusted in the grace of God.
• She believed that grace could change a person.
• The sermon linked grace with freely given love.

Sinónimos: favor, mercy

Expresiones frecuentes: grace of God, divine grace, by grace

gracia, encanto

Cualidad agradable que hace más atractiva a una persona o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: A pleasant or attractive quality that makes a person or thing more appealing.

• Her kindness was her greatest grace.
• His humor was the evening’s saving grace.
• She possessed all the social graces expected at court.

Sinónimos: charm, virtue, attraction

Expresiones frecuentes: saving grace, grace and charm, a particular grace

bendición de la mesa

Oración breve para agradecer a Dios los alimentos, antes o después de comer.

En inglés sencillo: A short prayer thanking God for food before or after a meal.

• Let us say grace.
• Her grandfather said grace before dinner.
• The children waited until grace was finished before eating.

Sinónimos: blessing

Expresiones frecuentes: say grace, grace before dinner

prórroga, período de gracia

Tiempo extra concedido para pagar una deuda o cumplir una obligación.

En inglés sencillo: Extra time allowed before someone must pay a debt or meet a requirement.

• The bank gave us a month’s grace.
• You have ten days of grace to pay.
• Interest is reduced during the grace period.

Sinónimos: extension, reprieve

Expresiones frecuentes: grace period, days of grace, a month’s grace

gracia, favor

Regalo o beneficio concedido sin tener que ganárselo.

En inglés sencillo: A gift or benefit given freely, without being earned.

• The king granted him a special grace.
• She regarded the unexpected help as a grace.
• They received these graces without having earned them.

Sinónimos: gift, favor, blessing

Expresiones frecuentes: a special grace, receive a grace, grant a grace

adornar, honrar

Hacer más especial o hermoso un lugar o acto con la propia presencia.

En inglés sencillo: To make a place or occasion more special or beautiful by being there.

• Fresh flowers grace the table.
• The singer graced our little stage last night.
• His portrait graces the cover of the magazine.

Cómo se usa: grace something with something (She graced the occasion with her presence.)

Sinónimos: adorn, enhance

Expresiones frecuentes: grace something with, grace the stage, grace the occasion