grace Значение & определение

Значение на grace на български

• 0 a quality of moving in a smooth, relaxed, and attractive way:

  • Joanna has natural grace and elegance.

• 1 the quality of being pleasantly polite, or a willingness to be fair and honest:

  • They accepted their defeat with good grace.

  • Ken is sadly lacking in social graces.

• 2 approval or kindness, especially (in the Christian religion) that is freely given by God to all humans:

  • Betty believed that it was through divine grace that her husband had recovered from his illness.

  • By the grace of God, the pilot managed to land the damaged plane safely.

• 3 a prayer said by Christians before a meal to thank God for the food:

  • The children always say grace at dinnertime.

• 4 a period of time left or allowed before something happens or before something must be done:

  • The exams have been postponed, so the students have a few days' grace before they start.

• 5 to be in a place, on a thing etc. and make it look more attractive:

  • Her face has graced the covers of magazines across the world.

  • We are delighted that the mayor will be gracing us with his presence at our annual dinner.

  • humorous So you've finally decided to grace us with your presence, have you? (= You are late.)

• 6 used to address or refer to a duke, duchess or archbishop

• 7 simple beauty of movement or form:

  • The skaters moved over the ice with effortless grace.

• 8 the charming quality of being polite and pleasant, or a willingness to be fair and to forgive:

  • She always handles her clients with tact and grace.

• 9 a prayer of thanks to God that is said before and sometimes after a meal:

  • Before we eat, I want to ask Cory to say grace.

  • By the grace of God, I hope to live for many years.

• 10 an added period of time allowed before something must be done or paid:

  • The landlord gave us a week’s grace to pay the rent.

• 11 extra time after the normal date that a payment should be made, work should be finished, etc. during which there is no punishment for being late:

  • give sb a month's/a week's/two weeks', etc. grace The bank gives customers a week's grace before charging a late fee.

  • China will give foreign companies up to a two-year grace period before taxing their capital goods imports.