noun🔗ShareTombes, sépulturesAn excavation in the earth as a place of burial"The old cemetery had many graves marked with weathered stones. "L'ancien cimetière comptait de nombreuses tombes marquées de pierres usées.ritualreligionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTombes, sépulcresAny place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher."The old cemetery was filled with rows of graves, each marked with a headstone. "L'ancien cimetière était rempli de rangées de tombes, chacune marquée d'une pierre tombale.placearchitecturehistoryreligionarchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMort, destruction(by extension) Death, destruction."The economic downturn was the graves of many small businesses in the town. "Le ralentissement économique a causé la mort de nombreuses petites entreprises de la ville.disastersufferingwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCreuserTo dig."The construction worker graves a trench for the new water pipes. "L'ouvrier creuse une tranchée pour les nouveaux tuyaux d'eau.agricultureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGraver, sculpterTo carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave."The artist graves intricate designs into the metal surface of the sculpture. "L'artiste grave des motifs complexes sur la surface métallique de la sculpture.artwritingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGraver, sculpterTo carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture."to grave an image"Graver une image.artactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGraver, imprimer profondémentTo impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly."That terrifying car accident graves itself into my memory every time I drive that road. "Cet effroyable accident de voiture se grave dans ma mémoire chaque fois que je conduis sur cette route.mindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnterrer, inhumerTo entomb; to bury."The family plans to graves their beloved dog in the backyard under his favorite tree. "La famille prévoit d'enterrer son chien bien-aimé dans le jardin sous son arbre préféré.ritualreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGraverTo write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving."The artist graves intricate patterns into the surface of the metal jewelry. "L'artiste grave des motifs complexes sur la surface des bijoux en métal.artwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccent graveA written accent used in French, Italian, and other languages. è is an e with a grave accent (`)."The French textbook explained that the letter "è" in "père" has a grave. "Le manuel de français expliquait que la lettre « è » dans « père » porte un accent grave.grammarlanguagewritinglinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareComte, préfet, officierA count, prefect, or person holding office."Sentence: "The graves investigated the disturbances at the castle and reported their findings to the king." "Les comtes ont enquêté sur les troubles au château et ont rendu compte de leurs conclusions au roi.governmentpoliticspositionpersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNettoyer, curerTo 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."Because the old wooden ship was covered in barnacles after months at sea, the sailors had to graves her before applying fresh pitch to the hull. "Parce que le vieux navire en bois était couvert de bernacles après des mois en mer, les marins ont dû le nettoyer avant d'appliquer de la poix fraîche à la coque.nauticalsailingtechnicaloceanvehicleindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading