grief

grief
grief [gʀijεf]
masculine noun
grievance
• faire grief à qn de qch to hold sth against sb
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gʀijɛf
nom masculin grievance

je ne t'en fais pas grief — I don't hold it against you

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ɡʀijɛf nm
grievance

faire grief à qn de soutenu — to reproach sb for

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grief nm grievance; exposer ses griefs to air one's grievances; avoir un grief or des griefs contre qn to have a grievance against sb; je ne t'en fais pas grief I don't hold it against you; il nous a fait grief de ne pas avoir agi à temps he held it against us that we hadn't acted in time.
[grijɛf] nom masculin
(littéraire) grievance
faire grief à quelqu'un de quelque chose to hold something against somebody
on lui a fait grief d'avoir épousé un banquier they resented her marrying a banker

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  • grief — [ grijɛf ] n. m. • 1269; de grever 1 ♦ Vx Dommage que l on subit. Mod. Dr. Griefs d appel : ce en quoi le demandeur se trouve lésé par un jugement dont il appelle. 2 ♦ (Plur. ou loc.) Sujet, motif de plainte (généralement contre une personne). ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Grief — (gr[=e]f), n. [OE. grief, gref, OF. grief, gref, F. grief, L. gravis heavy; akin to Gr. bary s, Skr. guru, Goth. ka[ u]rus. Cf. {Barometer}, {Grave}, a., {Grieve}, {Gooroo.}] 1. Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grief — grief, ève 1. (gri èf, è v . Prononcez grié, dit au XVIe siècle PALSGRAVE, p. 62) adj. 1°   Qui pèse sur la personne comme un poids qui l accable. •   Il défendit sous de grièves peines d appeler Catherine reine d Angleterre, MAUCROIX Schisme, l …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • grief — [gri:f] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: gref, from Latin gravis; GRAVE1] 1.) [U] extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died grief over/at ▪ The grief she felt over Helen s death was almost unbearable. with grief ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • grief — [ grif ] noun uncount ** a strong feeling of sadness, usually because someone has died: An extraordinary outpouring of grief followed the death of the princess. grief at/over: the family s grief at the loss of their child come to grief 1. ) to be …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grief — grief·ful; grief·less; grief; grief·ful·ly; grief·less·ness; …   English syllables

  • grief — ► NOUN 1) intense sorrow, especially caused by someone s death. 2) informal trouble or annoyance. ● come to grief Cf. ↑come to grief ● good grief! Cf. ↑good grief! …   English terms dictionary

  • grief — [grēf] n. [ME gref < OFr, sorrow, grief < grever: see GRIEVE] 1. intense emotional suffering caused by loss, disaster, misfortune, etc.; acute sorrow; deep sadness 2. a cause or the subject of such suffering 3. Informal a) irritation or… …   English World dictionary

  • grief — early 13c., hardship, suffering, pain, bodily affliction, from O.Fr. grief wrong, grievance, injustice, misfortune, calamity (13c.), from grever afflict, burden, oppress, from L. gravare to cause grief, make heavy, from gravis weighty (see GRAVE… …   Etymology dictionary

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