GRAVITY

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Traducere în limba română

gravity substantiv

1. gravitate; importanţă, seriozitate.

2. (fiz.) gravitate, greutate, pondere;

centre of gravity centru de greutate;

specific gravity greutate specifică.

3. (muz.) caracter grav / jos / adânc / profund (al unui ton).

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

After the delivery of this communication, which he shot out of himself as if he were loaded with it, Mr. Dick sat down with greater gravity than usual, and looked at me.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

"I've got so much to learn before I shall be ready, it seems a short time to me," answered Meg, with a sweet gravity in her face never seen there before.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

“Sir, you do me honour,” was Crawford's answer, with a bow of mock gravity.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

It had not been very great; he had lost every point; but when Mrs. Phillips began to express her concern thereupon, he assured her with much earnest gravity that it was not of the least importance, that he considered the money as a mere trifle, and begged that she would not make herself uneasy.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

Of course I did not understand then that this was an allusion to her supposed experience of the stricken Pidger; but I saw, from the gravity with which Miss Clarissa nodded her head, that great weight was attached to these words.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

Accordingly, on this principle, Sir Thomas took the first opportunity of saying to her, with a mild gravity, intended to be overcoming, Well, Fanny, I have seen Mr. Crawford again, and learn from him exactly how matters stand between you.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

I well remember the sense of dignity, beauty even, with which the patient gravity of his face impressed me, when, having gradually removed his eyes from mine, he sat looking downward, leaning his forehead on his hand.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

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