grava - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

grava
gravar (Verb)

Nouns

shingle	la grava
small detritus material	la grava
detritus [GEOL.]	la grava
gravel [CONSTR.]	la grava   [Road Construction]
grit [CONSTR.]	la grava   [Road Construction]
gross negligence	falta grave
grave accent [LING.]	acento grave
felony [LAW]	delito grave
serious crime [LAW]	delito grave   [Criminal Law]
culpable negligence [LAW]	imprudencia grave
gross negligence [LAW]	imprudencia grave
wanton negligence [LAW]	imprudencia grave
willful^AE negligence [LAW]; wilful^BE negligence [LAW]	imprudencia grave
culpable negligence [LAW]	negligencia grave

Verbs

to put pressure on so. (or: sth.)	gravar algo (or: a alguien)
to distress so.  | distressed, distressed |	gravar a alguien
to tax sth.  | taxed, taxed |   - money	gravar
to burden sth.  | burdened, burdened |	gravar algo
to load sth.  | loaded, loaded |	gravar algo

Adjectives / Adverbs

grimly  adv.	en tono grave
severely handicapped   dated	con discapacidad grave
severely handicapped   dated	con minusvalía grave [pej.]   dated

Examples

He is afraid to die from a serious illness.	Él teme morir de una enfermedad grave.
Ellen has a deep voice, which is why she is a mezzo-soprano in the choir.	Ellen tiene una voz grave, por eso en el coro es mezzosoprano.
Jasmine has a very high-pitched voice, but Olivia has a very low voice.	Jasmine tiene una voz muy aguda, pero Olivia tiene una voz muy grave.

Orthographically similar words

grave, gravy, guava

Gavia, gavia, grada, graja, grama, grapa, grasa, gravar, grave

Related search terms

gravilla, casquijo, rocalla, detrito, carbonilla, almendrilla, arenilla