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'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) serio2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) serio3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) serio4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) serio•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously
serious adj1. serio2. gravetr['sɪərɪəs]1 (solemn, earnest) serio,-a■ you can't be serious! ¡no lo dices en serio!, ¡no hablas en serio!■ are you serious about leaving your job? ¿en serio quieres dejar el trabajo?2 (causing concern, severe) grave, serio,-aserious ['sɪriəs] adj1) sober: serio2) dedicated, earnest: serio, dedicadoto be serious about something: tomar algo en serio3) grave: serio, graveserious problems: problemas gravesadj.• aplomado, -a adj.• formal adj.• grave adj.• serio, -a adj.• sincero, -a adj.'sɪriəs, 'sɪəriəs1)a) (in earnest, sincere) serioI'm serious — lo digo en serio or de veras
you can't be serious! — estás loco!, me estás tomando el pelo! (fam)
come on now, be serious! — vamos, vamos, más formalidad
to be serious ABOUT something/-ING: I'm serious about this lo digo en serio; are you serious about wanting to change your job? — ¿en serio quieres cambiar de trabajo?
b) ( committed) (before n) <student/worker> dedicadoc) ( not lightweight) (before n) <newspaper/play/music> serio2)a) (grave, severe) <injury/illness> graveb) (of importance, major)we're talking serious money here — (colloq) no estamos hablando de dos centavos
['sɪǝrɪǝs]ADJ1) (=in earnest, not frivolous) [person] serio, formal; [expression, discussion, newspaper, music] serioa rather serious girl — una chica bastante seria or formal
are you serious? — ¿lo dices en serio?
you can't be serious! — no lo dices en serio, ¿verdad?
gentlemen, let's be serious — señores, un poco de formalidad
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to be serious about sth/sb, she's serious about her studies — se toma sus estudios en serioare you serious about giving up the job? — ¿hablas en serio de dejar el trabajo?
is she serious about him? — ¿va ella en serio con él?
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they haven't made a serious attempt to solve the problem — no han intentado realmente resolver el problema•
the serious business of running the country — la importante tarea de gobernar el paíseating shellfish is a serious business in France — comer marisco no es algo que se tome a la ligera en Francia
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to give serious consideration to sth — considerar algo seriamente•
to take a serious interest in sth — interesarse seriamente por algo•
don't look so serious! — ¡no te pongas tan serio!•
all serious offers considered — cualquier oferta (que sea) seria se tendrá en cuentadeadly 2.•
to give serious thought to sth — considerar algo seriamente2) (=grave) [problem, consequences, situation] grave, serio; [danger, illness, injury, mistake] grave•
the patient's condition is serious — el paciente está grave•
to have serious doubts about sth — tener serias dudas sobre algo3) ** * *['sɪriəs, 'sɪəriəs]1)a) (in earnest, sincere) serioI'm serious — lo digo en serio or de veras
you can't be serious! — estás loco!, me estás tomando el pelo! (fam)
come on now, be serious! — vamos, vamos, más formalidad
to be serious ABOUT something/-ING: I'm serious about this lo digo en serio; are you serious about wanting to change your job? — ¿en serio quieres cambiar de trabajo?
b) ( committed) (before n) <student/worker> dedicadoc) ( not lightweight) (before n) <newspaper/play/music> serio2)a) (grave, severe) <injury/illness> graveb) (of importance, major)we're talking serious money here — (colloq) no estamos hablando de dos centavos
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serious [ˈsɪərɪəs]• I have serious doubts about... je doute sérieusement de...b. ( = not frivolous) sérieux* * *['sɪərɪəs]1) ( not frivolous or light) [person, expression, discussion, issue, offer, purpose] sérieux/-ieuse; [work, literature, actor, survey] de qualité; [attempt, concern] réel/réelleyou can't be serious — tu veux rire (colloq)
to make serious money — (colloq) gagner beaucoup d'argent
if you want to do some serious shopping — (colloq) si tu veux vraiment faire des courses
