grave in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for grave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

grave¹ N

1. grave:

grave

tumba f

grave

sepultura f

as quiet or silent as the grave

como una tumba

inside, the place was like a grave

dentro había un silencio sepulcral

to dig one's own grave

cavarse su (or mi etc.) propia tumba

to turn in one's grave your father must be turning in his grave

si tu padre levantara la cabeza …

2. grave (death) liter:

that's a secret she'll take to the grave

ese es un secreto que se llevará a la tumba

a voice from beyond the grave

una voz de ultratumba

Waterloo was the grave of Bonapartist hopes

en Waterloo quedaron enterradas las esperanzas bonapartistas

grave² <graver, gravest> [Am ɡreɪv, Brit ɡreɪv] ADJ

1.1. grave (serious, momentous):

grave consequences/error/danger

grave

of the gravest importance

de la mayor gravedad

you do me a grave injustice

estás cometiendo una grave injusticia conmigo

1.2. grave (solemn):

grave voice/expression/manner

grave

he's rather grave

es una persona más bien seria

2. grave [ɡrɑv] [ɡrɑːv] LING:

grave

grave

a grave accent

un acento grave

grave robber N

grave robber

profanador m de tumbas / profanadora f de tumbas

mass grave N

mass grave

fosa f común

war grave N

war grave

tumba f de soldado

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pauper's grave

fosa f común

Translations for grave in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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huesa

grave

fosa común

common grave

fosa común

communal grave

fosa común (para indigentes)

pauper's grave

NN

initials on grave of unidentified person

fosa

grave

cavarse su propia fosa

to dig one's own grave

grave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

grave¹ [greɪv] N

grave

tumba f

grave

sepultura f

mass grave

fosa f común

to go to one's grave

irse a la tumba

beyond the grave

más allá de la sepultura

from beyond the grave

desde el más allá 

grave² [greɪv] ADJ

1. grave:

grave (seriously bad)

grave

grave (serious)

serio, -a

grave (be taken seriously)

importante

grave (worrying)

preocupante

a grave mistake/risk

un grave error/riesgo

grave news

noticias f pl alarmantes

2. grave (momentous):

grave

trascendental

3. grave (solemn):

a grave ceremony

una ceremonia solemne

a grave person/face

una persona/cara seria

grave-digger [ˈgreɪvˌdɪgəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

grave-digger

sepulturero(-a) m (f)

mass grave N

mass grave

fosa f común

grave mound N

grave mound

túmulo m de una tumba

grave robber N

grave robber

ladrón(-ona) m (f) de tumbas

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pauper's grave

fosa f común

Translations for grave in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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huesa

shallow grave

enterramiento (tumba)

grave

ancuviña

grave

cavar una ancuviña

to dig a grave

grave Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

from the cradle to the grave

durante toda la vida

to dig one's own grave

cavarse su propia tumba

to go to one's grave

irse a la tumba

to have one foot in the grave

estar con un pie en la tumba

a grave person/face

una persona/cara seria

to be silent as the grave coll

ser una tumba fig

I promise on my mother's grave that ...

te prometo por mis muertos que...

to be digging one's own grave

estar cavando su propia sepultura

I swear it on my mother's grave

que me parta un rayo si no es verdad inf

your grandfather would turn in his grave

tu abuelo se revolvería en su tumba

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is no standard assemblage of grave goods for which an unguentarium was required.

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The liner is considered an official war grave under international law.

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The trial, which found the men guilty as charged, was considered by many to be a grave miscarriage of justice.

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In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.

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It noted, however, that such research should be conducted under the mantle of preserving modern biodiversity rather than conjuring extinct species from the grave.

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The island is the site of a mass grave, believed to contain the remains of roughly 150 of those casualties.

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A less grave sign of this state of affairs is located on a window ledge over the church's entrance.

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A grave found a short distance away also contained jewellery, including a gold pendant, silver brooch, and glass beads.

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He was quite grave and was majestic in bearing, believing that his predecessor had perhaps shown somewhat too much mildness and affability.

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And even if it was a vote-winner, the consequence of tens of thousands of buy-to-let landlords selling up might be grave.

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