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Ⅰ.grave1 [greɪv]1 noun(hole) fosse f; (burial place) tombe f;∎ mass grave fosse f commune; (in wartime) charnier m;∎ to be in one's grave être dans la tombe;∎ she worked herself into an early grave elle s'est tuée au travail;∎ he took his secret with him to the grave il a emporté son secret dans la tombe;∎ he drank himself into an early grave l'alcool l'a prématurément tué;∎ he's drinking himself into an early grave il se détruit à force de boire;∎ figurative he must have been turning in his grave il a dû se retourner dans sa tombe;∎ it would make her turn in her grave elle se retournerait dans sa tombe;∎ someone has just walked over my grave j'ai eu un frisson;∎ to be digging one's own grave creuser sa propre tombe;∎ to have one foot in the grave avoir un pied dans la tombe;∎ from beyond the grave d'outre-tombe∎ to make a grave mistake se tromper lourdement;∎ grave news de graves nouvelles►► old-fashioned grave clothes linceul m;Archeology grave goods = objets rituels laissés dans un tombeau;grave robber (who robs valuables from graves) = personne qui vole les objets de valeur laissés dans les tombes; (body snatcher) déterreur(euse) m,f de cadavresⅡ.grave2 [grɑ:v]1 nounaccent m grave(accent) grave;∎ it's spelled with an "a" grave ça s'écrit avec un "a" accent grave
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