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grever

Level C1

Meaning

to weigh on, to burden financially

Example

Le service de la dette grève lourdement le budget des collectivités locales.

Debt servicing weighs heavily on the budgets of local authorities.

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 39 of them.

greva grevai grevaient grevais grevait grevant grevas grevasse grevassent grevasses grevassiez grevassions grevez greviez grevions grevons grevâmes grevât grevâtes grevè grevèrent grevé grevée grevées grevés grève grèvent grèvera grèverai grèveraient grèverais grèverait grèveras grèverez grèveriez grèverions grèverons grèveront grèves

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