grève
common nounproper noun
Syllable Decomposition
grèvefrom the Old French grave or grève attested (12th century), from the Vulgar Latin grava, 'sand, gravel', probably of Gaulish origin. This word from Old French preserves two distinct meanings: 1) a rocky formation of pebbles, gravels and (or) sand, possibly movable to arrange a road or drain a road 2) a large expanse, beach or heath, with a substratum mainly composed of these geo-materials. Thus by extension the term appears in the micro-toponymy of sandy beaches, heaths or sandy dunes, successions of gravel terraces (the graves in Gironde). It is not excluded that these more or less impressive formations are also influenced by the Old French verb graver, in its second sense of climbing (the first sense referring to a displacement or removal of matter, for example 'graver le cire').
Definitions
- maçonnerie
- travail
- antiquitéhistoire
Synonyms
Plural
grèves
Translations
english:greave
german:Streik
finnish:lakko
greek:απεργία
italian:sciopero
japanese:スト
dutch:staking
spanish:greba
portuguese:greva