| Forme compuse: |
| as if interj | informal (sceptical) | nu mai spune!, serios? expr. |
| | | mira-m-aș! expr. |
| | You're going to help me clean the house? As if! |
| austere adj | (serious, solemn) | auster adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | | solemn adj. |
| | The mood of this Requiem Mass is austere. |
| bad adj | (severe) | puternic adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Take these painkillers if the pain becomes too bad. |
| | Ia calmantele astea, dacă durerea devine prea puternică. |
| broody adj | (brooding, serious) | meditativ adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | It's not easy sharing a house with two broody teenagers. |
| dearly adv | (sincerely) | sincer adv. |
| | | serios adv. |
| | I dearly wish that my favorite author had written more books before he died. |
| dismiss sb vtr | (disregard, not take seriously) | a nu lua în seamă, a nu lua în serios expr. |
| | At first, Robert thought Marilyn was just a silly young woman and simply dismissed her, but then he realised she was actually very intelligent. |
| dismiss sth vtr | (disregard, not take seriously) | a nu ține cont de expr. |
| | | a nu lua în serios expr. |
| | The politician has dismissed rumours of his affair. |
| dutifully adv | (out of sense of responsibility) | responsabil, conștiincios, serios adv. |
| | | cu conștiinciozitate loc.adv. |
| | Cathy dutifully visits her elderly mother once a week. |
| earnest adj | (serious) | serios adj. |
| | Adam is an earnest young man who has no time for jokes. |
| earnestly adv | (seriously) | serios, cinstit adv. |
| | If you ask her earnestly she'll be happy to help. |
| formal adj | (valid) | valabil, serios adj. |
| | If there are no formal objections then I'll carry on. |
| | Dacă nu sunt obiecții valabile (serioase), voi continua. |
| get down to brass tacks v expr | figurative, informal (discuss essentials) | a trece la lucruri serioase expr. |
| | | a discuta serios loc.vb. |
| | Thank you all for coming to this emergency meeting; now, let's get down to brass tacks. |
| go hard at sth vtr | informal (do sth intensely) | a face ceva intensiv expr. |
| | | a se ține serios de loc.vb. |
| | I started learning Italian a year ago, and I've been going hard at it ever since. |
| grave adj | (serious) | grav adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Circumstances in the current war are very grave. |
| | Este grav ceea ce se întâmplă în războiul acesta. |
| gravely adv | (seriously) | serios adv. |
| | | grav adv. |
| | Rita was gravely injured in a car accident. |
| grievous adj | (grave, serious) | serios, grav, periculos adj. |
| | The army suffered grievous losses in the battle. |
| grievously adv | formal (seriously, gravely) | grav adv. |
| | | serios adv. |
| | The city suffered grievously during the enemy occupation. |
| high adj | (grave, serious) | înalt adj. |
| | | grav, serios adj. |
| | The traitor was convicted of high treason. |
| honestly adv | (intensifier: really) | serios adv. |
| | | drept să-ți spun expr. |
| | Are you honestly going to sit there and accuse me of being the lazy one? |
| in all seriousness adv | (without joke or irony) | lăsând gluma la o parte expr. |
| | | serios vorbind expr. |
| | In all seriousness, I think she has a point. |
| laugh sth off vtr phrasal sep | (dismiss as not serious) | a râde cuiva în nas expr.vb. |
| | | a nu lua în serios expr.vb. |
| | John laughed off the suggestion that he change his behavior. |
| major adj | (serious) | grav, serios adj. |
| | | important, semnificativ adj. |
| | Illegal downloads pose a major threat to the music industry. |
| | Descărcările ilegale reprezintă o amenințare gravă (or: serioasă) pentru industria muzicală. |
| massive adj | (significant) | grav, serios adj. |
| | | enorm adj. |
| | The refugees suffered from massive trauma after fleeing the war zone. |
| mature adj | (fully considered) | matur, serios, chibzuit adj. |
| | He made a mature decision that it was better to stay home. |
| mean sth vtr | (say sincerely) | a vorbi serios expr.vb. |
