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Detailed Translations for serious from English to German

serious:


Translation Matrix for serious:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- dangerous; good; grave; grievous; life-threatening; severe; sober; unplayful
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aufrecht genuine; serious; straight bold; brave; contemplative; courageous; dead straight; direct; erect; frontal; heroic; heroical; honest; standing; straight; upright; valiant; vertical
ehrlich genuine; serious; straight actual; blatant; contemplative; direct; downright; effectively; fair; frank; frontal; genuine; heartfelt; honest; in fact; in truth; indeed; it's true; moderate; open; plain; real; really; reasonable; right; sheer; sincere; sporting; straight; sure; sure enough; to be sure; true; truly; upright
ernst critical; earnest; grave; serious; severe; sincere; worrying
ernsthaft earnest; grave; serious; severe; sincere direct; frontal; honest; straight
feierlich earnest; grave; serious; severe; sincere celebratory; ceremonious; festal; festive; solemn; stately
geradeheraus genuine; serious; straight blunt; bluntly; contemplative; crude; direct; explicit; fair; flatly; forthright; frank; frankly; freely; frontal; genially; honest; open; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; sincere; square; straight; straightforward; true; unconcealed; upright
kritisch critical; grave; serious; worrying critical; difficult; hard; problematic; trying
schlimm critical; earnest; grave; serious; sincere; worrying appalling; awful; bad; badly; base; bold; critical; delicate; dreadful; evil-minded; false; fierce; frightful; horribly; intense; low; malicious; mean; nasty; perilous; precarious; severe; shady; strong; terrible; terribly; touchy; vicious; villainous; violent; wicked; with evil intention
seriös earnest; grave; serious; severe; sincere
wahrhaft genuine; serious; straight genuine; heartfelt; in truth; indeed; sincere; sure enough; truly; upright; verily
wahrhaftig earnest; grave; serious; severe; sincere actual; actually; as a matter of fact; certainly; definitely; effectively; genuine; in fact; in truth; indeed; it's true; real; really; sure; sure enough; to be sure; true; truly; verily; yes indeed

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Related Definitions for "serious":

  1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm1
    • a serious wound1
    • a serious turn of events1
  2. requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve1
    • raised serious objections to the proposal1
    • the plan has a serious flaw1
  3. of great consequence1
    • marriage is a serious matter1
  4. appealing to the mind1
    • a serious book1
  5. concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities1
    • a serious student of history1
    • a serious attempt to learn to ski1
    • gave me a serious look1
    • a serious young man1
    • are you serious or joking?1
    • Don't be so serious!1
  6. completely lacking in playfulness1

Wiktionary Translations for serious:

serious
adjective
  1. without humor or expression of happiness
  2. important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play
  3. really intending what is said; being in earnest
serious
adjective
  1. (Krankheiten, Verletzungen, etc.) bedrohlich oder ernsthaft
  2. schwerwiegend, bedeutend
  3. nicht heiter
  4. ohne Spaß, ohne Scherz, ohne Humor, ohne Ironie; überlegt, entschieden
  5. beträchtlich, ins Gewicht fallend, wichtig, ernst
  6. ernst zu nehmen (handlungsbezogen)

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
serious ernsthaft ernstig — zonder grappen en serieus
serious ernst; ernstlich; ernsthaft sérieux — Qui est grave, qui agit avec réflexion.
serious seriös; bedeutend; gewichtig sérieux — Qui est solide, important.
serious seriös sérieux — Qui est sincère, vrai.

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