What does grave in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word grave in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use grave in Italian.

The word grave in Italian means difficult, arduous, grave, solemn, sombre, deep, low, subject to gravity, heavy, grave, falling object, grave accent, serious illness. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word grave

difficult, arduous

aggettivo (figurato (difficile, serio, pericoloso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'incidente gli ha causato un grave trauma cranico.
The accident caused serious head trauma.

grave, solemn, sombre

aggettivo (serio, solenne)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Un grave indizio riaprì il caso.
A momentous clue reopened the case.

deep, low

aggettivo (suono (basso, non acuto) (sound)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Nel pentagramma c'erano solo tre note gravi.
There were only three low notes on the scale.

subject to gravity

aggettivo (fisica (soggetto alla gravità) (physics)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Un corpo grave in caduta subisce la resistenza dell'aria.
A falling body which is subject to gravity will feel the resistance of the air.

heavy

aggettivo (pesante)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le pietanze erano ottime, ma un po' gravi.
The dishes were excellent, but a bit heavy.

grave

aggettivo (grammatica (accento) (accent)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le vocali possono avere un accento grave o acuto.
Vowels can have a grave or acute accent.

falling object

sostantivo maschile (fisica (corpo soggetto alla gravità) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Galilei è noto per aver studiato la caduta dei gravi.
Galileo is known for having studied falling objects.

grave accent

sostantivo maschile (vocali: tipo di accento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

serious illness

sostantivo femminile

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