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grave

/ɡɹeɪv/

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noun

Tombe, sépulture

An excavation in the earth as a place of burial

Examples :

"The family visited the grave of their grandfather. "

La famille a visité la tombe de leur grand-père.

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noun

Tombe, sépulcre

Any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher.

Examples :

"The old family grave is located in the town cemetery. "

La vieille tombe familiale est située dans le cimetière de la ville.

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noun

Mort, destruction

(by extension) Death, destruction.

Examples :

"The fire caused a grave loss to the historical museum. "

L'incendie a causé une perte grave au musée historique.

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verb

Creuser

Examples :

"The farmer had to grave a new hole for the sapling. "

Le fermier a dû creuser un nouveau trou pour le jeune arbre.

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verb

Graver, sculpter

To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.

Examples :

"The artist carefully grave the family's names onto the wooden plaque. "

L'artiste a soigneusement gravé les noms de la famille sur la plaque de bois.

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verb

Graver, sculpter

To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.

Examples :

"to grave an image"

Graver une image.

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verb

Graver, imprimer profondément

To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.

Examples :

"The teacher's passionate speech gravely impressed the students about the importance of environmental protection. "

Le discours passionné du professeur a profondément gravé dans l'esprit des élèves l'importance de la protection de l'environnement.

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verb

Enterrer, inhumer

To entomb; to bury.

Examples :

"The family decided to grave their beloved dog in the backyard. "

La famille a décidé d'enterrer son chien bien-aimé dans le jardin.

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verb

Graver, inciser

To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.

Examples :

"The artist carefully grave the design onto the wooden surface. "

L'artiste a soigneusement gravé le motif sur la surface en bois.

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noun

Accent grave

A written accent used in French, Italian, and other languages. è is an e with a grave accent (`).

Examples :

"The French teacher explained that the grave accent, a small mark (`), changes the pronunciation of the "e" in the word "été." "

Le professeur de français a expliqué que l'accent grave, un petit trait (`), modifie la prononciation du "e" dans le mot "été".

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adjective

Grave, sérieux

Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful.

Examples :

"The teacher's tone was grave as she announced the disappointing test results. "

Le ton de la professeure était grave lorsqu'elle a annoncé les résultats décevants du test.

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adjective

Grave, bas

Low in pitch, tone etc.

Examples :

"The teacher's voice was grave as she announced the disappointing test results. "

La voix de la professeur était grave lorsqu'elle a annoncé les résultats décevants du test.

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adjective

Grave, sérieux

Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable.

Examples :

"The teacher's concerns about the student's failing grades were grave. "

Les inquiétudes du professeur concernant les mauvaises notes de l'élève étaient graves.

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adjective

Important, sérieux, grave

Influential, important; authoritative.

Examples :

"The teacher's comments on our project were grave; we knew we needed to make significant changes. "

Les commentaires du professeur sur notre projet étaient graves ; nous savions que nous devions apporter des changements importants.

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noun

Comte, préfet, officier

A count, prefect, or person holding office.

Examples :

"The new grave at the school board was elected unanimously. "

Le nouveau préfet au conseil scolaire a été élu à l'unanimité.

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verb

Nettoyer, curer

To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch — so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose.

Examples :

"The ship's hull needed to be grave before the long voyage, removing the barnacles and covering it with pitch. "

La coque du navire devait être nettoyée avant le long voyage, en enlevant les bernacles et en la recouvrant de poix.

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