grave in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for grave in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

grave

tomba f

grave

fossa f

grave

sepolcro m

beyond the grave

dopo la morte or oltre la morte

from beyond the grave

dall'oltretomba

to go to one's grave believing that …

essere convinto fino alla morte che …

to go to an early grave

fare una fine prematura or morire prematuramente

to dance on sb's grave

ballare sulla tomba di qn

to dig one's own grave

scavarsi la fossa con le proprie mani

to have one foot in the grave

avere un piede nella fossa

somebody is walking over my grave

la morte mi è passata vicino

to turn in one's grave

rivoltarsi nella tomba

I.grave² ADJ [Brit ɡreɪv, Am ɡreɪv]

1. grave (dangerous):

grave illness, injury

grave

grave risk, danger

grave, serio

2. grave (solemn):

grave

grave, austero, solenne

to look grave

avere un aspetto serio or grave

II.also grave accent N [Brit ɡrɑːv, Am ɡrɑv]

also grave accent

accento m grave

e grave

e con l'accento grave

grave³ <pp graved, graven> [Brit ɡreɪv, Am ɡreɪv] VB trans arch

1. grave (engrave):

grave

incidere

grave

scolpire

2. grave (in one's mind):

grave

imprimere

grave

incidere

grave-clothes [ˈɡreɪvˌkləʊðz] N npl

grave-clothes

sudario m

grave-clothes

lenzuolo m funebre

mass grave [ˌmæsˈɡreɪv] N

mass grave

fossa f comune

Translations for grave in the Italian»English Dictionary

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avello

grave

tombale

grave

lumino

grave light

tumulo liter

grave

tomba (fossa)

grave

scavare una tomba

to dig a grave

andare sulla tomba di qn

to visit sb's grave

mettere dei fiori su una tomba

to put flowers on a grave

ha già un piede nella tomba

he has one foot in the grave, he is pretty far gone

dalla culla alla tomba

from the cradle to the grave

rivoltarsi nella tomba

to turn in one's grave

ballare sulla tomba di qn

to dance on sb's grave

essere muto come una tomba

to be as silent as the grave

seguire qn nella tomba

to follow sb to the grave

grave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grave in the English»Italian Dictionary

grave¹ [greɪv] N

grave

tomba f

mass grave

fossa f comune

beyond the grave

dopo la morte

from beyond the grave

d'oltretomba 

grave² [greɪv] ADJ

1. grave (serious):

grave

grave

2. grave (solemn):

grave

solenne

a grave ceremony

una cerimonia solenne

grave robber N

grave robber

ladro(-a) m (f) di tombe

mass grave N

mass grave

fossa f comune

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unmarked grave

anonimo, -a

from the cradle to the grave

per tutta la vita

Translations for grave in the Italian»English Dictionary

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grave

grave

grave

grave

tombarolo

grave robber

fossa

grave

fossa comune

mass grave

avere un piede nella fossa

to have one foot in the grave

scavarsi la fossa con le proprie mani fig

to dig one's own grave fig

avere un piede nella bara fig

to have one foot in the grave

grave Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

beyond the grave

dopo la morte

from beyond the grave

d'oltretomba 

a grave ceremony

una cerimonia solenne

to dig one's own grave

scavarsi la fossa

from the cradle to the grave

per tutta la vita

to have one foot in the grave

essere con un piede nella tomba

to have one foot in the grave

essere con un piede nella tomba fig

to have one foot in the grave

avere un piede nella fossa

to have one foot in the grave

avere un piede nella bara fig

to be as silent as the grave

essere muto come un pesce hum

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Due to the symbolic significance of the colours, their loss was a grave issue, and extreme measures were often taken to prevent such dishonour occurring.

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His manners were grave and decorous, but free from pedantry.

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

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The grave only held nine of the expected eleven sets of remains.

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

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The area is now classed as a war grave.

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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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