grave

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Endroit dans la terre où l’on enterre une personne ou un animal mort.

En anglais simple : A place in the ground where a dead person or animal is buried.

• They put flowers on her grave.
• He dug a grave for his dog.
• Many graves in the old cemetery have no names.

Comment l'utiliser : grave of someone (We visited the grave of a famous writer.)

Synonymes : burial place

Expressions courantes : dig a grave, visit a grave, unmarked grave

grave

Très sérieux et susceptible de causer de grands dommages.

En anglais simple : Very serious and likely to cause great harm.

• The patient is in grave danger.
• Officials expressed grave concern about the missing children.
• Ignoring these warnings would be a grave mistake.

Synonymes : serious, severe

Contraires : minor

Expressions courantes : grave danger, grave concern, grave consequences, grave mistake

grave, soucieux

Dont le visage ou la voix exprime du sérieux et de l’inquiétude.

En anglais simple : Looking or sounding serious and worried.

• Her face was grave.
• The doctor looked grave as he read the results.
• He answered in a grave voice, and everyone fell silent.

Synonymes : serious, solemn

Contraires : cheerful

Expressions courantes : grave expression, grave face, look grave

grave

Qualifie l’accent qui descend de gauche à droite au-dessus d’une lettre, comme dans è.

En anglais simple : Describing the written mark ` placed above a letter, as in è.

• The letter has a grave accent.
• In French, è carries a grave accent.
• Can you type an a with a grave accent?

Expressions courantes : grave accent, grave mark

grave, solennel

Sérieux et calme d’une manière qui inspire le respect.

En anglais simple : Serious and calm in a way that deserves respect.

• She spoke with grave dignity.
• His grave manner suited the formal ceremony.
• The judge delivered her decision in a grave tone.

Synonymes : solemn, dignified

Contraires : frivolous

Expressions courantes : grave manner, grave dignity, grave tone

grave

Se dit d’un son bas et profond.

En anglais simple : Low and deep in sound.

• The bell produced a grave tone.
• Her grave voice filled the quiet hall.
• The instrument adds grave notes beneath the melody.

Synonymes : low, deep

Contraires : high

Expressions courantes : grave tone, grave voice, grave notes