2) ( grave) [accident, crime, problem] grave; [concern, doubt, misgiving] sérieux/-ieuse -
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1 ( not frivolous or light) [person, expression, discussion, approach, issue, offer, purpose] sérieux/-ieuse ; [work, literature, actor, scientist, survey] de qualité ; [attempt, concern] réel/réelle ; [intention] ferme ; to be serious about sth prendre qch au sérieux ; to be serious about doing avoir vraiment l'intention de faire ; is he serious about going to America? est-ce qu'il a vraiment l'intention d'aller aux États-Unis? ; is he serious about her? est-ce qu'il tient vraiment à elle? ; they're serious about each other c'est du sérieux entre eux ; to give serious thought to sth penser sérieusement à qch ; there's no serious case for arguing that… il n'y a pas vraiment lieu de soutenir que… ; this is deadly serious ○ c'est on ne peut plus sérieux ; you can't be serious tu veux rire ○ ; they got down to the serious business of eating hum ils sont passés aux choses sérieuses: ils se sont mis à manger ; being a parent is a serious business être parent est une grande responsabilité ; to make/spend serious money ○ gagner/dépenser beaucoup d'argent ; if you want to do some serious shopping/surfing… ○ si tu veux vraiment faire des courses/du surf… ; he's a serious drinker ○ hum c'est un buveur professionnel ;2 ( grave) [accident, condition, allegation, crime, crisis, error, problem] grave ; [concern, doubt, misgiving] sérieux/-ieuse ; nothing serious, I hope rien de grave, j'espère ; this is a very serious matter l'affaire est très grave. -
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adjective1) (earnest) ernst2) (important, grave) ernst [Angelegenheit, Lage, Problem, Zustand]; ernsthaft [Frage, Einwand, Kandidat]; gravierend [Änderung]; schwer [Krankheit, Unfall, Fehler, Verstoß, Niederlage]; ernst zu nehmend [Rivale]; ernstlich [Gefahr, Bedrohung]; bedenklich [Verschlechterung, Mangel]; schwerwiegend [Vorwurf]things are/something is getting serious — die Lage spitzt sich zu/etwas nimmt ernste Ausmaße an
there is a serious danger that... — es besteht ernste Gefahr, dass...
3) (in earnest)be serious about something/doing something — etwas ernst nehmen/ernsthaft tun wollen
is he serious about her? — meint er es ernst mit ihr?
* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) ernst3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) ernst•- academic.ru/66071/seriousness">seriousness- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *se·ri·ous[ˈsɪəriəs, AM ˈsɪriəs]please don't laugh — I'm being \serious bitte lach nicht — ich meine das ganz ernstto wear a \serious expression ernst blicken [o fam dreinschauen]\serious matter ernste Angelegenheita \serious threat eine ernsthafte Bedrohung2. (grave) accident, crime, offence, setback schwer; (dangerous) gefährlich; (not slight) [medical] condition, problem ernst; allegation schwerwiegend; argument, disagreement ernsthaft\serious trouble ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten\serious error gravierender Fehlerto give sth a \serious thought ernsthaft über etw akk nachdenken▪ to be \serious about sb/sth es mit jdm/etw ernst meinenis she \serious about going to live abroad? ist das ihr Ernst, im Ausland leben zu wollen?she's planning on doing some \serious drinking tonight sie hat vor, heute Abend gründlich einen drauf zu machen famto have some \serious difficulty mächtig[e] Schwierigkeiten haben fama \serious haircut ein extremer Kurzhaarschnitt* * *['sIərɪəs]adj1) (= earnest) ernst; (= not frivolous) ernsthaft; consideration, discussion, conversation, doubts ernst, ernsthaft; point, matter, business ernst; newspaper, publication, interest ernsthaft, seriös; offer, suggestion ernst gemeint, seriös; attempt ernsthaft; contender ernst zu nehmend attrto be serious about doing sth — etw im Ernst tun wollen
I'm serious (about it) — ich meine das ernst, das ist mein Ernst
be serious about your studies — du musst dein Studium ernst nehmen
you can't be serious! — das meinst du doch nicht ernst!, das kann nicht dein Ernst sein!
to give serious thought or consideration to sth — sich (dat) etw ernsthaft or ernstlich überlegen, sich über etw (acc)
the serious student of jazz will... — wer sich ernsthaft mit Jazz beschäftigt, wird...
