What does grave in Spanish mean?

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

The word grave in Spanish means serious, deep, stressed on the penultimate syllable, word stressed on the penultimate syllable, levy, load, pile, heap, thick accent, felony, very serious crime, very serious offence, serious misconduct, grievous bodily harm, gross negligence. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word grave

serious

adjetivo de una sola terminación (serio, importante)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La situación es grave, hemos de actuar cuanto antes para solucionar este asunto.
The situation is serious, so we have to act immediately in order to solve it.

deep

adjetivo de una sola terminación (tono de voz)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Al entrar en la adolescencia la voz se le volvió grave.
His voice grew deep soon after he became a teenager.

stressed on the penultimate syllable

adjetivo de una sola terminación (palabra: acento en penúltima sílaba)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
«Cama» y «almíbar» son palabras graves.

word stressed on the penultimate syllable

nombre femenino (tipo de palabra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Puedes recordarme cuándo llevan tilde las graves?

levy

verbo transitivo (cargar con impuesto) (tax)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El diputado presentó un proyecto de ley para gravar la compraventa de autos usados.
The congressman put forward a bill to levy the buying and selling of used vehicles.

load, pile, heap

verbo transitivo (saturar con trabajo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Espero que contraten pronto a alguien porque estoy gravado de trabajo.
I hope they hire someone soon because I am loaded with work.

thick accent

(signo gráfico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El acento grave se utiliza en italiano para acentuar las palabras agudas, como cità y pietà.

felony

(Derecho: con castigo mayor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Como el secuestro se considera delito grave, el acusado podría pasar hasta 20 años en la cárcel.
Since kidnapping is considered a felony, the alleged perpetrator could spend up to 20 years in jail.

very serious crime, very serious offence

(der: conlleva pena prisión)

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

serious misconduct

(infracción grande) (loss of position)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debido a una falta grave, Carlos se quedó sin empleo y recibió una demanda.
Due to serious misconduct, Carlos lost his job and was sued.

grievous bodily harm

(der: daño corporal grave) (criminal offense)

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

gross negligence

locución nominal femenina (derecho: grado severo de culpa)

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

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