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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

graver [ɡʀave] VB trans

1. graver inscription, motif:

graver (sur la pierre, le métal etc): to engrave (sur on)

(sur bois) il a gravé son nom sur l'arbre: he carved his name on the tree

graver à l'eau-forte: to etch

être gravé sur le front de qn fig: to be written all over sb's face

2. graver fig:

l'épisode est gravé à jamais dans leur mémoire: the episode is engraved on their memory forever

3. graver AUDIO (produire):

graver un disque: to make a record

4. graver COMPUT:

graver CD: to burn

précieusement graver: minutely

à contre-fil couper, graver: against the grain

délicatement dessiner, graver, sculpter: finely, delicately

English

French

incise: graver

engraving plate: planche f à graver or d'imprimerie

engrave TYPO: graver

sear fig: graver

mezzotint: graver [qc] par mezzo-tinto

etch ART, TYPO: graver [qc] à l'eau-forte

etch ART, TYPO: graver à l'eau-forte

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

I. graver [gʀave] VB trans

1. graver (tracer en creux):

graver qc sur/dans qc: to engrave sth on/in sth

2. graver (à l'eau-forte):

graver qc sur cuivre/sur bois: to etch sth on copper/wood

3. graver (fixer):

graver qc dans sa mémoire: to imprint sth on one's memory

II. graver [gʀave] VB refl

se graver dans la mémoire de qn: to be engraved on sb's memory

English

French

engrave: graver

imprint coins: graver

imprint: graver

to incise sth into sth: graver qc sur qc

sear in memory: graver

embed in memory: graver

etch: graver à l'eau-forte

to stamp sth on sth: graver qc sur qc

cut initials: graver

cut CD: graver

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

I. graver [gʀave] VB trans

1. graver (tracer en creux):

graver qc sur/dans qc: to engrave sth on/in sth

2. graver (à l'eau-forte):

graver qc sur cuivre/sur bois: to etch sth on copper/wood

3. graver (fixer):

graver qc dans sa mémoire: to imprint sth into one's memory

4. graver inform:

graver: to burn

II. graver [gʀave] VB refl

se graver dans la mémoire de qn: to be engraved into sb's memory

English

French

engrave: graver

sear in memory: graver

to incise sth into sth: graver qc sur qc

imprint coins: graver

imprint: graver

etch: graver à l'eau-forte

embed in memory: graver

to stamp sth on sth: graver qc sur qc

cut initials: graver

cut CD: graver

Présent
je	grave
tu	graves
il/elle/on	grave
nous	gravons
vous	gravez
ils/elles	gravent

Imparfait
je	gravais
tu	gravais
il/elle/on	gravait
nous	gravions
vous	graviez
ils/elles	gravaient

Passé simple
je	gravai
tu	gravas
il/elle/on	grava
nous	gravâmes
vous	gravâtes
ils/elles	gravèrent

Futur simple
je	graverai
tu	graveras
il/elle/on	gravera
nous	graverons
vous	graverez
ils/elles	graveront

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

graver qc sur/dans qc: to engrave sth on/in sth

graver qc sur cuivre/sur bois: to etch sth on copper/wood

graver qc dans sa mémoire: to imprint sth on one's memory

se graver dans la mémoire de qn: to be engraved on sb's memory

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