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1 grave
ünnepélyes, megfontolt, nehéz to grave: bevés, vés, kifarag, kifarag, kiváj* * *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.) sír- gravestone
- graveyard II [ɡreiv] adjective1) (important: a grave responsibility; grave decisions.) fontos, súlyos2) (serious, dangerous: grave news.) komoly3) (serious, sad: a grave expression.) súlyos•- gravely- gravity -
2 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) komoly2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) őszinte3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) komoly4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) súlyos•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
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3 light-hearted
könnyű szívű* * *adjective (happy and free from anxiety; not grave or serious: a light-hearted mood.) vidám -
4 sombre
kietlen* * *['sombə]1) (dark (and gloomy): Black is a sombre colour.)2) (grave; serious: He was in a sombre mood.)
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Grave — Grave, a. [Compar. {Graver} (gr[=a]v [ e]r); superl. {Gravest.}] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See {Grief.}] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His shield grave and great. Chapman. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grave accent — Grave Grave, a. [Compar. {Graver} (gr[=a]v [ e]r); superl. {Gravest.}] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See {Grief.}] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His shield grave and great. Chapman.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grave — [adj1] serious; gloomy cold sober*, deadpan*, dignified, dour, dull, earnest, grim, grimfaced, heavy, leaden, long faced, meaningful, muted, no nonsense*, ponderous, quiet, sad, sage, saturnine, sedate, sober, solemn, somber, staid, strictly… … New thesaurus
grave accent — ► NOUN ▪ a mark ( ) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate a feature such as altered sound quality. ORIGIN French grave heavy, serious … English terms dictionary
Grave accent — The grave accent ( ) is a diacritical mark used in written Catalan, French, Greek until 1982 (polytonic orthography), Italian, Norwegian, Occitan, Portuguese, Scottish Gaelic, Vietnamese, Welsh, Dutch, and other languages.The word grave is… … Wikipedia
serious misconduct — Improper conduct of a grave and serious nature. Gonier v Chase Co. 97 Conn 46, 115 A 677, 19 ALR 83, 88 (term appearing in workmen s compensation statutes). As the term is used in workmen s compensation acts, Bevan in his work on Workmen s… … Ballentine's law dictionary
serious — serious, grave, solemn, somber, sedate, staid, sober, earnest may be applied to persons, their looks, or their acts with the meaning not light or frivolous but actually or seemingly weighed down by deep thought, heavy cares, or purposive or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
serious — [sir′ē əs] adj. [ME seryows < ML seriosus < L serius, grave, orig., prob. weighty, heavy < ? IE base * swer > OE swær, heavy, sad, Goth swers, important, orig., heavy] 1. of, showing, having, or caused by earnestness or deep thought;… … English World dictionary
Serious — Se ri*ous, a. [L. serius: cf. F. s[ e]rieux, LL. seriosus.] 1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile. [1913 Webster] He is always serious, yet there is about his manner a graceful ease. Macaulay … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serious — I (devoted) adjective ardent, assiduous, decided, dedicated, determined, devout, dogged, dutiful, eager, earnest, faithful, fervent, firm, fixed, intent, loyal, passionate, purposeful, relentless, resolute, resolved, settled, sincere, steadfast,… … Law dictionary
grave — grave1 [grāv] adj. graver, gravest [Fr < L gravis, heavy, weighty < IE base * gwer , heavy, mill > QUERN, Gr barys, heavy, Sans gurúh, grave] 1. a) requiring serious thought; important; weighty [grave doubts] b) not light or tri … English World dictionary
