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1 grave
I ɡreiv noun(a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) grav- gravestone
- graveyard II ɡreiv adjective1) (important: a grave responsibility; grave decisions.) viktig, betydningsfull2) (serious, dangerous: grave news.) alvorlig3) (serious, sad: a grave expression.) alvorlig, sørgelig•- gravely- gravityalvorlig--------gravIsubst. \/ɡreɪv\/1) grav2) ( litterært) død• is there life beyond the grave?dig one's own grave ( overført) grave sin egen gravfrom the cradle to the grave fra vugge til gravhave one foot in the grave se ➢ foot, 1look as one has risen from the grave se ut som man har stått opp fra gravenon the brink of the grave ( overført) på gravens randsilent as the grave stille som i gravensomeone has just walked over my grave eller a ghost has just walked over my grave det går kaldt nedover ryggen på megturn in one's grave snu seg i gravenII1) hugge ut, skjære ut2) ( også overført) gravere, risse inn, prege3) ( gammeldags) begravegraven image ( spesielt bibelsk) avgudsbilde, utskåret bildeIIIverb \/ɡreɪv\/( historisk) skrape og tjære bunnen på et skipIVadj. \/ɡreɪv\/, \/ɡrɑːv\/1) alvorlig, høytidelig2) dyster3) viktig, betydningsfull, avgjørende4) alvorlig, graverende5) kritisken kritisk situasjon, et viktig spørsmål6) ( fonetikk) dyp7) ( musikk) grave, høytidelig, langsom8) (sjelden, om farge) livløs, kjedelig, mørk, dyster -
2 silent
-t1) (free from noise: The house was empty and silent.) stille2) (not speaking: He was silent on that subject.) taus3) (not making any noise: This lift is quite silent.) stillegående, lydløs, støyfristilleIsubst. \/ˈsaɪlənt\/ eller silent filmstumfilmIIadj. \/ˈsaɪlənt\/1) taus, stille, lydløs• be silent about the proposal!2) uten lyd, stumgive someone the silent treatment tie noen i hjelkeep\/be\/remain silent about something tie om noesilent as the grave stille som graven
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silent as the grave — I (as) silent (or quiet) as the grave extremely quiet II (as) silent as the grave see grave I … Useful english dictionary
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