grave
Meaning
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- (feminine, masculine) serious, grave
- (feminine, masculine) bass (sound)
- (feminine, masculine) solemn
- (feminine, masculine) paroxytone; stressed in the penultimate syllable
Concepts
Synonyms
caso serio
enfermedad seria
gravemente enfermo
lesión grave
seriamente enfermo
Frequency
Hyphenated as
gra‧ve
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɾabe/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish grave, from Latin gravis. Cf. also the attested Old Spanish form grieve, from Early Medieval Latin grevis, which was more common in other Romance-speaking areas.
New
gravar
- to tax
- to encumber
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