grace

[US]/ɡreɪs/
[UK]/ɡreɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. elegance; favor; mercy; charm
vt. at gøre smuk
Word Forms
Pluralgraces
Past Participlegraced
Present Participlegracing
Third Person Singulargraces
Past Tensegraced

Phrases & Collocations

graceful

elegant

grace and poise

ynde og elegance

graceful movement

elegant bevægelse

Example Sentences

the liquid grace of a ballerina

en ballerinaens flydende ynde

the sinuous grace of a cat.

en kats snoede ynde.

the sinuous grace of a dancer.

en dansers snoede ynde.

You grace our table with your presence.

Du ærer vores bord med din tilstedeværelse.

His Grace, the Duke of Atholl.

Hans Højhed, hertugen af Atholl.

a woman of artless grace and simple goodness.

en kvinde med kunstfærdig ynde og simpel godhed.

cannot with any grace ask sb.

kan ikke med ynde spørge nogen.

The cottage has a rustic grace and beauty.

Hytten har en rustik elegance og skønhed.

Fine furniture graced the rooms.

Smukt møbler prydede værelserne.

poetry imbued with grace;

poesi gennemsyret af ynde;

Who'll say grace today?

Hvem skal sige takkebøn i dag?

She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.

Hun er en smuk pige med ynde og værdighed.

walks with unconscious grace;

går med ubevidst ynde;

he administered the coup de grace with a knife.

han udstedte nådeslaget med en kniv.

she has all the social graces .

hun har alle sociale ynde.

the scheme has proved to be a great grace for the Church.

planen har vist sig at være en stor velsignelse for kirken.

he was a sinner, redeemed by the grace of God.

han var en synder, forløst ved Guds nåde.

she had an unstudied grace in every step.

hun havde en naturlig ynde i hvert skridt.

he was murdered in the year of grace 1618.

han blev myrdet i nådens år 1618.

Will you grace our party with your presence?

Vil du ære vores fest med din tilstedeværelse?

Real-world Examples

She possessed the grace of a ballet dancer.

Hun havde ynde som en balletdanser.

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

She had all the graces of the soldier's wife.

Hun havde alle en soldats kones ynde.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Doing that requires a grace and generosity of spirit.

Det kræver en ynde og åndelig generøsitet at gøre det.

Source: 2021 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

Mr Travis, are we ready? - At any moment, Your Grace. Any moment.

Hr. Travis, er vi klar? - På ethvert tidspunkt, Deres Nåde. På ethvert tidspunkt.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

Ron had the grace to look ashamed of himself.

Ron havde ynde til at se flov over sig selv.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Nor play with her airy grace.

Og lad dem ikke lege med hendes lette ynde.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

I should try to accept it with as good a grace as I could muster.

Jeg burde forsøge at acceptere det med så meget ynde, som jeg kunne mønstre.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

It was the first time that a digitally projected movie graced its screens.

Det var første gang, at en digitalt projiceret film prydede deres skærme.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation March 2014

I've been trying to work my way back into his good graces.

Jeg har forsøgt at arbejde mig tilbage i hans gode gunst.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

The cotillion teaches the good graces that women should always have in their Arsenal.

Cotillonen lærer de gode manerer, som kvinder altid bør have i deres Arsenal.

Source: Gossip Girl Selected

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