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1. adjective1) liebenswürdig; freundlich2) (merciful) gnädig2. interjectiongracious!, good[ness] gracious!, [goodness] gracious me! — [ach] du meine od. liebe Güte!
* * *[-ʃəs]1) (kind or polite: a gracious smile.) wohlwollend2) ((of God) merciful.) barmherzig* * *gra·cious[ˈgreɪʃəs]I. adj1. (kind) liebenswürdig, freundlichCaroline was very \gracious to all her guests Caroline war zu all ihren Gästen sehr zuvorkommend2. (dignified) würdevollthe losing team were \gracious in their defeat die geschlagene Mannschaft nahm ihre Niederlage mit Würde hin3. (elegant) kultiviert\gracious living gehobener Lebensstil4. (merciful) gnädig, gütig[good [or goodness]] \gracious [me] [du] meine Güte [o lieber Himmel]* * *['greɪʃəs]1. adjby gracious permission of... — mit der gütigen Erlaubnis (+gen)
she was so gracious as to give her blessing — sie war so gnädig or gütig, ihren Segen dazu zu geben
2. interj (dated)good or goodness gracious ( me)! (expressing surprise or interest) — ach du meine Güte!; (expressing annoyance)
good gracious yes/no — aber natürlich/nein
* * *gracious [ˈɡreıʃəs]A adj (adv graciously)1. gnädig, huldvoll, wohlwollend2. poet gütig, freundlich4. obs für academic.ru/31937/graceful">graceful 15. a) angenehm, köstlichb) geschmackvoll, schön:gracious living angenehmes Leben, kultivierter Luxus* * *1. adjective1) liebenswürdig; freundlich2) (merciful) gnädig2. interjectiongracious!, good[ness] gracious!, [goodness] gracious me! — [ach] du meine od. liebe Güte!
* * *adj.gnädig adj.gütig adj.
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