2) (= critical) accident, flooding, deficiencies, loss schwer; mistake, injury schwer, schlimm; problem ernst, ernst zu nehmend attr; illness schwer, ernst; situation ernst, schlimm; patient's condition ernst, bedenklich; threat, shortage, lack ernst, ernstlich; deterioration bedenklich* * *serious [ˈsıərıəs] adj1. ernst(haft):a) feierlichb) seriösc) schwerwiegend, bedeutend:serious artist ernsthafter oder seriöser Künstler;serious dress seriöse Kleidung;serious face ernstes Gesicht;serious music ernste Musik, E-Musik f;serious problem ernstes Problem2. ernst(haft), ernstlich, ernst gemeint, seriös (Angebot etc):serious attempt ernsthafter Versuch;serious studies pl ernsthaftes Studium;are you serious? meinst du das im Ernst?;he is serious about er meint es oder es ist ihm ernst mit;be serious about one’s work seine Arbeit ernst nehmen3. ernst zu nehmend, ernstlich, gefährlich, bedenklich:serious accident schwerer Unfall;serious illness ernste oder schwere Krankheit;a serious rival ein ernst zu nehmender Gegner* * *adjective1) (earnest) ernst2) (important, grave) ernst [Angelegenheit, Lage, Problem, Zustand]; ernsthaft [Frage, Einwand, Kandidat]; gravierend [Änderung]; schwer [Krankheit, Unfall, Fehler, Verstoß, Niederlage]; ernst zu nehmend [Rivale]; ernstlich [Gefahr, Bedrohung]; bedenklich [Verschlechterung, Mangel]; schwerwiegend [Vorwurf]things are/something is getting serious — die Lage spitzt sich zu/etwas nimmt ernste Ausmaße an
there is a serious danger that... — es besteht ernste Gefahr, dass...
3) (in earnest)be serious about something/doing something — etwas ernst nehmen/ernsthaft tun wollen
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['sɪ(ə)rɪəs]adj1) серьёзный, вдумчивый, задумчивыйHe can't be serious in/about what he says. — Не может быть, чтобы он говорил это всерьез.
Are you really serious or only joking? — Ты это всерьез или просто шутишь? /Ты шутишь? /Ты это всерьез?
- serious man- serious student
- serious mind
- serious promise
- serious look
- serious face
- serious reading
- serious manners
- look serious
- give the problem a serious thought
- be serious about one's work2) важный, серьёзныйIt is serious for his future (for business, for mankind). — Это важно для его будущего (для дела, для человечества).
Food is a serious subject to me. — Пища для меня - серьезная/важная тема.
- serious decision- serious question
- serious matter
- serious for smb, smth3) серьёзный, тяжёлый, сильный- serious illness- serious wound
- serious defeat- serious enemy- get into a serious accident
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სერიოზულიa serious face / question / situation სერიოზული სახე / საკითხი / სიტუაცია -
7 serious defects mar his work
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > serious defects mar his work
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to be serious about one's work (about one's studies, about one's health) серьёзно относиться к своей работе (к своей учёбе, к своему здоровью)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to be serious about one's work
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adj.1 serious, grave, humorless, unsmiling.2 serious, intense, grave, heavy.3 serious, responsible, reliable, businesslike.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: seriar.* * *► adjetivo1 (importante) serious, grave2 (severo) serious3 (formal) reliable, responsible, dependable4 (color) sober; (traje etc) formal\en serio seriously■ lo digo en serio I'm quite serious, I mean it¿en serio? are you serious?, do you really mean that?, really?ir en serio to be true, be serioustomar en serio to take seriously* * *(f. - seria)adj.1) serious, earnest2) important* * *ADJ1) [expresión, tono] serious¿por qué estás hoy tan serio? — why are you (looking) so serious today?
se quedó mirándome muy serio — he looked at me very seriously, he stared gravely at me
ponerse serio: se puso seria al ver la foto — she went o became serious when she saw the photo
me voy a poner seria contigo si no estudias — I'm going to get cross with you if you don't do some studying
2)¿lo dices en serio? — are you serious?, do you really mean it?
3) [problema, enfermedad, pérdida] serious4) (=fiable) [persona] reliable; [trato] straight, honest5) (=severo)el negro es un color demasiado serio para una niña — black is too serious o severe a colour for a young girl
6) [estudio, libro] serious* * *- ria adjetivo1) ( poco sonriente) seriousqué cara más seria ¿qué te ha pasado? — what a long face, what's the matter? (colloq)
voy a tener que ponerme serio con este niño — I'm going to have to start getting strict with this child
no confío en él, es muy poco serio — I don't trust him, he's very unreliable
3)a) <cine/tema> seriousb) ( grave) <enfermedad/problema> seriousc)¿lo dices en serio? — are you (being) serious?, do you really mean it?
