-
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 serious
'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvorlig2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) (er det) alvor...3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriøs4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvorlig•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriouslyalvorligadj. \/ˈsɪərɪəs\/1) alvorlig, seriøs2) viktig, betenkelig, nevneverdig3) troende, religiøs4) ( hverdagslig) i stor skala, stor, i stor gradbe serious about something ta noe på alvor• are you serious about this?• to be serious, I wish to leave nowhave a serious word with somebody si noen et alvorsordtake something under serious consideration overveie noe alvorlig, ta noe under nøye overveielse -
3 light-hearted
adjective (happy and free from anxiety; not grave or serious: a light-hearted mood.) glad, sorgløsadj. \/ˌlaɪtˈhɑːtɪd\/, \/ˈlaɪthɑːtɪd\/1) lett om hjertet, lett til sinns, glad, sorgløs, munter2) ubetenksom, lettsindig -
4 sombre
'sombə1) (dark (and gloomy): Black is a sombre colour.) mørk og dyster2) (grave; serious: He was in a sombre mood.) dysteradj. \/ˈsɒmbə\/mørk, dyster, skummel, trist
См. также в других словарях:
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