grave1

grave1
1 = 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.
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* 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).

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