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1. adjective1) (serious) ernsthaft2) (ardent) innig [Wunsch, Gebet, Hoffnung]; leidenschaftlich [Appell]2. nounin earnest — mit vollem Ernst
this time I'm in earnest [about it] — diesmal ist es mir Ernst od. meine ich es ernst [damit]
* * *['ə:nist]2) (showing determination, sincerity or strong feeling: He made an earnest attempt to improve his work.) ernstlich•- academic.ru/23108/earnestness">earnestness- earnestly
- in earnest* * *ear·nest[ˈɜ:nɪst, AM ˈɜ:r-]I. adj1. (serious) ernst2. (determined) ernsthaft, ernstlich\earnest attempt ernst gemeinter Versuch\earnest desire aufrichtiges Verlangento be in [deadly] \earnest es [tod]ernst meinen* * *['ɜːnɪst]1. adjperson ernst, ernsthaft; voice ernst; hope, desire aufrichtig, innig; conversation, discussion ernsthaftit shall be my earnest prayer that... — ich werde aufrichtig dafür beten, dass...
2. n1)then she started crying in earnest — dann fing sie erst an richtig zu weinen
this time I'm in earnest — diesmal meine ich es ernst, diesmal ist es mein Ernst
2) (= guarantee) Pfand nt (of +gen)* * *earnest1 [ˈɜːnıst; US ˈɜr-]A adj (adv earnestly)1. ernst2. ernst-, gewissenhaft3. ernstlich:a) ernst (gemeint)b) dringendc) ehrlich, aufrichtigB s Ernst m:a) im Ernst, ernst,b) ernst-, gewissenhaft;you are not in earnest das ist doch nicht Ihr Ernst!;be in earnest about sth es mit etwas ernst meinen;he was in earnest about it es war ihm ernst damit;it was snowing in real earnest es schneite ganz schön umgearnest2 [ˈɜːnıst; US ˈɜr-] s1. An-, Auf-, Drauf-, Handgeld n, Anzahlung f (of auf akk):in earnest als Anzahlung2. fig Zeichen n:as an earnest of my good intentions als Zeichen meines guten Willens3. fig Vorgeschmack m (of auf akk)* * *1. adjective1) (serious) ernsthaft2) (ardent) innig [Wunsch, Gebet, Hoffnung]; leidenschaftlich [Appell]2. nounthis time I'm in earnest [about it] — diesmal ist es mir Ernst od. meine ich es ernst [damit]
* * *adj.ernst adj.
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