mass grave in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for mass grave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

mass grave N

mass grave

fosa f común

Translations for mass 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

Mass

Mass → Massachusetts

I.mass [Am mæs, Brit mas] N

1. mass (bulk, body):

mass

masa f

her hair was a mass of curls

tenía la cabeza cubierta de rizos

the cherry tree was a mass of pink

el cerezo era una nube de flores rosa

a mass of contradictions

un cúmulo de contradicciones

in the mass

en masa

in the mass

en conjunto

2.1. mass <masses, pl > (great quantity) Brit inf:

she has masses of confidence

tiene muchísima confianza en sí misma

we received masses of complaints

recibimos cantidades de quejas

we received masses of complaints

recibimos montones de quejas inf

2.2. mass <masses, pl >:

the masses

las masas

3. mass U PHYS:

mass

masa f

4. mass C:

mass, a. Mass MUS, REL

misa f

to go to mass

ir a misa

to say/hear mass

decir/oír misa

a sung/Latin/nuptial mass

una misa cantada/en latín/de esponsales

II.mass [Am mæs, Brit mas] VB intr

mass crowd/troops/clouds:

mass

concentrarse

III.mass [Am mæs, Brit mas] VB trans

mass

concentrar

IV.mass [Am mæs, Brit mas] ADJ attr

mass culture/market/communications

de masas

mass hysteria/hypnosis/suicide

colectivo

mass demonstration/protest/exodus

masivo

mass demonstration/protest/exodus

en masa

mass unemployment

generalizado

mass unemployment

masivo

a newspaper with a mass circulation

un periódico de circulación masiva

a mass escape

una huida en masa

a mass meeting

una reunión de todo el personal (or el estudiantado etc.)

mass grave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mass grave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

mass grave N

mass grave

fosa f común

Translations for mass grave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

mass grave

fosa f común

Translations for mass 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

Mass [mæs] N

Mass

misa f

to attend Mass

ir a misa

to celebrate a Mass

oficiar una misa

I.mass [mæs] N no pl

1. mass a. PHYS:

mass

masa f

2. mass (formless substance):

mass

bulto m

3. mass (large quantity):

mass

montón m

to be a mass of contradictions

estar lleno de contradicciones

the mass of the people

la muchedumbre

the mass of the population

la mayoría de la población

II.mass [mæs] VB intr (gather)

mass

juntarse

mass troops

concentrarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their remains were discovered in a mass grave in 2006.

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While the true purpose of the mass grave(s) has not been verified, the grave site itself has been discovered.

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He was buried in an unknown mass grave.

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In 1906, a mass grave with 72 dead was discovered in the village.

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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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They were bound, blindfolded, and placed two and two in front of a mass grave that had been dug that day.

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He further stated that clearing out the bodies would be impossible so the site should be left as a mass grave.

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The victims were stripped of valuable articles (and partially of clothes), gassed, and left in a mass grave.

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The remains from the mass grave were placed in a columbarium built underground, beneath an artificial hill, and consecrated in 2004.

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Recovered bodies were eventually buried in a mass grave with a monument marking the 1972 flood's damage.

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