| | | a spune cu sinceritate expr.vb. |
| | I really mean it when I say you're beautiful. |
| | Chiar vorbesc serios când spun că ești frumoasă. |
| mean what you say v expr | (speak sincerely) | a vorbi serios loc.vb. |
| | | a nu glumi vb.intranz. |
| | Does he mean what he says, or is he just making an empty promise? |
| No joke. interj | informal (I'm serious) | fără glumă expr. |
| | | pe bune, serios acum expr. |
| | No joke, John, she's really angry with you. |
| promise vi | (make a promise) | a promite vb.tranz. |
| | | a vorbi serios loc.vb. |
| | I will mow the lawn - I promise. |
| | O să tund gazonul. Promit. |
| | O să tund gazonul. Vorbesc serios. |
| quite some adj | informal (sth impressive) | serios, grav adj. |
| | | ditamai adj. |
| | That's quite some bruise you have there. |
| serious adj | (earnest, sincere) | serios adj. |
| | I'm not joking. I'm being serious. Can we have a serious conversation, without you cracking jokes all the time? |
| | Nu glumesc. Sunt serios. |
| serious adj | (thoughtful) | serios adj. |
| | You look very serious when you're reading. |
| | Arăți foarte serios când citești. |
| seriously adv | (in a serious manner) | serios adv. |
| | | cu seriozitate loc.adv. |
| | Jim studied the object seriously. |
| seriously interj | (really?) | pe bune interj. |
| | | serios interj. |
| severe adj | (serious, stern) | sever adj. |
| | | sobru adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Ellen's severe manner can make people rather nervous. |
| sober adj | figurative (serious, rational) | sobru adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Marion's sober outlook makes her a good person to ask for advice. |
| sober sb vtr | figurative (make serious) | a face să devină serios expr. |
| | | a readuce la realitate expr. |
| | | a indispune vb.tranz. |
| | The news of her friend's death sobered Katherine. |
| solemn adj | (person: serious) | serios adj. |
| | | solemn adj. |
| | | grav adj. |
| | The judge was very solemn as he read the sentence. |
somber (US),
sombre (UK) adj | (person: grave, serious) (persoană) | sombru, sumbru adj. |
| | | grav adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | She looked so somber that I asked her what was wrong. |
| sporting adj | figurative (chance: reasonable, fair) (șansă) | serios, considerabil adj. |
| | After all of our practicing, we have a sporting chance of winning the game. |
| staid adj | (prudish, proper) | serios adj. |
| | | auster adj. |
| | Richard was staid and conservative, and never acted on impulse. |
| stern adj | (severe, serious) (persoane, privire) | sever adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Alice's father was a stern man who expected his children to obey him at all times. |
| straight adj | (face, man: not comic) | serios adj. |
| | He said it with a straight face, so I don't think he was joking. |
| | A spus-o cu o față serioasă, nu cred că glumea. |
| take sth lightly vtr | (not consider a serious matter) | a nu lua în serios loc.vb. |
| | You should not take that warning lightly. |
| take seriously vtr | (be genuinely concerned by) | a lua în serios loc.vb. |
| | The government doesn't seem to be taking global warming seriously. |
| take seriously vtr | (not interpret as a joke) | a lua în serios loc.vb. |
| thoughtful adj | (person: considerate) | grijuliu adj. |
| | | preocupat adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Marilyn's daughter is so thoughtful; she takes good care of her mother. |
| | Fiica lui Marilyn este așa de grijulie, are multă grijă de mama ei. |
| trifle with sb/sth vi + prep | informal (treat frivolously) | a nu lua în serios loc.vb. |
| | I wouldn't trifle with her if I were you. She has a nasty temper. |
| unsmiling adj | (straight-faced, solemn) (față) | serios adj. |
| | | sobru adj. |
| | The unsmiling headmaster ordered the two boys to wait outside his office. |
| weighty adj | figurative (topic: important) | important adj. |
| | | grav, serios adj. |
