war grave in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for war grave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

war grave N

war grave

tumba f de soldado

Translations for war 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

I.war [Am wɔr, Brit wɔː] N C or U

war

guerra f

during the (19)14-18 war

durante la guerra del 14

the War of Independence

la Guerra de la Independencia

First/Second World War, , World War I/II

Primera/Segunda Guerra Mundial

a holy war

una guerra santa

to be at war with sb/sth

estar en guerra con alguien/algo

to wage war

hacer la guerra

to declare war on sb/sth

declararle la guerra a alguien/algo

to go to war (with sb) (over sth)

entrar en guerra (con alguien) (por algo)

an act of war

un acto bélico or de guerra

the war on crime/poverty

la lucha contra la delincuencia/la pobreza

a war of nerves

una guerra de nervios

a war of words has broken out

ha empezado una discusión

the class war

la lucha de clases

to be in the wars you look as if you've been in the wars!

¡parece que vienes de la guerra!

war dead

muertos mpl de guerra

war refugee

refugiado m de guerra / refugiada f de guerra

war veteran

veterano m de guerra / veterana f de guerra

II.war <pres part warring; pt, pp warred> [Am wɔr, Brit wɔː] VB intr liter usu in -ing form

war

combatir

war

batallar liter

war grave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for war 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

war [wɔ:ʳ, Am wɔ:r] N

war

guerra f

civil war

guerra civil

the Great War

la Primera Guerra Mundial

the Second World War

la Segunda Guerra Mundial

a holy war

una guerra santa

the horrors of war

los horrores de la guerra

in time of war

en tiempo(s) de guerra

to be at war

estar en guerra

to declare war on sb

declarar la guerra a alguien

to declare war on sb fig

hacer la vida imposible a alguien

to go to war

entrar en guerra

to make war on sb

hacer la guerra a alguien

war N

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the war on terror(ism)/drugs

la guerra al terrorismo/al narco(tráfico)

the war against the press

la guerra a la prensa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Located in a landscape of preserved trenches and war grave cemeteries, the memorial features a bronze sculpted caribou, the emblem of the regiment.

www.langleytimes.com

The site of the wreck is now designated as a war grave.

en.wikipedia.org

The wreck is officially a war grave.

en.wikipedia.org

The area is now classed as a war grave.

en.wikipedia.org

Campaigners have long argued for official recognition of the wreck as a war grave.

news.stv.tv

She is a war grave and the final resting place of 75 naval personnel and this should be respected.

en.wikipedia.org

There are no plans to raise the wreck -- it lies in deep water and is classed as a military war grave.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The aircraft's wreck still exists, but remains undisturbed as it is designated a war grave.

en.wikipedia.org

There are no plans to raise her as the site is being treated as a war grave.

en.wikipedia.org

It warns against recreational diving at a location that is considered a war grave.

www.independent.co.uk