What does gravité in French mean?

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

The word gravité in French means gravity, seriousness, seriousness, gravity, seriousness, gravitate, gravitate, non-serious accident, centre of gravity, zero gravity, non-serious illness, gravity wave, not serious, non-serious. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gravité

gravity

nom féminin (effet de gravitation, de pesanteur) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Newton a découvert la loi de la gravité.
Newton discovered the law of gravity.

seriousness

nom féminin (important, sérieux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La gravité de la cérémonie se lisait sur les visages.
The seriousness of the ceremony could be read on people's faces.

seriousness, gravity

nom féminin (aspect fâcheux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À son âge, Paul ne se rend pas compte de la gravité de sa faute.
At his age, Paul doesn't realize the seriousness of his mistake.

seriousness

nom féminin (aspect dangereux) (illness, injury)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Malheureusement, personne ne s'est rendu compte de la gravité de sa maladie à temps.
Unfortunately, no one realized the seriousness of the illness until it was too late.

gravitate

verbe intransitif (décrire une trajectoire)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Notre planète gravite autour du soleil.

gravitate

verbe intransitif (tourner autour)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ce politique gravite autour du pouvoir espérant obtenir quelque faveur.

non-serious accident

nom masculin (accident mineur)

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

centre of gravity

nom masculin (point d'équilibre) (UK)

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

zero gravity

nom féminin (apesanteur)

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

non-serious illness

nom féminin (maladie bénigne)

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

gravity wave

nom féminin (onde à la surface d'un fluide) (physics)

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

not serious, non-serious

locution adjectivale (mineur, bénin)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le spécialiste a confirmé que la maladie était sans gravité.

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