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Detailed Translations for grave from English to French

grave:

grave [the ~] noun

  1. the grave (tomb; burial place; resting-place; burial pit)
    le caveau; la fosse; le tombeau; la tombe; la crypte; le sépulcre
  2. the grave (burial pit; vault; crypt; )
    la sépulture; la fosse; la tombe; le tombeau

Translation Matrix for grave:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
caveau burial pit; burial place; grave; resting-place; tomb cellarage; crypt; subterranean corridor; tomb; vault
crypte burial pit; burial place; grave; resting-place; tomb crypt; funeral vault; sepulchral vault; subterranean corridor; tomb; vault
fosse burial pit; burial place; crypt; grave; resting-place; tomb; vault cavity; furrow; groove; hole; hollow; mine; mineshaft; pit; quill
mal aching; annoyance; chagrin; complaint; distress; grief; hurting; illness; inconvenience; misery; nuisance; pain; pains; sadness; sore; sorrow; strain; vexation
simple singles
sépulcre burial pit; burial place; grave; resting-place; tomb crypt; subterranean corridor; tomb; vault
sépulture burial pit; burial place; crypt; grave; resting-place; tomb; vault
sérieux seriousness; thoroughness
tombe burial pit; burial place; crypt; grave; resting-place; tomb; vault commemorative stone; crypt; funeral vault; gravestone; memorial stone; resting-place; sepulchral vault; subterranean corridor; tomb; tombstone; vault
tombeau burial pit; burial place; crypt; grave; resting-place; tomb; vault commemorative stone; crypt; funeral vault; memorial stone; sarcophagus; sepulcher; sepulchral vault; sepulchre; shrine; subterranean corridor; tomb; vault
- grave accent; tomb
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- engrave; inscribe; scratch; sculpt; sculpture
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- dangerous; grievous; heavy; life-threatening; sedate; serious; severe; sober; solemn; weighty
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- solemn
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
avec modération demure; grave; sedate; sober average; moderate
discret demure; grave; sedate; sober considerate; discreet; humble; inconspicuous; meek; modest; nondescript; unobtrusive
fâcheux critical; grave; serious; worrying a pity; angry; bitter; blazing; disastrous; distasteful; enraged; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; irate; livid; seething; sharp; shocking; too bad; unfortunate; unpalatable; unsavory; unsavoury; virulent
grave critical; earnest; grave; serious; severe; sincere; worrying ceremonious; dead earnest; solemn; stately
gravement demure; earnest; grave; sedate; serious; severe; sincere; sober
gravissime earnest; grave; serious; sincere
inquiétant critical; grave; serious; worrying alarming; awkward; critical; disquieting; disturbing; fearfull; frightning; grizly; hard; painful; perilous; precarious; review; scary; worrisome
mal critical; grave; serious; worrying bad; badly; causing sorrow; corrupt; degenerate; depraved; evil-minded; false; having one's period; improper; inappropriate; indelicat; low; malicious; mean; menstruating; nasty; out of place; perverted; putrefied; rotten; rude; tactless; unacceptable; uncalled for; unsatisfactory; unseemly; unsuitable; vicious; wicked; with evil intention
mauvais critical; grave; serious; worrying bad; badly; does not taste good; dubious; evil-minded; false; grimy; improper; inappropriate; indelicat; inferior; low; malicious; mean; nasty; not good; not nice; obscure; out of place; pedestrian; poor; problematic; questionable; rude; scary; shady; shifty; sinister; slimy; suspect; suspicious; tactless; uncalled for; uncertain; unreliable; unseemly; unsuitable; venomous; vicious; vile; virulent; vitriolic; wicked; with evil intention
modeste demure; grave; sedate; sober austere; considerate; discreet; frugal; humble; meek; modest; of simple origin; scanty; simple; sober; unassuming; unobtrusive; unpretentious
modestement demure; grave; sedate; sober considerate; discreet; humble; meek; modest; of simple origin; simple; unassuming; unobtrusive; unpretentious
modéré demure; grave; sedate; sober austere; average; considerate; discreet; frugal; medium; moderate; modest; retrenched; scanty; simplified; sober
retenu demure; grave; sedate; sober against the grain; aloof; average; bottled up; considerate; discreet; immovable; inflexible; inhibited; kept off; moderate; modest; obstinate; pent up; recalcitrant; reserved; restrained; reticent; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending
réservé demure; grave; sedate; sober against the grain; aloof; average; businesslike; chilli; chilly; cold; considerate; cool; discreet; distant; immovable; in an unresponsive way; inflexible; kept for; moderate; modest; not saying much; obstinate; put aside; recalcitrant; reserved; reticent; rigid; set aside; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; subdued; taciturn; tight-lipped; unbending
simple demure; grave; sedate; sober austere; easily; easy; effortless; free; freely; frugal; natural; not difficult; not hard; scanty; simple; sober; sole; solitary; unadorned; unaffected; uncomplicated
sincère earnest; grave; serious; severe; sincere cordial; cordially; decent; deep; fair; frank; genuine; heart-felt; heartfelt; hearty; honest; meant; neat; open; outspoken; profound; proper; respectable; right; serious; sincere; sporting; straight; straightforward; true; truth-loving; truthful; upright; veracious; veridical; veritable; whole-hearted; wholehearted
sobre demure; grave; sedate; sober austere; easily; easy; effortless; flimsy; frugal; lean; miserable; not difficult; not hard; poor; scanty; shabby; simple; sober; thin; unaffected; uncomplicated
sobrement demure; grave; sedate; sober austere; blunt; flimsy; frugal; lean; miserable; modest; poor; scanty; shabby; simple; sober; thin; unpretentious
sérieusement earnest; grave; serious; severe; sincere
sérieux critical; earnest; grave; serious; severe; sincere; worrying reliable; solid; sound
très grave earnest; grave; serious; sincere

