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1 -graceful o gracious?-
Nota d'usoGraceful e gracious, e i loro avverbi gracefully e graciously, vengono a volte confusi dai madrelingua stessi, ma hanno significati ben diversi. Graceful significa “aggraziato” nella forma, nel movimento o nell'espressione; per esempio a graceful gesture, un gesto aggraziato; she danced gracefully, danzò con grazia. Gracious si usa, invece, per indicare qualcosa o qualcuno che dimostra gentilezza, cortesia o compassione: a gracious act, un atto clemente; oppure si usa in riferimento al buon gusto e all'eleganza: gracious living, uno stile di vita agiato e raffinato. Inoltre, gracious è legato a formule ed espressioni cerimoniose e formali, e può implicare una sfumatura paternalistica o condiscendente: We were honoured by his gracious presence, siamo stati onorati dalla sua cortese presenza; si usa anche in esclamazioni quali Goodness gracious me! e Good gracious!, accipicchia, perbacco! -
2 grace
I [greɪs]nome (title of archbishop, duke)His, Your Grace — Sua, Vostra Grazia; (of duchess)
II [greɪs]Her, Your Grace — Sua, Vostra Grazia
nome proprio Grazia* * *[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) grazia2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) cortesia3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) benedicite, preghiera di ringraziamento4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) dilazione5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Grazia6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) grazia•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) Dio mio!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace* * *[ɡreɪs]1. nthe Graces — (Myth) le (tre) Grazie
he had the grace to apologise — ha avuto il buon gusto di scusarsi, per lo meno si è scusato
to do sth with good/bad grace — fare qc volentieri/malvolentieri
three days' grace — tre giorni di proroga, una dilazione f di tre giorni
to say grace — dire una preghiera, (prima del pasto)
His Grace — (duke, archbishop) Sua Eccellenza
2. vt(adorn) adornare, (honour: occasion, event) onorare con la propria presenza* * *grace /greɪs/n.1 [u] grazia; garbo; leggiadria; buona grazia; benevolenza; cortesia; favore: She walks with such grace!, ella si muove con tale grazia!; to have the grace to do [to say] st., avere la buona grazia di fare [di dire] qc.; with (a) bad grace, di malagrazia; sgarbatamente; malvolentieri; with (a) good grace, con garbo; amabilmente; volentieri; effortless grace, grazia spontanea3 [uc] breve preghiera di ringraziamento; grazie: to say grace before a meal, rendere grazie al Signore prima di un pasto5 [u] (comm.) respiro; rispetto; tolleranza; dilazione: days of grace, giorni di tolleranza ( per fare un pagamento); to give a day's [a year's] grace, concedere una dilazione d'un giorno [d'un anno]7 (leg., stor.) clemenza; grazia: act of grace, atto di clemenza ( di un sovrano, ecc.); ( un tempo) amnistia ( ora amnesty)8 [u] – Grace, Grazia ( titolo onorifico di duchi e arcivescovi): Your Grace!, Vostra Grazia!; His Grace the Duke of York, Sua Grazia il duca di York● (in GB) a grace-and-favour house, una casa concessa in vitalizio dal sovrano □ grace cup, bicchiere della staffa; (bicchiere del) brindisi alla fine d'un banchetto □ grace period, (ass., fin.) periodo di tolleranza; (leg., anche period of grace) periodo di grazia, proroga □ by the grace of God, per grazia di Dio □ to fall from grace, cadere in disgrazia; (relig.) perdere la grazia divina; cadere nel peccato; peccare □ to be in sb.'s bad [good] graces, essere malvisto da q. [essere nelle grazie di q.] □ in the year of grace 1917, nell'anno di grazia 1917.(to) grace /greɪs/v. t.1 abbellire; ornare; ingentilire3 (mus.) abbellire; ornare● The banquet was graced by the presence of the mayor, il sindaco si è degnato di partecipare al banchetto.* * *I [greɪs]nome (title of archbishop, duke)His, Your Grace — Sua, Vostra Grazia; (of duchess)
II [greɪs]Her, Your Grace — Sua, Vostra Grazia
nome proprio Grazia
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