esto es serio, está muriéndose — this is serious, he's dying
* * *= authoritative, conscientious, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], serious, thoughtful, earnest, grave [graver -comp., gravest -sup.], business-like, solemn, dire, staid, serious minded, straight-faced.Ex. Some authoritative texts on the subject are listed at the end of this chapter.Ex. Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.Ex. She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.Ex. DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.Ex. Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.Ex. She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex. I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.Ex. It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.Ex. The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia.Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex. As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".Ex. From his description one gets the impression that the inhabitants of Utopia are serious minded and that they read for instruction or for improving their own mind.Ex. Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.----* en serio = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en un serio aprieto = in dire straits.* en un serio apuro = in dire straits.* humor serio = deadpan humour.* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* poco serio = flippant.* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.* serio en apariencia = deadpan.* serios, los = serious, the.* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.* * *- ria adjetivo1) ( poco sonriente) seriousqué cara más seria ¿qué te ha pasado? — what a long face, what's the matter? (colloq)
voy a tener que ponerme serio con este niño — I'm going to have to start getting strict with this child
no confío en él, es muy poco serio — I don't trust him, he's very unreliable
3)a) <cine/tema> seriousb) ( grave) <enfermedad/problema> seriousc)¿lo dices en serio? — are you (being) serious?, do you really mean it?
esto es serio, está muriéndose — this is serious, he's dying
* * *= authoritative, conscientious, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], serious, thoughtful, earnest, grave [graver -comp., gravest -sup.], business-like, solemn, dire, staid, serious minded, straight-faced.Ex: Some authoritative texts on the subject are listed at the end of this chapter.
Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.Ex: She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.Ex: DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.Ex: It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.Ex: The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia.Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex: As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".Ex: From his description one gets the impression that the inhabitants of Utopia are serious minded and that they read for instruction or for improving their own mind.Ex: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.* en serio = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en un serio aprieto = in dire straits.* en un serio apuro = in dire straits.* humor serio = deadpan humour.* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* poco serio = flippant.* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.* serio en apariencia = deadpan.* serios, los = serious, the.* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.* * *A (poco sonriente) seriouscon pinta de intelectual, seriecito y callado with an intellectual, rather serious o solemn and quiet airqué cara más seria ¿qué te ha pasado? what a long face, what's the matter? ( colloq)al oír la noticia se puso muy serio his expression became very serious o grave when he heard the newsqué serio estás hoy ¿estás preocupado? you're looking very serious today, are you worried about something?como no obedezcas voy a tener que ponerme serio contigo if you don't do as I say I'm going to get annoyed with youB(sensato, responsable): un empleado serio y trabajador a responsible o reliable, hardworking employeeno es serio que nos digan una cosa y luego hagan otra it's no way to treat people ( o to conduct business etc) saying one thing and then doing anotherno confío en él, es muy poco serio I don't trust him, he is very unreliableson todos profesionales muy serios they are all dedicated professionalsC1 (no frívolo, importante) seriousha hecho cine serio y también comedias tontas y frívolas he's made serious movies as well as silly, lighthearted comedieses un serio aspirante al título he's a serious contender for the title2en serio ‹hablar› seriously, in earnestbueno, vamos a ponernos a trabajar en serio right (then), let's get down to some serious work¿lo dices en serio? are you (being) serious? o seriously? o do you really mean it?se toma muy en serio su carrera she takes her career very seriouslyesto va en serio, está muriéndose this is serious, he's dyingy esto va en serio and I really mean it o and I'm serious about thisno se toma nada en serio he doesn't take anything seriouslymira que te lo digo en serio I mean it, you know* * *
Del verbo seriar: ( conjugate seriar)
serio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
serió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
serio◊ - ria adjetivo
1 ( poco sonriente) serious
2 ‹ empleado› responsible, reliable;
‹ empresa› reputable
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¿lo dices en serio? are you (being) serious?, do you really mean it?;
tomarse algo en serio to take sth seriously
serio,-a adjetivo
1 (taciturno, de consideración, grave) serious
2 (comprometido, de confianza) reliable
♦ Locuciones: en serio, seriously: hablaba en serio, she was serious
ponte a trabajar en serio, you must start to work hard
' serio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
callada
- callado
- coña
- en
- formal
- gorda
- gordo
