Pronúncia: gɾéw
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adjectiu
- heavy, weighty.
- figuradament grave, serious.
- critical.
- important, momentous.
- [pèrdua, etc.] grave, severe, grievous.
- la situació és (molt) greu the situation is (grave \ critical).
- [caràcter] serious, sedate, dignified.
- un home greu a worthy man.
- medicina [malaltia] grave, serious.
- [ferida] severe.
- estar greu to be (seriously \ critically) ill.
- música [nota, to] low, deep.
- lingüística [accent] grave.
- [mot] paroxytone, stressed on the penultimate syllable. adverbi
- saber greu alguna cosa a algú to be sorry (about \ for) something, regret something.
- em sap greu que te'n vagis tan d'hora I (am sorry \ regret) that you are leaving so early.
- em sap (molt de) greu I am (very) sorry.