What does grief in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word grief in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use grief in French.
The word grief in French means gripe, complaint, damage, give grief over , give grief for. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word grief
gripenom masculin (soutenu (reproche, doléance) (informal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il est assez cassant, et son équipe lui en fait souvent le grief. He is quite sensitive, and his team often give him grief for it. |
complaintnom masculin (Can (plainte) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Cet employé a déposé grief contre son employeur. The worker has lodged a complaint against his employer. |
damagenom masculin (vieilli (dommage) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce viticulteur a subi des griefs à cause de la grêle. This wine-grower suffered damage due to the hail. |
give grief over , give grief forlocution verbale (reprocher [qch] à [qqn]) (informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Le chef lui fait grief de ses retards répétés. |
Let's learn French
So now that you know more about the meaning of grief in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.
Related words of grief
Updated words of French
Do you know about French
French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.