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No. 613 in Spanish

graves

"Graves" in Spanish refers to something serious, solemn, or severe, or to words with stress on the second-to-last syllable.

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  • Las enfermedades graves requieren atención médica inmediata.

    Serious illnesses require immediate medical attention.

    In this sentence, 'graves' is used as an adjective meaning serious or severe, describing the noun 'enfermedades' (illnesses).

  • En el accidente hubo graves daños materiales.

    In the accident, there were serious material damages.

    Here, 'graves' again functions as an adjective meaning severe, describing the noun 'daños' (damages).

  • Los tonos graves de la música son más profundos que los agudos.

    The low tones of the music are deeper than the high ones.

    In this example, 'graves' is used as an adjective to describe 'tonos' (tones), meaning low or bass in pitch.

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