- grave
- adj.1 serious.estar grave to be seriously illpresenta heridas graves he is seriously injuredsu semblante grave impone respeto her serious features inspire respect2 low, deep (sonido, voz).3 stressed on the second-last syllable (grammar) (palabra).4 seriously ill.5 grave, deep, low-pitched.6 paroxytone, paroxytonic, with a stronger phonetic accent on the next to the last syllable.f.1 word stressed on the second-last syllable (grammar).2 paroxytone word, word with second-to-last syllable stress, paroxytone.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: gravar.* * *grave► adjetivo1 (pesado) heavy2 (serio) grave, serious■ los últimos acontecimientos suponen un grave empeoramiento de la situación recent events pose a grave threat to the situation■ fue acusado de grave negligencia he was charged with gross negligence3 (difícil) difficult4 (solemne) solemn5 (voz, nota) deep, low6 LINGÚÍSTICA (acento) grave; (palabra) paroxytone\FRASEOLOGÍAestar grave to be seriously ill* * *adj.1) grave2) acute3) serious* * *ADJ1) (Med) [enfermedad, estado] serious
estar grave — to be seriously ill
hubo 20 heridos graves — there were 20 people seriously injured
2) (=serio) serious; (=importante) important, momentousla situación es grave — the situation is serious
3) [carácter] serious, dignifiedy otros hombres graves — and other worthy men
4) (Mús) [nota, tono] low, deep; [voz] deep5) (Ling) [acento] grave; [palabra] stressed on the penultimate syllable* * *adjetivo1) <enfermo> seriously ill; <herida/enfermedad> seriousestar (en estado) grave — to be seriously ill
2) <situación/asunto/error> serious3)a) <tono/expresión/gesto> grave, solemnb) <voz> deep4) (Ling) <acento> grave; <palabra> paroxytone* * *adjetivo1) <enfermo> seriously ill; <herida/enfermedad> seriousestar (en estado) grave — to be seriously ill
2) <situación/asunto/error> serious3)a) <tono/expresión/gesto> grave, solemnb) <voz> deep4) (Ling) <acento> grave; <palabra> paroxytone* * *grave11 = gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], serious, grievous, acute.Ex: She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.
Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.Ex: Library users may not all be scholars -- they often do not have a particular title in mind -- but they do have serious information needs and they seriously need access to the library's collection.Ex: How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* culpa grave = gross negligence.* delito grave = serious offence.* herida grave = serious injury, severe injury.* infección grave = acute infection.* infracción grave = serious offence.* lesión grave = serious injury, severe injury.* miastenia grave = myasthenia gravis.* negligencia grave = gross negligence.* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).grave22 = grave [graver -comp., gravest -sup.].Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.
* acento grave = grave.* * *graveadjectiveA ‹enfermo› seriously ill; ‹herida› serious; ‹enfermedad› seriousestá en estado grave or está grave she is seriously illsu estado es grave his condition is seriousB ‹situación/suceso› serious; ‹problema/asunto› seriousfue un error grave it was a serious o (frml) grave errorC ‹tono/expresión/gesto› grave, solemnD ‹voz› deepE (Ling) ‹acento› grave; ‹palabra› paroxytone* * *
Del verbo gravar: (conjugate gravar)
gravé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
grave es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
gravar
grave
gravar (conjugate gravar) verbo transitivo (con impuesto) ‹ingresos/productos› to tax
grave adjetivo
1a) [estar] ‹enfermo› seriously illb) [ser] ‹herida/enfermedad› serious
2 ‹situación/asunto/error› serious
3a) ‹tono/expresión/gesto› grave, solemnb) ‹voz› deepc) ‹sonido/nota› low
4 (Ling) ‹acento› grave;
‹palabra› paroxytone
gravar vtr Jur (cargar con impuestos) to tax
grave adjetivo
1 (peligroso, crítico) serious: está muy grave, he's seriously ill
2 (voz, nota, tono) low: siempre le reconocía por su voz grave, I always recognized him by his low voice
'grave' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cavar
- cogida
- consideración
- deforestación
- desforestación
- enfrentarse
- extracorpórea
- extracorpóreo
- fosa
- hoya
- hoyo
- pronóstico
- renacer
- revolverse
- sedición
- sepultura
- seria
- serio
- tumba
- ultratumba
- vivir
- afectado
- asustar
- bajo
- crimen
- esperar
- frente
- herida
- profundo
English:
acute
- Armageddon
- bad
- critical
- dangerous
- deep
- deepen
- deficiency
- dire
- felony
- grave
- grievous
- life-threatening
- low
- major
- mark
- mass grave
- nasty
- serious
- severe
- danger
- desperate
- felon
- less
- sober
- solemn
- tend
- violate
* * *grave♦ adj1. [enfermedad] serious;estar grave to be seriously ill;presenta heridas graves he is seriously injured2. [situación] serious;cometió un grave error he made a serious mistake3. [serio] serious;su semblante grave impone respeto her serious features inspire respect4. [estilo] formal5. [sonido, voz] low, deep6. Gram [palabra] stressed on the second-last syllable, Espec paroxytone7. Gram [tilde] grave♦ nmgraves [sonidos] bass;el control de los graves the bass control♦ nfGram word stressed on the second-last syllable, Espec paroxytone* * *graveadj1 serious; tono grave, solemn;estar grave be seriously ill2 voz deep; nota low3 LING acento grave* * *grave adj1) : grave, important2) : serious, somber3) : serious (of an illness)* * *grave adj1. (enfermedad, crisis, problema) seriousno creo que sea grave I don't think it's seriousun delito grave a serious offence2. (expresión) grave / solemn3. (sonido, nota) low4. (voz) deepestar grave to be seriously ill
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.