- jugar
- ligera
- ligero
- risa
- seria
- tiesa
- tieso
- tomarse
- verdad
- asustar
- decir
- enfado
- enojo
English:
apart
- assert
- businesslike
- deep
- dignified
- earnest
- face value
- flippant
- half-serious
- intense
- joke
- kid
- knuckle down
- laugh off
- major
- mean
- quality newspaper
- reputable
- responsible
- serious
- seriously
- settle down
- severe
- sober
- sober-minded
- staid
- steady
- straight
- weighty
- business
- dire
- genuine
- honestly
- knuckle
- nasty
- pride
- seriousness
- solemn
- surely
* * *serio, -a♦ adj1. [grave] serious;es una persona muy seria he's a very serious person;estar serio to look serious;me lanzó una mirada seria she gave me a serious look;me tuve que poner muy seria con mis alumnos I had to get very serious with my pupils2. [importante] serious;es una enfermedad muy seria it's a very serious illness;me dio un susto muy serio I got a very nasty shock;una seria amenaza para la paz mundial a serious threat to world peace3. [responsable] responsible;[cumplidor, formal] reliable;son muy serios, cumplirán los plazos they're very reliable, they'll meet the deadlines;no son gente seria they're very unreliable;¡esto no es serio! this is ridiculous!;lo que no es serio es que ahora digan que necesitan dos meses más what's really unacceptable is that now they're saying they need another two months4. [sobrio] sober;un traje serio a formal suit;sólo ve programas serios she only watches serious programmes♦ en serio loc advseriously;lo digo en serio I'm serious;en serio, me ha tocado la lotería seriously, I've won the lottery;¿vas en serio? are you (being) serious?;tomarse algo/a alguien en serio to take sth/sb seriously;ponte a estudiar en serio get down to some serious study* * *adj1 serious;ésto va en serio this is serious;tomarse algo en serio take sth seriously2 ( responsable) reliable* * *1) : serious, earnest2) : reliable, responsible3) : important4)en serio : seriously, in earnest♦ seriamente adv* * *serio adj1. (en general) serious2. (responsable) reliable -
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nounhe's in the wool business — er ist in der Wollbranche
business is business — (fig.) Geschäft ist Geschäft
set up in business — ein Geschäft od. eine Firma gründen
go out of business — pleite gehen (ugs.)
go into business — Geschäftsmann/-frau werden
do business [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Geschäfte machen
be in business — Geschäftsmann/-frau sein
that is my business/none of your business — das ist meine Angelegenheit/nicht deine Sache
what business is it of yours? — was geht Sie das an?
mind your own business — kümmere dich um deine [eigenen] Angelegenheiten!
he has no business to do that — er hat kein Recht, das zu tun
4) (matter to be considered) Angelegenheit, die‘any other business’ — "Sonstiges"
5) (serious work)get down to [serious] business — [ernsthaft] zur Sache kommen; (Commerc.) an die Arbeit gehen
mean business — es ernst meinen
business before pleasure — erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
* * *['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) das Geschäft2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) das Geschäft3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) die Angelegenheit•- academic.ru/9798/businesslike">businesslike- businessman
- on business* * *busi·ness<pl -es>[ˈbɪznɪs]I. nis your visit for \business or pleasure? ist ihr Besuch dienstlicher oder privater Natur?to combine [or mix] \business with pleasure das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbindennever mix \business with pleasure Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps famto do \business with sb mit jdm Geschäfte machen [o geschäftliche Beziehungen unterhalten] [o Handel treiben]to go into \business Geschäftsmann/Geschäftsfrau werdenhe went into \business as a caterer er ging ins Gaststättengewerbeto go out of \business das Geschäft aufgebento talk \business zur Sache kommenon \business beruflich, dienstlich, geschäftlichhow's \business at the moment? was machen die Geschäfte?\business is booming/slow die Geschäfte gehen hervorragend/nicht gutwhat line of \business are you in? in welcher Branche sind Sie tätig?small \business Kleinunternehmen ntto start up [or establish] a \business ein Unternehmen gründenthat's none of your \business ( fam) das geht dich nichts anto be a time-consuming \business eine zeitraubende Angelegenheit seinto make sth one's \business sich dat etw zur Aufgabe machen6. no plto mean \business (be serious) es [wirklich] ernst meinento get on with the \business of sth mit etw dat weitermachen\business committee Unterhausausschuss m für die Einteilung der Sitzungszeit9.▶ to do one's \business ( euph: person) austreten, sich akk erleichtern euph; (dog) sein Geschäft verrichten euph▶ to get down to \business zur Sache kommen▶ to be in the \business of [doing] sth dafür zuständig sein, etw zu tunI'm not in the \business of telling you what to do es ist nicht meine Sache, Ihnen zu sagen, was Sie zu tun habento hurt like nobody's \business ganz arg weh tun famto run like nobody's \business ganz schnell rennen▶ what a \business was für ein Umstand* * *['bIznɪs]n1) no pl (= commerce) Geschäft nt; (= line of business) Branche fto be in the publishing/insurance business — im Verlagswesen/der Versicherungsbranche tätig sein
to set up in business as a butcher/lawyer etc — sich als Fleischer/Rechtsanwalt etc niederlassen
to do business with sb — Geschäfte pl mit jdm machen
"business as usual" (during renovation etc) — das Geschäft bleibt geöffnet
he is here/away on business — er ist geschäftlich hier/unterwegs
to get down to business —
to combine or mix business with pleasure — das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbinden
you shouldn't mix business with pleasure — man sollte Geschäftliches und Vergnügen trennen
looking for business? (asked by prostitute) — na, Süßer, wie wärs?
