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grace [greɪs]1. nouna. grâce fc. (phrases) to do sth with good/bad grace faire qch de bonne/mauvaise grâced. ( = respite) répit me. ( = title) His Grace the Archbishop Monseigneur l'Archevêque• yes, your Grace oui, Monseigneur (or Monsieur le duc or Madame la duchesse)• the queen graced the performance with her presence la reine a honoré la représentation de sa présence* * *[greɪs] 1.1) ( physical charm) grâce f2) (dignity, graciousness) grâce fto do something with (a) good/bad grace — faire quelque chose de bonne/mauvaise grâce
3) ( spiritual) grâce fto fall from grace — Religion perdre la grâce; fig tomber en disgrâce
4) ( time allowance)to give somebody two days' grace — accorder un délai de deux jours à quelqu'un; ( to debtor) accorder un délai de grâce de deux jours à quelqu'un
5) ( prayer) ( before meal) bénédicité m; ( after meal) grâces fpl6) ( quality)7) ( mannerism)2.transitive verb1) ( decorate) orner, embellir2) ( honour) honorerto grace somebody with one's presence — aussi iron honorer quelqu'un de sa présence also iron
••to put on airs and graces — péj prendre des airs
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A n1 ( physical charm) (of movement, body, person, architecture) grâce f ; to do sth with grace faire qch avec grâce ; to have grace/no grace avoir de la/ne pas avoir de grâce ;2 (dignity, graciousness) grâce f ; to do sth with (a) good/bad grace faire qch de bonne/mauvaise grâce ; to accept sth with (good) grace accepter qch avec bonne grâce ; to have the grace to do avoir la bonne grâce de faire ;3 ( spiritual) grâce f ; in a state of grace en état de grâce ; to fall from grace Relig perdre la grâce ; fig tomber en disgrâce ; by the grace of God par la grâce de Dieu ;4 ( time allowance) to give sb two days' grace accorder un délai de deux jours à qn ; ( to debtor) accorder un délai de grâce de deux jours à qn ; you have one week's grace to do je vous accorde un délai d'une semaine pour faire ; a period of grace un délai ;5 ( prayer) ( before meal) bénédicité m ; ( after meal) grâces fpl ; to say grace dire le bénédicité or les grâces ;6 ( quality) sb's saving grace ce qui sauve qn ; the film's saving grace is ce qui sauve le film c'est ;7 ( mannerism) to have all the social graces avoir beaucoup de savoir-vivre.B vtr1 ( decorate) [statue, flowers, picture] orner, embellir ; to be graced with être orné de [façade, square] ;2 ( honour) honorer ; to grace sb with one's presence aussi iron honorer qn de sa présence also iron ;there but for the grace of God go I ça aurait aussi bien pu m'arriver ; to be in sb's good graces être dans les bonnes grâces de qn ; to put on airs and graces péj prendre des airs.
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