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SERIOUS
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Traducere în limba română
serious adjectiv
1. serios, sobru; grav;
a serious young person o persoană tânără serioasă / sobră.
2. serios, care nu glumeşte;
are you serious? (eşti) serios? nu glumeşti?;
and now, to be serious şi acum, ca să vorbim serios.
3. scrios, important, de luat în consideraţie;
a serious step un pan important.
4. serios, îngrijorător, care nu trebuie neglijat;
a serious danger o primejdie serioasă.
5. (glumeţ) recules, care se gândeşte la viaţa viitoare.
Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:
His letter was then calm, and, though very serious, kind.
(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)
She would not have him be serious, and yet what could excuse the use of such words and offers, if they meant but to trifle?
(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)
Now comes the serious part, for it happened here, and Fred has just gone.
(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)
The most serious point in the case is the disposition of the child.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This is, indeed, a most serious matter.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I was never more serious in my life.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He found that he could fill one in, after a day of serious work, in the hour before going to bed.
(Martin Eden, de Jack London)
In love, if you are serious about each other, your partner may have a thrilling surprise for you this month.
(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)
“The danger is most serious,” I laughed.
(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)
Perhaps you won't, then, be very hard upon me, or surprised if I can be distressed and serious.
(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)