2) (fig inf)it's/she's the business — das/sie ist spitze (inf)
that's my business — das ist meine Sache or Angelegenheit
that's no business of mine/yours, that's none of my/your business — das geht mich/dich nichts an
to make it one's business to do sth — es sich (dat) zur Aufgabe machen, etw zu tun
you should make it your business to see that all the products... — Sie sollten sich darum kümmern, dass alle Produkte...
you've no business doing that — du hast kein Recht, das zu tun
we are not in the business of doing that — es ist nicht unsere Aufgabe, das zu tun
I must be about my business (form) — ich muss( jetzt) meinen Geschäften nachgehen
See:→ mind5) (= difficult job) Problem nt6) (inf: affair) Sache fmoving house can be a costly/stressful business — ein Umzug kann ganz schön teuer/stressig sein
See:→ funny8) (inf: defecation of dog, child) Geschäft nt (inf)* * *business [ˈbıznıs]A s1. Geschäft n, Beruf m, Tätigkeit f, Gewerbe n, Arbeit f:in the music business im Musikgeschäft;on business geschäftlich, beruflich, in Geschäften, in einer geschäftlichen Angelegenheit;be away on business dienstlich oder geschäftlich unterwegs sein, auf Dienst- oder Geschäftsreise sein;on the way to business auf dem Weg zur Arbeit(sstätte);politics is a dirty business die Politik ist ein schmutziges Geschäft;carry on business as an estate agent als Grundstücksmakler tätig sein;discuss business über geschäftliche Dinge reden;he knows his business er versteht sein Geschäft2. a) Kaufmannsberuf mb) Geschäftsleben n, Handel m:be in business Geschäftsmann oder Kaufmann sein, ein Geschäft haben;be back in business wieder im Geschäft sein;go into business Kaufmann werden;a) das Geschäft oder seinen Beruf aufgeben,b) den Betrieb einstellen;business is business Geschäft ist Geschäft3. WIRTSCH Geschäft(sgang) n(m), Geschäftsvolumen n, Umsatz m:bad for business schlecht fürs Geschäft;how is business? wie gehen die Geschäfte?;business is slack das Geschäft ist flau;no business (done) (Börse) ohne Umsatz;do good business gute Geschäfte machen ( with mit);lose business Kundschaft oder Aufträge verlieren, geschäftliche Einbußen erleiden4. WIRTSCH Geschäft n, (Geschäfts)Unternehmen n, (-)Betrieb m, Firma f5. (Laden)Geschäft n6. Arbeit f, Tätigkeit f, Beschäftigung f:business before pleasure erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen;8. Sache f, Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:that’s your business (to do) das (zu tun) ist deine Aufgabe;make it one’s business to do sth, make a business of doing sth es sich zur Aufgabe machen, etwas zu tun9. Angelegenheit f, Sache f:life is a serious business das Leben ist eine ernste Angelegenheit;that’s my business das ist meine Sache, das geht niemanden etwas an;this is nobody’s business das geht niemanden etwas an;this is none of your business, that is no business of yours das geht Sie nichts an;get down to business zur Sache kommen;I’m trying to keep out of this demonstration business umg ich versuche, mich aus der ganzen Demonstriererei herauszuhalten;10. Anliegen n:what is your business? was haben Sie auf dem Herzen?11. Anlass m, Grund m, Berechtigung f:what business did he have to say that? wie kam er dazu, das zu sagen?12. THEAT Aktion f (stumme Szenen, Bewegungen etc; Ggs Sprechtext)13. Geschäft n euph (Notdurft):B adj geschäftlich:for business reasons aus geschäftlichen Gründen* * *noun2) no pl. (buying and selling) Geschäfte Pl.business is business — (fig.) Geschäft ist Geschäft
set up in business — ein Geschäft od. eine Firma gründen
go out of business — pleite gehen (ugs.)
go into business — Geschäftsmann/-frau werden
do business [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Geschäfte machen
be in business — Geschäftsmann/-frau sein
3) (task, duty, province) Aufgabe, die; Pflicht, diethat is my business/none of your business — das ist meine Angelegenheit/nicht deine Sache
mind your own business — kümmere dich um deine [eigenen] Angelegenheiten!
