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grave1 [greɪv] N (burial place)

grave2 [greɪv] ADJ

2. grave (momentous):

grave
ва́жный

grave-digger N

grave mound N

grave robber N

mass grave N

war grave [ˈwɔ:greɪv, Am ˈwɔ:r-] N

Usage examples with grave

mass grave
о́бщая моги́ла f
grave news
печа́льные но́вости f мн
from beyond the grave
из загро́бного ца́рства
beyond the grave
загро́бное ца́рство nt
a grave mistake
серьёзная оши́бка f
a grave person
серьёзный челове́к m
a grave face
серьёзное лицо́ nt
a grave risk
большо́й риск m
a grave ceremony
торже́ственная церемо́ния f
to go to one's grave
умере́ть
to dig one's own grave
копа́ть себе́ моги́лу
from the cradle to the grave
от рожде́ния до сме́рти
to turn (over) in one's grave
переверну́ться в гробу́
to have one foot in the grave
стоя́ть одно́й ного́й в моги́ле

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
His manners were grave and decorous, but free from pedantry.
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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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The liner is considered an official war grave under international law.
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Rich retorts that if necessary he will retaliate from beyond the grave.
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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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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 area is now classed as a war grave.
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There is no standard assemblage of grave goods for which an unguentarium was required.
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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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There is thus a grave risk of disillusionment with liberalism in general as a result of its failure when it overextends itself.
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