graven in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for graven in the English»French Dictionary

graven [Brit ˈɡreɪv(ə)n, Am ˈɡreɪvən] ADJ dated or liter

graven

gravé also fig

graven image N dated BIBL

graven image

idole f

I.grave¹ [Brit ɡreɪv, Am ɡreɪv] N (burial place)

grave

tombe f

beyond the grave

après la mort

from beyond the grave

d'outre-tombe

to go to one's grave believing that …

rester convaincu jusque dans la tombe que …

to go to an early grave

avoir une fin prématurée

II.grave¹ [Brit ɡreɪv, Am ɡreɪv] ADJ

1. grave (dangerous):

grave illness, injury

grave

grave risk

sérieux/-ieuse

grave danger

grand

2. grave (solemn):

grave

sérieux/-ieuse

to look grave

avoir un air grave

III.grave¹ [Brit ɡreɪv, Am ɡreɪv]

to dance on sb's grave

danser sur la tombe de qn

to dig one's own grave

creuser sa propre tombe

to have one foot in the grave

avoir un pied dans la tombe

somebody is walking over my grave

j'ai une angoisse

to turn in one's grave

se retourner dans sa tombe

grave² [Brit ɡrɑːv, Am ɡrɑv] N a. grave accent

grave

accent m grave

e grave

e accent grave

mass grave N

mass grave

charnier m

mass grave

fosse f commune

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sépulture

grave

charnier (gén)

mass grave

radouber navire

to grave

tombe (fosse)

grave

creuser une tombe

to dig a grave

aller sur la tombe de qn

to visit sb's grave

mettre des fleurs sur une tombe

to put flowers on a grave

se retourner dans sa tombe

to turn in one's grave

être/rester muet comme une tombe

to be/remain as silent as the grave

emporter un secret dans la tombe

to carry a secret to the grave

avoir un pied dans la tombe

to have one foot in the grave

suivre qn dans la tombe

to follow sb to the grave

une voix d'outre-tombe

a voice from beyond the grave

graven in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for graven in the English»French Dictionary

grave¹ [greɪv] N (burial place)

grave

tombe f

grave² [greɪv] ADJ

1. grave (seriously bad):

grave

grave

2. grave (serious):

grave

sérieux(-euse)

3. grave (worrying):

grave

inquiétant(e)

4. grave (momentous):

grave

capital(e)

5. grave (solemn):

grave music

solennel(le)

war grave N

war grave

sépulture f militaire

grave-digger, gravedigger N

grave-digger

fossoyeur m

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pauper's grave

fosse f commune

Translations for graven in the French»English Dictionary

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tombe

grave

charnier

mass grave

outre-tombe

beyond the grave

fosse

grave

déposer une gerbe sur une tombe

to place a spray of flowers on a grave

graven Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to turn (over) in one's grave

se retourner dans sa tombe

pauper's grave

fosse f commune

to have one foot in the grave

avoir un pied dans la tombe

from beyond the grave

d'outre-tombe

to dig one's own grave

creuser sa propre tombe

The Armistice is a national holiday in France on November 11, held in remembrance of the ceasefire at the end of the First World War and the signature of the Treaty of Versailles on that day in 1918. Flowers are laid and candles are lit at memorials. There is a perpetual flame at the grave of the unknown soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

l'Armistice

to place a spray of flowers on a grave

déposer une gerbe sur une tombe

to spend some moments in silence at a friend's grave

se recueillir sur la tombe d'un ami

to have one foot in the grave

avoir un pied dans la tombe