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grave




Definizioni

inglese > italiano
grave
     1. sost. tomba
inglese > inglese
grave
     1. subst. An excavation in the earth as a place of burial
     2. subst. Any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher.
     3. subst. (by extension) Death, destruction.
     4. v. (transitive, obsolete) To dig.
     5. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
     6. v. (transitive, obsolete) To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.
           to grave an image
     7. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
     8. v. (transitive, obsolete) To entomb; to bury.
     9. v. (transitive, obsolete, nautical) 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.
     10. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.
     11. adj. (obsolete) Influential, important; authoritative.
     12. adj. Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful, sombre.
     13. adj. Low in pitch, tone etc.
     14. adj. Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable.
     15. subst. A written accent used in French, Italian, and other languages. è is an e with a grave accent (`).
     16. subst. (historical) A count, prefect, or person holding office.

Esempi d'uso

I visited my father's grave. 
    Ho visitato la tomba di mio padre.
My old English teacher is certainly rolling in her grave right now. 
    La mia vecchia insegnante di inglese si starà certamente rigirando nella tomba ora.
Her life is in grave danger. 
    La sua vita è in grave pericolo.
We visited our father's grave. 
    Abbiamo visitato la tomba di nostro padre.
I spit on your mother's grave! 
    Io sputo sulla tomba di tua madre!



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