Grace in spanish
pronunciation: gɹ̩ɑθiɑ part of speech: noun
grace1 = gracia.
Example: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.more:
» administer + the coup de grace = asestar el golpe de gracia, dar el golpe de gracia.
Example: He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.» airs and graces = aires de superioridad, aires de grandeza, pretensiones.
Example: How dare you, a woman who is little more than a peasant by birth herself, don your airs and graces and presume to tell me what I should or shouldn't do = Cómo te atreves, una mujer que es poco más que una campesina de nacimiento, asumir aires de superioridad y tener la osadía de decirme lo que debo o no hacer.» coup de grace = golpe de gracia, puntillazo, tiro de gracia.
Example: The article 'Baker and Taylor's coup de grace' reports on how the book and video distributor Baker and Taylor has revamped its corporate outline and rethought its mission.» deliver + the coup de grace = asestar el golpe de gracia, dar el golpe de gracia.
Example: By then the church was in ruins and Apaches delivered the coup de grâce by torching its remaining timbers and other wooden elements.» die in + a state of grace = morir en gracia, morir en estado de gracia.
Example: If the person died in a state of grace, Christ will reward the individual in proportion to his good works.» disgrace = deshonra, escándalo, vergüenza, oprobio, estigma, infamia. [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo]
Example: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.» fall from + grace = caer en desgracia.
Example: She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.» fall from grace = caída en desgracia.
Example: His fall from grace may have been due to his presumption in using Hatshepsut's temple for his own devotional purposes.» grace period = período de gracia.
Example: For monographs, undergraduates have a one-day grace period.» saving grace = gracia redentora, redención.
Example: I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities -- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.» say + grace = bendecir la mesa.
Example: Some people say grace every night, others only before seminal holiday meals.» social graces = modales, comportamiento social, urbanidad, civismo.
Example: In all public contacts, one strives to maintain a basic level of social graces by deploying the force and warmth of one's personality to ensure that the other person is at ease.» suffer with + grace = sufrir con gracia, aguantar con gracia.
Example: She took a lot of abuse, a lot of insults, but she always kept her dignity, she knew how to suffer with grace, she had class.» time of grace = período de gracia.
Example: This file has to checked every day, and after a time of grace of a week, a reminder is to be sent to the borrower.grace2 = agraciar, honrar, adornar, embellecer.
Example: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.more:
» disgrace = deshonrar, desacreditar, poner a los pies de los caballos, dejar a los pies de los caballos. [Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo]
Example: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.» grace + Nombre + with + Posesivo + presence = agraciar con + Posesivo + presencia, honrar con + Posesivo + presence.
Example: After a year out of the spotlight, she graced us with her presence, so let's bask in it, shall we?.