| | The discussion covered weighty topics such as discrimination in the workplace. |
| Forme compuse: |
| as if interj | informal (sceptical) | nu mai spune!, serios? expr. |
| | | mira-m-aș! expr. |
| | You're going to help me clean the house? As if! |
| austere adj | (serious, solemn) | auster adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | | solemn adj. |
| | The mood of this Requiem Mass is austere. |
| bad adj | (severe) | puternic adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Take these painkillers if the pain becomes too bad. |
| | Ia calmantele astea, dacă durerea devine prea puternică. |
| broody adj | (brooding, serious) | meditativ adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | It's not easy sharing a house with two broody teenagers. |
| dearly adv | (sincerely) | sincer adv. |
| | | serios adv. |
| | I dearly wish that my favorite author had written more books before he died. |
| dismiss sb vtr | (disregard, not take seriously) | a nu lua în seamă, a nu lua în serios expr. |
| | At first, Robert thought Marilyn was just a silly young woman and simply dismissed her, but then he realised she was actually very intelligent. |
| dismiss sth vtr | (disregard, not take seriously) | a nu ține cont de expr. |
| | | a nu lua în serios expr. |
| | The politician has dismissed rumours of his affair. |
| dutifully adv | (out of sense of responsibility) | responsabil, conștiincios, serios adv. |
| | | cu conștiinciozitate loc.adv. |
| | Cathy dutifully visits her elderly mother once a week. |
| earnest adj | (serious) | serios adj. |
| | Adam is an earnest young man who has no time for jokes. |
| earnestly adv | (seriously) | serios, cinstit adv. |
| | If you ask her earnestly she'll be happy to help. |
| formal adj | (valid) | valabil, serios adj. |
| | If there are no formal objections then I'll carry on. |
| | Dacă nu sunt obiecții valabile (serioase), voi continua. |
| get down to brass tacks v expr | figurative, informal (discuss essentials) | a trece la lucruri serioase expr. |
| | | a discuta serios loc.vb. |
| | Thank you all for coming to this emergency meeting; now, let's get down to brass tacks. |
| go hard at sth vtr | informal (do sth intensely) | a face ceva intensiv expr. |
| | | a se ține serios de loc.vb. |
| | I started learning Italian a year ago, and I've been going hard at it ever since. |
| grave adj | (serious) | grav adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Circumstances in the current war are very grave. |
| | Este grav ceea ce se întâmplă în războiul acesta. |
| gravely adv | (seriously) | serios adv. |
| | | grav adv. |
| | Rita was gravely injured in a car accident. |
| grievous adj | (grave, serious) | serios, grav, periculos adj. |
| | The army suffered grievous losses in the battle. |
| grievously adv | formal (seriously, gravely) | grav adv. |
| | | serios adv. |
| | The city suffered grievously during the enemy occupation. |
| high adj | (grave, serious) | înalt adj. |
| | | grav, serios adj. |
| | The traitor was convicted of high treason. |
| honestly adv | (intensifier: really) | serios adv. |
| | | drept să-ți spun expr. |
| | Are you honestly going to sit there and accuse me of being the lazy one? |
| in all seriousness adv | (without joke or irony) | lăsând gluma la o parte expr. |
| | | serios vorbind expr. |
| | In all seriousness, I think she has a point. |
| laugh sth off vtr phrasal sep | (dismiss as not serious) | a râde cuiva în nas expr.vb. |
| | | a nu lua în serios expr.vb. |
| | John laughed off the suggestion that he change his behavior. |
| major adj | (serious) | grav, serios adj. |
| | | important, semnificativ adj. |
| | Illegal downloads pose a major threat to the music industry. |
| | Descărcările ilegale reprezintă o amenințare gravă (or: serioasă) pentru industria muzicală. |
| massive adj | (significant) | grav, serios adj. |
| | | enorm adj. |
| | The refugees suffered from massive trauma after fleeing the war zone. |
| mature adj | (fully considered) | matur, serios, chibzuit adj. |
| | He made a mature decision that it was better to stay home. |
