grave
adjective
1. serious, severe
serio o de mucha importancia
Common combinations
- problema grave — serious problem
- enfermedad grave — serious illness
- falta grave — serious offense
- Es un problema grave.It is a serious problem.
- El herido está grave.The injured man is in serious condition.
- La falta puede tener consecuencias graves.The offense may have serious consequences.
2. low, deep
sonido bajo o profundo
Common combinations
- voz grave — deep voice
- sonido grave — low sound
- tono grave — low tone
- Se oyó un ruido grave.A low noise was heard.
- La voz de Luis es grave.Luis's voice is deep.
- El piano produce sonidos graves.The piano produces low sounds.
3. penultimate-stressed
with stress on the penultimate syllable
Common combinations
- palabra grave — penultimate-stressed word
- sílaba tónica — stressed syllable
- acento ortográfico — written accent
- Café no es una palabra grave.Café is not a penultimate-stressed word.
- La palabra casa es grave.The word casa is penultimate-stressed.
- Las palabras graves llevan tilde en algunos casos.Penultimate-stressed words have a written accent in some cases.
Same root