Sentence examples of "grave" in French

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Elle commit une grave erreur. She made a serious mistake.
Il a fait une erreur grave. He made a grave mistake.
C'est un grave problème. It is a serious problem.
Il devint grave lorsqu'on l'informa des mauvaises nouvelles. He looked grave when told the bad news.
Elle souffre d'une maladie grave. She's suffering from a serious disease.
Heureux qui, dans ses vers, sait d'une voix légère passer du grave au doux, du plaisant au sévère. Happy him who with ease can steer, from grave to gay, from lively to severe.
C'est une affaire extrêmement grave. This is an extremely serious matter.
C’était un grand garçon un peu lourd de 25 ans, à l’air grave et compassé et aux manières cérémonieuses. He was a tall, heavy-looking young man of five-and-twenty. His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal.
Il souffre d'une maladie grave. He is suffering from a serious illness.
À Ankara, j'ai dit clairement que l'Amérique n'est pas - et ne sera jamais - en guerre avec l'Islam. Nous affronterons, cependant, sans cesse les extrémistes violents qui posent une grave menace à notre sécurité. In Ankara, I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security.
Avez-vous déjà eu une maladie grave ? Have you ever had any serious illness?
Je pense que ce fait est très grave. I think that this fact is very serious.
L'augmentation de la population est un problème grave. The increase of the population is a serious problem.
Ton entaille au bras a l'air assez grave. That cut on your arm looks pretty serious.
L'augmentation de la délinquance juvénile est un problème grave. The increase in juvenile delinquency is a serious problem.
La croissance de la délinquance juvénile est un problème grave. The augmentation of juvenile delinquency is a serious problem.
Perdre la santé est plus grave que perdre de l'argent. Loss of health is more serious than loss of money.
« Il a été malade. » « Ah vraiment ? Rien de grave, j'espère ! » "He's been sick." "Oh really, I hope it's nothing serious."
Ce n'est pas grave, je ne lui en veux pas. It's not serious, I don't bear him a grudge.
La conduite sous l'influence de l'alcool est un grave problème. Drunken driving is a serious problem.
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