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serio

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serious

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Serio
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serio, -a

adjective

1. serious (grave, importante)

estar serio, -a -> to look serious
es una enfermedad muy seria -> it's a very serious illness

2. responsible (responsable) ; reliable (cumplidor, formal)

no son gente seria -> they are very unreliable
lo que no es serio, -a es que ahora digan que necesitan dos meses más -> what's really unacceptable is that now they're saying they need another two months

en serio

adverbial phrase

1. seriously

en serio, -a, me ha tocado la lotería -> seriously, I've won the lottery
tomarse algo/a alguien en serio, -a -> to take something/somebody seriously
lo digo en serio, -a -> I'm serious

serio [say'-re-o, ah]

adjective

1. Serious (actitud, expresión), grave, dignified.

2. Serious, important, weighty.

3. Grand, majestic, solemn.

4. Uncouth, rude, severe, gold.

5. Plain, true, sincere.

Ponerse serio -> to look serious
Un traje serio -> a formal suit
Es una persona poco seria -> he’s a very irresponsible sort

serio

adjetivo

1 [+expresión, tono] serious

¿por qué estás hoy tan serio? why are you (looking) so serious today?; su padre es muy serio his father's a very serious person; se quedó mirándome muy serio he looked at me very seriously; he stared gravely at me; pareces muy serio you're looking very serious; ponerse serio: se puso seria al ver la foto she went o became serious when she saw the photo; me voy a poner seria contigo si no estudias I'm going to get cross with you if you don't do some studying

en serio seriously; tomar un asunto en serio to take a matter seriously; no hablaba en serio I wasn't serious

hablo en serio

¿lo dices en serio? are you serious?; do you really mean it?

3 [+problema, enfermedad, pérdida] serious

esto se pone serio this is getting serious

4 (fiable) [+persona] reliable; [+trato] straight; honest

es una persona poco seria he's not very reliable; una empresa seria a reliable firm; no es serio que ahora decidan echarse atrás it's not very responsible of them to back out now

5 (severo)

el negro es un color demasiado serio para una niña black is too serious o severe a colour for a young girl; lleva un traje muy serio he's wearing a very formal suit

6 [+estudio, libro] serious