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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
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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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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvorlig2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) alvorlig3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriøs4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvorlig; farlig•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvorlig2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) alvorlig3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriøs4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvorlig; farlig•- seriously
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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
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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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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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'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvorlig2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) (er det) alvor...3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriøs4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvorlig•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriouslyalvorligadj. \/ˈsɪərɪəs\/1) alvorlig, seriøs2) viktig, betenkelig, nevneverdig3) troende, religiøs4) ( hverdagslig) i stor skala, stor, i stor gradbe serious about something ta noe på alvor• are you serious about this?• to be serious, I wish to leave nowhave a serious word with somebody si noen et alvorsordtake something under serious consideration overveie noe alvorlig, ta noe under nøye overveielse -
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['sɪərɪəs]1) (not frivolous) serioto give serious thought to sth. — pensare seriamente a qcs.
you can't be serious — non dirai sul serio, non scherzare
to spend serious money — colloq. spendere un sacco di soldi
if you want to do some serious surfing... — colloq. se vuoi fare surf come si deve
2) (grave) [accident, problem] serio, grave; [crime, error] grave; [concern, doubt] serio* * *['siəriəs]1) (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* * *['sɪərɪəs]1) (not frivolous) serioto give serious thought to sth. — pensare seriamente a qcs.
you can't be serious — non dirai sul serio, non scherzare
to spend serious money — colloq. spendere un sacco di soldi
if you want to do some serious surfing... — colloq. se vuoi fare surf come si deve
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) sério2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) sério3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) sério4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) sério•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *se.ri.ous[s'iəriəs] adj 1 sério, grave. it is a serious illness / é uma doença grave. are you serious? / está falando sério? they are very serious about their plan / eles tomam seu plano muito a sério. 2 sincero. I am quite serious / estou falando absolutamente sério. 3 importante, momentoso. 4 perigoso, crítico, alarmante. the situation is serious / a situação é crítica. -
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) resen2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) resen3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) resen4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) resen•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *[síəriəs]adjective ( seriously adverb)resen, seriozen, resnoben, slovesen; trezen, premišljen, umirjen; pomemben, upoštevanja vreden; humorously "pobožen"serious illness — resna, nevarna bolezenserious matter (music, reading) — resna zadeva (glasba, čtivo)are you serious? — misliš (to) resno? -
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['sɪərɪəs]adj* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) poważny2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) poważny3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) poważny4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) poważny•- seriously
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvarlegur2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) einlægur3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) alvarlegur4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvarlegur, hættulegur•- seriously
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) komoly2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) őszinte3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) komoly4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) súlyos•- seriously
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adj. ciddi, önemli, ağır, ağırbaşlı, şakaya gelmeyen* * *ciddi* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) ciddî, ağır başlı2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) ciddî, samimî3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) ciddî4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) ciddî, tehlikeli•- seriously
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• paha• tosissaan• totinen• jämerä• huolestuttava• ankara• arveluttava• vakavanlaatuinen• vaikea• vakaa• vakava-aiheinen• vakavahenkinen• vakavamielinen• vakava• raitishenkinen• raskas• jäyhä• merkittävä• syvällinen• yksivakainen• yksitotinen• kriittinen* * *'siəriəs1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) vakava2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) tosissaan3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) vakava-aiheinen4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) vakava•- seriously
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) nopietns2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) nopietns; visā nopietnībā3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) nopietns; gudrs; dziļš4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) nopietns; smags•- seriously
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) rimtas2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) rimtai (ketinantis)3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) rimtas4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) rimtas•- seriously
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adj. allvarlig; viktig; seriös; farlig* * *['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) allvarlig, allvarsam2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) allvarlig, seriös3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriös4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) allvarlig•- seriously
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['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) vážný2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) opravdový3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) náročný4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) vážný•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *• vážný• vážně
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