Meaning of grave in this context
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Tres niños graves tras explotarles mientras jugaban un potente explosivo pirotécnico
3 Children seriously injured after explosion while playing with a powerful amount of firework explosives.
pregunta What is the meaning of graves, the dictionary says "serious" but in english you need more to make sense like "seriously injured. Any help with this?
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updated Mar 20, 2011
posted by dewclaw
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The adjective "grave" in Spanish can mean seriously ill or injured as well as serious.
updated Mar 20, 2011
posted by lorenzo9
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I agree -- it's just used alone in this case to shorten the article's headline:
Three children serious (in serious condition) after...
updated Mar 20, 2011
posted by --Mariana--
