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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
earnest adj	(serious)	serio/a adj
	Adam is an earnest young man who has no time for jokes.
	Adam es un joven serio que no tiene tiempo para bromas.
earnest adj	(sincere)	sincero/a adj
		serio/a adj
	Linda made an earnest request for forgiveness.
	Linda pidió perdón de manera sincera.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
earnest n	(pledge)	compromiso nm
		señal nf
		depósito nm
	Dan gave Olivia a ring as an earnest of his love.
	Dan le dio a Olivia un anillo como compromiso de su amor.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
earnest money n	(law: showing good faith)	fianza nf
		señal nf
		depósito en garantía loc nom m
		seña, arras nf
in earnest adv	(wholeheartedly, sincerely)	sinceramente adv
	I could tell from the tears in his eyes that my boss was speaking in earnest when he said he was sad to see me go.
be in earnest v expr	(be sincere, serious)	decirlo en serio loc verb
		ser sincero loc verb
	Steph thought her fiancé was playing a prank when he said he couldn't marry her the day before the wedding, but he was in earnest.

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'earnest' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

intense - serious - solemn

Spanish:

Ernesto - esforzado - serio - contrato de arras - de verdad - empeño - jugar a fondo

In Lists: Desirable personal qualities, more...

Synonyms: serious, sober, weighty, solemn, grave, more...

Collocations: [reward, compensation, praise] for the earnest, is an earnest of his [goodwill, esteem, generosity], is an earnest of [what, how, how little, how much], more...

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