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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| serieus bn | (ernstig) | serious, earnest adj |
| | | straight adj |
| | | grave adj |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| serious adj | (earnest, sincere) | serieus bn |
| | I'm not joking. I'm being serious. Can we have a serious conversation, without you cracking jokes all the time? |
| earnest adj | (serious) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| | Adam is an earnest young man who has no time for jokes. |
| earnestly adv | (seriously) | serieus, ernstig bw |
| | If you ask her earnestly she'll be happy to help. |
somberly (US),
sombrely (UK) adv | (without humor, seriously) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| serious adj | (solemn) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| | When the kids saw Helena's serious expression, they knew they were in trouble. |
| severe adj | (serious, stern) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| | Ellen's severe manner can make people rather nervous. |
| sober adj | figurative (serious, rational) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| | Marion's sober outlook makes her a good person to ask for advice. |
| seriously adv | (in a serious manner) | serieus, ernstig bn |
| | Jim studied the object seriously. |
| serious adj | (requiring concentration) | serieus bn |
| | | ernstig bn |
| | It is a serious situation and he is treating it as such. |
| broody adj | (brooding, serious) | serieus, ernstig bn |
| | | somber, bedrukt bn |
| | | peinzend bn |
| | It's not easy sharing a house with two broody teenagers. |
| austere adj | (serious, solemn) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| | | ingetogen bn |
| | The mood of this Requiem Mass is austere. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| straight adj | (face, man: not comic) | serieus, ernstig, uitgestreken bn |
| | He said it with a straight face, so I don't think he was joking. |
| formal adj | (valid) | serieus, ernstig bn |
| | (bezwaren) | uidrukkelijk, fundamenteel bn |
| | If there are no formal objections then I'll carry on. |
| bad adv | US, informal (badly: severely) | flink, goed bw |
| | (Belg.) | serieus |
| | The bullies beat him up bad. |
| | De pesters hebben hem flink toegetakeld. |
| seriously interj | (really?) | echt, serieus tw |
| | (informeel) | zonder dollen bw |
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