he has no business to do that — er hat kein Recht, das zu tun
4) (matter to be considered) Angelegenheit, die‘any other business’ — "Sonstiges"
get down to [serious] business — [ernsthaft] zur Sache kommen; (Commerc.) an die Arbeit gehen
business before pleasure — erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
* * *adj.geschäftlich adj. n.Angelegenheit f.Geschäft -e n.Problem -e n.Sache -n f. -
12 tontería
f.1 foolish thing to say, silly thing to say, silly remark, dumb comment.2 foolish thing to do, dumb action, foolish act, foolish action.3 silliness, stupidness, foolishness, dumbheadedness.* * *1 (calidad de tonto) stupidity, silliness2 (dicho, hecho) silly thing, stupid thing3 (insignificancia) trifle4 (regalito) little something\decir tonterías to talk nonsense■ ¡déjate de tonterías! stop messing about!hacer tonterías to mess about, fool around* * *noun f.foolishness, stupidity* * *SF1) (=dicho)eso son tonterías, eso es una tontería — that's nonsense o rubbish o ( esp EEUU) garbage
decir tonterías — to talk nonsense o rubbish o ( esp EEUU) garbage
¡qué tontería acabas de decir! — that was a silly thing to say!
¡déjate de tonterías! — don't be silly!, don't talk nonsense!
2) (=acto)hacer una tontería — to do a silly thing o something silly
no hace nada más que tonterías — he's always doing silly things o being silly
3) (=insignificancia) silly little thingcualquier tontería le afecta — he gets upset over any silly little thing o the slightest thing
4) (=remilgo)5) (=cualidad) silliness, foolishness* * *a) ( cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; ( dicho tonto) silly remarkb) ( cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thingoye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería — come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum
c) ( cualidad) stupidity* * *= silliness, balderdash, humbug.Ex. The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.----* cometer una tontería = pull + stunt.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* tonterías = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.* tonterías al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* una tontería = a little something.* * *a) ( cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; ( dicho tonto) silly remarkb) ( cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thingoye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería — come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum
c) ( cualidad) stupidity* * *= silliness, balderdash, humbug.Ex: The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* cometer una tontería = pull + stunt.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* tonterías = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.* tonterías al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.* una tontería = a little something.* * *1 (cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; (dicho tonto) silly o stupid o foolish remark¡cuántas tonterías se cometen de joven! the (silly) things we do when we're young!siempre sale con alguna tontería he always comes out with some stupid remarkfue una tontería no aceptar it was stupid not to acceptdéjate de tonterías que estamos tratando de trabajar en serio stop being silly o stop fooling around, we're trying to get some serious work done¡tonterías! nonsense!2 (cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thingpor cualquier tontería se enfada she gets angry over the slightest little thingoye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum3 (cualidad) stupidity* * *
tontería sustantivo femenino
( dicho tonto) silly remark;◊ ¡déjate de tonterías! stop fooling around;
¡tonterías! nonsense!
tontería sustantivo femenino
1 (acción, cosa) silly thing: ¡deja de decir tonterías!, stop talking nonsense!
(cosa sin importancia) trifle, small thing: le compré una tontería, I bought her a little something
me regañaron por una tontería, they told me off over something silly
2 (cualidad) stupidity, foolishness, silliness
' tontería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- bobada
- caer
- colmo
- desatino
- eso
- follón
- gilipollez
- mayor
- mosquearse
- saltar
- soberana
- soberano
- solemne
- soltar
- supina
- supino
- tontedad
- tontera
- tontuna
- valiente
- jalada
- macana
- payasada
- pelear
- ridiculez
- simpleza
English:
absurd
- stupidity
* * *1. [estupidez] stupid thing;ha sido una tontería no presentarse al examen it was stupid not to take the exam;decir una tontería to say something stupid;eso son tonterías that's nonsense;decir tonterías to talk nonsense;hacer una tontería to do something stupid;hizo la tontería de decírselo she was stupid enough to tell him;¡cuánta tontería hay en el mundo! people can be really stupid sometimes!2. [cosa sin importancia o valor] trifle;no es ninguna tontería [va en serio] it's serious;[no está mal] it's not bad at all;¿qué te ha pasado? – nada, una tontería what happened to you? – oh, it's nothing serious;por hacer cuatro tonterías me ha cobrado 1.000 pesos he charged me 1,000 pesos for doing next to nothing* * *f figstupid odumb famthing;tonterías pl nonsense sg* * *tontería nf1) : foolishness2) : stupid remark or action3)decir tonterías : to talk nonsense* * *tontería n1. (acción, dicho) silly thing¡qué tontería! how silly!2. (cosa insignificante) little thing -
