grief

grief
noun
1) Kummer, der (over, at über + Akk., um); (at loss of somebody) Trauer, die (for um)

come to grief — (fail) scheitern

2)

good grief! — großer Gott!

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[ɡri:f]
noun
(great sorrow or unhappiness: She was filled with grief at the news of her sister's death.) der Gram
- academic.ru/32466/grief-stricken">grief-stricken
- come to grief
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grief
[gri:f]
n no pl
1. (sadness) tiefe Trauer, Kummer m, Leid nt; (pain) Schmerz m
to cause sb \grief jdm Kummer bereiten
2. (trouble)
good \grief! du liebe Zeit!
to cause \grief (fam) für Ärger sorgen fam
to cause sb \grief (fam) jdm Ärger bereiten
to come to \grief (fail) fehlschlagen, scheitern; (have an accident) sich akk verletzen, zu Schaden kommen
I came to \grief on an icy patch ich stürzte unglücklich auf einer vereisten Stelle
to give sb [a lot of] \grief (fam) jdm gegenüber keinen Hehl aus seiner/ihrer Verärgerung machen
my parents gave me a lot of \grief about my bad marks meine Eltern haben mir wegen meiner schlechten Noten ganz schön die Leviten gelesen fam
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[griːf]
n
Leid nt, Kummer m, Gram m (geh); (because of loss) große Trauer, Schmerz m, Gram m (geh)

to cause grief to sb — jdn zutiefst betrüben; (death, loss also) jdm großen Schmerz bereiten; (failure, sb's behaviour also) jdm großen Kummer bereiten

to come to grief — Schaden erleiden

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grief [ɡriːf] s
1. Gram m, Kummer m, Leid n, Schmerz m:
my great grief zu meinem großen Kummer;
be a grief to sb jemandem Kummer bereiten;
bring to grief zugrunde richten;
come to grief
a) zu Schaden kommen, sich verletzen,
b) fehlschlagen, scheitern,
c) zugrunde gehen;
good grief! umg Menschenskind!
2. obs
a) Leiden n
b) Wunde f
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noun
1) Kummer, der (over, at über + Akk., um); (at loss of somebody) Trauer, die (for um)

come to grief — (fail) scheitern

2)

good grief! — großer Gott!

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n.
Gram nur sing. m.
Kummer m.

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