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graver
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to engrave
Le bijoutier a gravé ton nom à l'intérieur de la bague.The jeweler engraved your name inside the ring.
b. to carve
Nathan et Laëtitia ont gravé leurs initiales dans un cœur sur le tronc de l'arbre.Nathan and Laëtitia carved their initials inside a heart on the tree trunk.
2. (figurative) (to fix lastingly)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to engrave (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Le vieux mentor veut graver ses valeurs dans le cœur de ses apprentis.The old mentor wants to engrave his values in his apprentices' hearts.
b. to etch (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Le choc de la nouvelle a gravé cette triste journée dans la mémoire d'Aristide.The shock of the news etched that sad day into Aristide's memory.
a. to burn (for a digital disc)
J'ai gravé toutes nos vieilles vidéos de famille sur des DVD.I burned all our old family videos onto DVDs.
b. to cut (for a vinyl record)
Le chanteur s'apprête à graver ses meilleurs morceaux sur un vinyle collector.The singer is getting ready to cut his best tracks onto a collector's vinyl.
Conjugations
Indicative of "graver"
Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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