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| from the cradle to the grave expr | (throughout the whole of one's life) | toute sa vie loc adv |
| | (soutenu) | sa vie durant loc adv |
| | | du berceau au tombeau loc adv |
| | | de la naissance à la mort loc adv |
| | He was sickly from the cradle to the grave, but he lived to the age of 102! |
| | Il a été malade toute sa vie mais il a vécu jusqu'à l'âge de 102 ans. |
| go to an early grave v expr | (die young) | mourir prématurément vi + adv |
| | Callum is going to an early grave if he doesn't adopt a healthier lifestyle. |
| | Callum va mourir prématurément s'il n'adopte pas un style de vie plus sain. |
| grave accent n | (diacritical mark) | accent grave nm |
| | Grave accents are extremely rare in English, but quite common in French. |
| | Les accents graves sont extrêmement rares en anglais mais assez communs en français. |
| grave danger n | (serious peril) | grand danger nm |
| | Il court un grand danger s'il escalade la montagne ce soir. On annonce un gros orage. |
| grave injustice n | ([sth] extremely unfair) | grave injustice, profonde injustice nf |
| | The team suffered a grave injustice when the referee failed to award a clear penalty. |
| grave marker n | (headstone or sign on a grave) | pierre tombale nf |
| grave robbing n | (steal objects form grave) | pillage de tombe nm |
| | At that time, grave robbing was common because medical schools needed bodies to dissect. |
| grave sin n | (serious moral offence) | péché grave nm |
| | Adultery is a grave sin. |
| | L'adultère est un péché grave. |
graverobber,
grave robber n | (person who steals from graves) | pilleur de tombe, pilleuse de tombe nm, nf |
| have one foot in the grave v expr | figurative (be close to death) (figuré) | avoir un pied dans la tombe loc v |
| in grave danger expr | (at risk of serious harm) | en grave danger loc adv |
| in the grave expr | (dead) | dans la tombe loc adv |
| | How can you laugh like that with your grandmother in the grave only two days? |
would make [sb] turn over in his/her/their grave,
would make [sb] turn in his/her/their grave v expr | figurative (would offend: dead person) (figuré) | faire se retourner [qqn] dans sa tombe loc v |
| mass grave n | (burial place: many bodies) | fosse commune nf |
| | Many Holocaust victims were buried in mass graves. |
| | Beaucoup de victimes de l'Holocauste ont fini dans des fosses communes. |
| | (guerre, massacre) | charnier nm |
| | Beaucoup de victimes de l'Holocauste ont fini dans des charniers. |
would turn over in his/her/their grave,
would turn in his/her/their grave v expr | figurative (dead person: would be offended) (au conditionnel) | se retourner dans sa tombe loc v |