13 serio
advtraktować kogoś/coś (na) serio — to treat sb/sth seriously
* * *I.serio1adv.(= poważnie, bez żartów) seriously, earnestly, really; serio? really?, no kidding?; myśleć o czymś serio think of sth seriously l. in earnest; traktować kogoś na serio treat sb seriously; rozgniewać się na serio get really angry; pół żartem, pół serio half seriously, half jokingly; (= na dobre) in earnest.II.serio2a.indecl. (= poważny) serious; praca serio serious work; człowiek serio serious person.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > serio
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14 Writing
Very gradually I have discovered ways of writing with a minimum of worry and anxiety. When I was young each fresh piece of serious work used to seem to me for a time-perhaps a long time-to be beyond my powers. I would fret myself into a nervous state from fear that it was never going to come right. I would make one unsatisfying attempt after another, and in the end have to discard them all. At last I found that such fumbling attempts were a waste of time. It appeared that after first contemplating a book on some subject, and after giving serious preliminary attention to it, I needed a period of subconscious incubation which could not be hurried and was if anything impeded by deliberate thinking. Sometimes I would find, after a time, that I had made a mistake, and that I could not write the book I had had in mind. But often I was more fortunate. Having, by a time of very intense concentration, planted the problem in my subconsciousness, it would germinate underground until, suddenly, the solution emerged with blinding clarity, so that it only remained to write down what had appeared as if in a revelation. (Russell, 1965, p. 195)Without writing, the literate mind would not and could not think as it does, not only when engaged in writing but normally even when it is composing its thought in oral form. More than any other single invention, writing has transformed human consciousness. (Ong, 1982, p. 78)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Writing
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15 sumienn|y
adj. grad. [nauczyciel, pracownik, uczeń] conscientious, diligent- przyszedł czas sumiennej, regularnej nauki the time had come to get down to some serious work- szef pochwalił go za sumienną pracę his boss praised his conscientious workThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > sumienn|y
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16 fool around
inf 1. болтаться, слоняться без дела, валять дурака, бездельничатьStop fooling around, we have serious work to do.
2. крутить роман, ухаживатьIf you go to college, you must work, not fool around.
Don’t fool around with another man’s wife.
I’II bet you were fooling around with Miss Roach.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > fool around
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17 делать дело
to do serious workБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > делать дело
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18 fool about
1) играть, забавляться( ведя себя безрассудно, глупо, с риском для жизни) Don't fool around/about with matches. ≈ Не играй со спичками.
2) дурачиться, забавлять, смешить( кого-л.)
3) болтаться без дела, терять время попусту Stop fooling about/around, we have serious work to do. ≈ Кончай тут баклуши бить, у нас работа.
4) амер.;
разг. изменять жене, мужу She's fooling around/about with one of her friends. ≈ Она изменяет мужу с одним из своих друзей. дурачиться - you don't * on a fifle range на стрельбище нельзя валять дурака болтаться попусту волочиться за кем-л. (with) играть - you shouldn't * with the boy's love не нужно играть любовью этого мальчикаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fool about
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19 fool around
1) играть, забавляться( ведя себя безрассудно, глупо, с риском для жизни) Don't fool around/about with matches. ≈ Не играй со спичками.
2) дурачиться, забавлять, смешить( кого-л.)
3) болтаться без дела, терять время попусту Stop fooling about/around, we have serious work to do. ≈ Кончай тут баклуши бить, у нас работа.
4) амер.;
разг. изменять жене, мужу She's fooling around/about with one of her friends. ≈ Она изменяет мужу с одним из своих друзей. дурачиться - you don't * on a fifle range на стрельбище нельзя валять дурака болтаться попусту волочиться за кем-л. (with) играть - you shouldn't * with the boy's love не нужно играть любовью этого мальчика дразнитьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fool around
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20 footle
ˈfu:tl
1. сущ. болтовня, ерунда;
абсурд, глупость Syn: talk, chatter
2. гл. дурить, болтать чепуху (тж. footle about/away) Stop footling about, we have serious work to do. ≈ Хватит дурить, у нас серьезное дело. (сленг) болтовня, ерунда;
глупость (сленг) дурить, валять дурака, болтать чепуху (тж. * about, * around) - he's * away his chances of success он проморгал /прозевал/ свои шансы на успех footle разг. болтовня, ерунда;
глупость ~ дурить, болтать чепуху
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