grave

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

Translation

n. en begravelsesplads
adj. alvorlig; højtidelig; værdig
Word Forms
Past Tensegraven
Third Person Singulargraves
Comparativegraver
Past Participlegraven
Pluralgraves
Present Participlegraving
Superlativegravest

Phrases & Collocations

graveyard

kirkegård

watery grave

vandgrav

grave concern

stor bekymring

mass grave

massegrav

Example Sentences

a grave fault in a theory

en alvorlig fejl i en teori

a grave decision in a time of crisis.

en alvorlig beslutning i en krisetid.

a matter of grave concern.

et spørgsmål om stor bekymring.

an omen of grave portent for the tribe.

et varsel om alvorlig betydning for stammen.

commit a grave indiscretion

begå en alvorlig fejltrin

He is austere and grave in deportment.

Han er nøgen og alvorlig i sin opførsel.

Grave damnum, gravis dolor, grave totum.

Grave damnum, gravis dolor, grave totum.

faced the grave with calm resignation.

mødte graven med rolig resignation.

there is a grave danger of mythologizing the past.

der er en alvorlig fare for at myte fortiden.

Robbing graves is grisly.

At røve grave er uhyggeligt.

a grave smothered in flowers

en grav dækket af blomster

His grave is made of granite.

Hans grav er lavet af granit.

The old man's grave is made of granite.

Den gamle mands grav er lavet af granit.

This heavy rain could have grave consequences.

Denne kraftige regn kan have alvorlige konsekvenser.

he went to his grave a broken man.

han gik til sin grav som en knust mand.

a grave procession.See Synonyms at serious

en alvorlig procession.Se Synonyme under alvorlig

more than 300 graves were desecrated.

mere end 300 grave blev vanhelliget.

Real-world Examples

Her screams are such that would scream the dead out of their graves.

Hendes skrig er sådan, at de ville få de døde til at skrige ud af deres grave.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

This is Lena standing on Jake's grave.

Det er Lena, der står på Jake's grav.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

I shall be silent as the grave.

Jeg vil være stille som en grav.

Source: Game of Thrones Season 2

" No, " said Mr. Weasley, looking extremely grave.

” Nej,” sagde Hr. Weasley, der så yderst alvorlig ud.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

O'er the grave where our hero we buried.

Over graven, hvor vores helt begravedes.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 4

They call procrastination the grave where opportunity is buried.

De kalder udskydelse for graven, hvor muligheden er begravet.

Source: Harvard Business Review

Why had the Nautilus come to visit its grave?

Hvorfor var Nautilus kommet for at besøge sin grav?

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

" Then swear it now, upon your father's grave" .

” Svær det nu, på din fars grav.”

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

And it was found in Belinda Smoot's grave.

Og det blev fundet i Belinda Smoots grav.

Source: English little tyrant

" You couldn't have broken into Dumbledore's grave."

” Du kunne ikke have brudt ind i Dumbledores grav.”

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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