What does serios in Romanian mean?

What is the meaning of the word serios in Romanian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use serios in Romanian.

The word serios in Romanian means serious, thorough, severe, serios, serios, sever, grijuliu, serios, sombru, sumbru, serios, grav, periculos, serios, serios, serios, grav, serios, cinstit, sincer, grav, serios, grav, serios, grav, sever, sobru, important, serios, serios, cu sinceritate, meditativ, auster, serios, serios, considerabil, puternic, înalt, serios, valabil, serios, matur, serios, chibzuit, grav, serios, pe bune, nu mai spune!, serios?, a nu lua în seamă, a nu lua în serios, a nu ține cont de, a trece la lucruri serioase, a face ceva intensiv, lăsând gluma la o parte, a râde cuiva în nas, a vorbi serios, a vorbi serios, fără glumă, a promite, nu mai spune!, a face să devină serios, a nu lua în serios, a lua în serios, a lua în serios, a nu lua în serios. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word serios

serious, thorough, severe

serios

(earnest, sincere)

Nu glumesc. Sunt serios.
I'm not joking. I'm being serious. Can we have a serious conversation, without you cracking jokes all the time?

serios

(serious)

Adam is an earnest young man who has no time for jokes.

sever

(severe, serious) (persoane, privire)

Alice's father was a stern man who expected his children to obey him at all times.

grijuliu

(person: considerate)

Fiica lui Marilyn este așa de grijulie, are multă grijă de mama ei.
Marilyn's daughter is so thoughtful; she takes good care of her mother.

serios

(person: serious)

The judge was very solemn as he read the sentence.

sombru, sumbru

(person: grave, serious) (persoană)

She looked so somber that I asked her what was wrong.

serios, grav, periculos

(grave, serious)

The army suffered grievous losses in the battle.

serios

(prudish, proper)

Richard was staid and conservative, and never acted on impulse.

serios

(straight-faced, solemn) (față)

The unsmiling headmaster ordered the two boys to wait outside his office.

serios, grav

(informal (sth impressive)

That's quite some bruise you have there.

serios, cinstit

(seriously)

If you ask her earnestly she'll be happy to help.

sincer

(sincerely)

I dearly wish that my favorite author had written more books before he died.

grav

(formal (seriously, gravely)

The city suffered grievously during the enemy occupation.

serios

(seriously)

Rita was gravely injured in a car accident.

grav, serios

(serious)

Descărcările ilegale reprezintă o amenințare gravă (or: serioasă) pentru industria muzicală.
Illegal downloads pose a major threat to the music industry.

grav

(serious)

Este grav ceea ce se întâmplă în războiul acesta.
Circumstances in the current war are very grave.

sever

(serious, stern)

Ellen's severe manner can make people rather nervous.

sobru

(figurative (serious, rational)

Marion's sober outlook makes her a good person to ask for advice.

important

(figurative (topic: important)

The discussion covered weighty topics such as discrimination in the workplace.

serios

(in a serious manner)

Jim studied the object seriously.

serios

(intensifier: really)

Are you honestly going to sit there and accuse me of being the lazy one?

cu sinceritate

(be sincere, serious)

meditativ

(brooding, serious)

It's not easy sharing a house with two broody teenagers.

auster

(serious, solemn)

The mood of this Requiem Mass is austere.

serios

(thoughtful)

Arăți foarte serios când citești.
You look very serious when you're reading.

serios, considerabil

(figurative (chance: reasonable, fair) (șansă)

After all of our practicing, we have a sporting chance of winning the game.

puternic

(severe)

Ia calmantele astea, dacă durerea devine prea puternică.
Take these painkillers if the pain becomes too bad.

înalt

(grave, serious)

The traitor was convicted of high treason.

serios

(face, man: not comic)

A spus-o cu o față serioasă, nu cred că glumea.
He said it with a straight face, so I don't think he was joking.

valabil, serios

(valid)

Dacă nu sunt obiecții valabile (serioase), voi continua.
If there are no formal objections then I'll carry on.

matur, serios, chibzuit

(fully considered)

He made a mature decision that it was better to stay home.

grav, serios

(significant)

The refugees suffered from massive trauma after fleeing the war zone.

pe bune

(really?)

nu mai spune!, serios?

(informal (sceptical)

You're going to help me clean the house? As if!

a nu lua în seamă, a nu lua în serios

(disregard, not take seriously)

At first, Robert thought Marilyn was just a silly young woman and simply dismissed her, but then he realised she was actually very intelligent.

a nu ține cont de

(disregard, not take seriously)

The politician has dismissed rumours of his affair.

a trece la lucruri serioase

(figurative, informal (discuss essentials)

Thank you all for coming to this emergency meeting; now, let's get down to brass tacks.

a face ceva intensiv

(informal (do sth intensely)

I started learning Italian a year ago, and I've been going hard at it ever since.

lăsând gluma la o parte

(without joke or irony)

In all seriousness, I think she has a point.

a râde cuiva în nas

(dismiss as not serious)

John laughed off the suggestion that he change his behavior.

a vorbi serios

(say sincerely)

Chiar vorbesc serios când spun că ești frumoasă.
I really mean it when I say you're beautiful.

a vorbi serios

(speak sincerely)

Does he mean what he says, or is he just making an empty promise?

fără glumă

(informal (I'm serious)

No joke, John, she's really angry with you.

a promite

(make a promise)

O să tund gazonul. Vorbesc serios.
I will mow the lawn - I promise.

nu mai spune!

(slang (disbelief: no way!)

Shut up! Sandra can't possibly want to marry that awful man!

a face să devină serios

(figurative (make serious)

The news of her friend's death sobered Katherine.

a nu lua în serios

(not consider a serious matter)

You should not take that warning lightly.

a lua în serios

(be genuinely concerned by)

The government doesn't seem to be taking global warming seriously.

a lua în serios

(not interpret as a joke)

a nu lua în serios

(informal (treat frivolously)

I wouldn't trifle with her if I were you. She has a nasty temper.

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