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1 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.) ta ngn (ngt) på allvar2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) ta ngn (ngt) på allvarEnglish-Swedish dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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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.) ta ngn (ngt) på allvar2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) ta ngn (ngt) på allvarEnglish-Swedish dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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3 serious
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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4 joke
n. skämt; rolig historia--------v. skämta, skoja* * *[‹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.) skämt, vits, skoj2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) lustighet, spratt2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) skämta, skoja2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) skämtare•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke
См. также в других словарях:
take something seriously — take someone/something seriously phrase to think that someone/something is important and should be given careful attention Jonathan takes his gardening very seriously. Don’t take everything he says so seriously. Thesaurus: to value something or … Useful english dictionary
take somebody seriously — take sb/sth ˈseriously idiom to think that sb/sth is important and deserves your attention and respect • We take threats of this kind very seriously. • Why can t you ever take anything seriously? • Headaches in young children should always be… … Useful english dictionary
take me seriously — be serious about me and what I say and do I m not joking about going to a psychic. Please take me seriously … English idioms
take someone seriously — take someone/something seriously phrase to think that someone/something is important and should be given careful attention Jonathan takes his gardening very seriously. Don’t take everything he says so seriously. Thesaurus: to value something or … Useful english dictionary
take someone or something seriously — take (someone or something) seriously : to treat (someone or something) as being very important and deserving attention or respect He takes his religious faith seriously. She s well qualified for the job, so she hopes the company will take her… … Useful english dictionary
take seriously — take (someone or something) seriously : to treat (someone or something) as being very important and deserving attention or respect He takes his religious faith seriously. She s well qualified for the job, so she hopes the company will take her… … Useful english dictionary
take something to heart — phrase to think about something seriously, often so that you become upset by it You can’t take everything people say to heart. Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonym Main entry: heart * * * take criticism seriously and be… … Useful english dictionary
seriously — c.1500, from SERIOUS (Cf. serious) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). To take (something) seriously is from 1782 … Etymology dictionary
take to heart — ► take to heart take (criticism) seriously and be affected by it. Main Entry: ↑heart … English terms dictionary
take it to heart — take something seriously, consider carefully; be affected emotionally, be deeply moved … English contemporary dictionary
take something to heart — take criticism seriously and be affected by it. → heart … English new terms dictionary
