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1 seriously
adverb (in a serious way; to a serious extent: Is he seriously thinking of being an actor?; She is seriously ill.) nopietni -
2 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) uztvert nopietni2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) uztvert nopietniEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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3 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) uztvert nopietni2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) uztvert nopietniEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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4 serious
['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
- take someone or something seriously
- take seriously* * *nopietns -
5 contemplate
['kontəmpleit]1) (to think seriously (about): I was contemplating (= feeling inclined towards) having a holiday; She contemplated her future gloomily.) apcerēt; pārdomāt; nodomāt2) (to look thoughtfully at: The little boy stood contemplating himself in the mirror.) vērot; aplūkot•- contemplative
- contemplatively* * *aplūkot, vērot; apcerēt, pārdomāt; nodomāt, iecerēt; saskatīt -
6 entreat
[in'tri:t](to ask (a person) earnestly and seriously (to do something).) ļoti lūgt; lūgties- entreaty* * *ļoti lūgt, lūgties -
7 groggy
['ɡroɡi](weak and walking unsteadily: I'm not seriously hurt - I just feel a bit groggy.) nedrošs (uz kājām); grīļīgs* * *nedrošs uz kājām; grīļīgs, ļodzīgs -
8 in earnest
1) (serious; not joking: I am in earnest when I say this.) nopietni; bez jokiem2) (seriously; with energy and determination: He set to work in earnest.) visā nopietnībā* * *visā nopietnībā -
9 in jest
(as a joke; not seriously: speaking in jest.) pa jokam* * *pa jokam -
10 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) joks2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) joks2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) jokot2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) jokot•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *joks; jokot -
11 pension
['penʃən](a sum of money paid regularly to a widow, a person who has retired from work, a soldier who has been seriously injured in a war etc: He lives on his pension; a retirement pension.) pensija- pension off* * *pensija; pansionāts; piešķirt pensiju -
12 responsibility
[-sə-]1) (something which a person has to look after, do etc: He takes his responsibilities very seriously.)2) (the state of having important duties: a position of responsibility.)3) (the state of being responsible: his responsibility for the accident.)* * *atbildība; pienākums; maksātspēja -
13 shallow
['ʃæləu]1) (not deep: shallow water; a shallow pit.) sekls2) (not able to think seriously or feel deeply: a rather shallow personality.) sekls; virspusējs; aprobežots•- shallows* * *kļūt seklam; samazināt dziļumu; sekls; sekls, tukšs; sēklis -
14 get down to
(to begin working seriously at or on: I must get down to some letters!) ķerties pie (kāda darba) -
15 in fun
(as a joke; not seriously: I said it in fun.) jokojot; joka pēc -
16 joking apart/aside
(let us stop joking and talk seriously: I feel like going to Timbuctoo for the weekend - but, joking apart, I do need a rest!) bez jokiem
См. также в других словарях:
seriously — c.1500, from SERIOUS (Cf. serious) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). To take (something) seriously is from 1782 … Etymology dictionary
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seriously — index purely (positively) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
seriously — ► ADVERB ▪ in a serious manner or to a serious extent … English terms dictionary
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seriously — se|ri|ous|ly [ sıriəsli ] adverb *** 1. ) in a way that is bad or dangerous enough to make you worried: seriously ill/hurt/worried: Was anyone in the car seriously hurt? 2. ) in a way that shows that you think something is important:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seriously — adverb 1 in a serious way: I think it s about time we talked seriously about our relationship. | Is she seriously ill? | I m seriously concerned about Ben. 2 take sb/sth seriously to believe that someone or something is worth paying attention to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
seriously — se|ri|ous|ly W2S2 [ˈsıəriəsli US ˈsır ] adv 1.) very much or to a great degree seriously ill/injured/damaged etc ▪ Was she seriously hurt? ▪ I m seriously worried about Ben. ▪ Something was seriously wrong . 2.) a) in a way that is not joking,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
seriously — [[t]sɪ͟əriəsli[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl You use seriously to indicate that you are not joking and that you really mean what you say. Seriously, I only smoke in the evenings. 2) CONVENTION (feelings) You say seriously when you are surprised by … English dictionary
seriously — adverb 1) Faye nodded seriously Syn: solemnly, earnestly, gravely, soberly, somberly, sternly, grimly, dourly, humorlessly; pensively, thoughtfully 2) she was seriously injured Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
seriously*/*/ — [ˈsɪəriəsli] adv 1) in a way that is bad or dangerous enough to make you worried Was anyone in the car seriously hurt?[/ex] 2) in a way that shows that you think something is important and should be thought about carefully We have to think… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