Related Words for "grave":

  • graveness, graves, gravest, gravely

Synonyms for "grave":


Related Definitions for "grave":

  1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm1
    • a grave situation1
    • a grave illness1
  2. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought1
    • grave responsibilities1
    • faced a grave decision in a time of crisis1
  3. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises1
    • a grave God-fearing man1
  4. a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)1
    • he put flowers on his mother's grave1
  5. a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation1
  6. death of a person1
    • he went to his grave without forgiving me1
    • from cradle to grave1
  7. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface1
  8. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it1

Wiktionary Translations for grave:

grave
verb
  1. to carve to give a shape
  2. to impress on the mind
  3. to carve letters or similar
noun
  1. excavation for burial
grave
verb
  1. travailler au burin.
  2. couper, retrancher d’une matière, en ôter avec le marteau, le ciseau, ou tout autre instrument, ce qu’il y a de superflu, pour lui donner une certaine forme, pour la rendre propre à tel ou tel usage.
noun
  1. Cavité dans le sol, le plus souvent artificielle. (Sens général).
  2. (figuré) La mort
  3. Traductions à trier suivant le sens
adjective
  1. Qui peut avoir des conséquences fâcheuses
  2. médecine|nocat=1 Grave (3)
  3. Qui est solide, important.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
grave sépulture Begräbnisveraltet: für eine Leiche bestimmter Platz
grave tombe Grab — Bestattungsort; letzte Ruhestätte; Stelle, an der ein oder mehrere Verstorbene beigesetzt wurden
grave grave ernsthaftgefährlich, schlimm
grave grave gravierendschwerwiegend, bedeutend
grave grave gravitätischoft spöttisch: würdevoll, gemessen, mit (steifer) Würde
grave calfater kalfaterntransitiv; seemannssprachlich: die Fugen (der hölzernen Schiffswände, des Schiffsdecks) mit Dichtungsmasse – zumeist geteertem Werg, Baumwolle, Gummi, Pech oder einem speziellen Kittabdichten
grave grave schwer — stark ausgeprägt (von negativen Dingen)

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