| mean sth vtr | (say sincerely) | a vorbi serios expr.vb. |
| | | a spune cu sinceritate expr.vb. |
| | I really mean it when I say you're beautiful. |
| | Chiar vorbesc serios când spun că ești frumoasă. |
| mean what you say v expr | (speak sincerely) | a vorbi serios loc.vb. |
| | | a nu glumi vb.intranz. |
| | Does he mean what he says, or is he just making an empty promise? |
| No joke. interj | informal (I'm serious) | fără glumă expr. |
| | | pe bune, serios acum expr. |
| | No joke, John, she's really angry with you. |
| promise vi | (make a promise) | a promite vb.tranz. |
| | | a vorbi serios loc.vb. |
| | I will mow the lawn - I promise. |
| | O să tund gazonul. Promit. |
| | O să tund gazonul. Vorbesc serios. |
| quite some adj | informal (sth impressive) | serios, grav adj. |
| | | ditamai adj. |
| | That's quite some bruise you have there. |
| serious adj | (earnest, sincere) | serios adj. |
| | I'm not joking. I'm being serious. Can we have a serious conversation, without you cracking jokes all the time? |
| | Nu glumesc. Sunt serios. |
| serious adj | (thoughtful) | serios adj. |
| | You look very serious when you're reading. |
| | Arăți foarte serios când citești. |
| seriously adv | (in a serious manner) | serios adv. |
| | | cu seriozitate loc.adv. |
| | Jim studied the object seriously. |
| seriously interj | (really?) | pe bune interj. |
| | | serios interj. |
| severe adj | (serious, stern) | sever adj. |
| | | sobru adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Ellen's severe manner can make people rather nervous. |
| sober adj | figurative (serious, rational) | sobru adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Marion's sober outlook makes her a good person to ask for advice. |
| sober sb vtr | figurative (make serious) | a face să devină serios expr. |
| | | a readuce la realitate expr. |
| | | a indispune vb.tranz. |
| | The news of her friend's death sobered Katherine. |
| solemn adj | (person: serious) | serios adj. |
| | | solemn adj. |
| | | grav adj. |
| | The judge was very solemn as he read the sentence. |
somber (US),
sombre (UK) adj | (person: grave, serious) (persoană) | sombru, sumbru adj. |
| | | grav adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | She looked so somber that I asked her what was wrong. |
| sporting adj | figurative (chance: reasonable, fair) (șansă) | serios, considerabil adj. |
| | After all of our practicing, we have a sporting chance of winning the game. |
| staid adj | (prudish, proper) | serios adj. |
| | | auster adj. |
| | Richard was staid and conservative, and never acted on impulse. |
| stern adj | (severe, serious) (persoane, privire) | sever adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Alice's father was a stern man who expected his children to obey him at all times. |
| straight adj | (face, man: not comic) | serios adj. |
| | He said it with a straight face, so I don't think he was joking. |
| | A spus-o cu o față serioasă, nu cred că glumea. |
| take sth lightly vtr | (not consider a serious matter) | a nu lua în serios loc.vb. |
| | You should not take that warning lightly. |
| take seriously vtr | (be genuinely concerned by) | a lua în serios loc.vb. |
| | The government doesn't seem to be taking global warming seriously. |
| take seriously vtr | (not interpret as a joke) | a lua în serios loc.vb. |
| thoughtful adj | (person: considerate) | grijuliu adj. |
| | | preocupat adj. |
| | | serios adj. |
| | Marilyn's daughter is so thoughtful; she takes good care of her mother. |
| | Fiica lui Marilyn este așa de grijulie, are multă grijă de mama ei. |
| trifle with sb/sth vi + prep | informal (treat frivolously) | a nu lua în serios loc.vb. |
| | I wouldn't trifle with her if I were you. She has a nasty temper. |
| unsmiling adj | (straight-faced, solemn) (față) | serios adj. |
| | | sobru adj. |
| | The unsmiling headmaster ordered the two boys to wait outside his office. |
| weighty adj | figurative (topic: important) | important adj. |
| | | grav, serios adj. |
| | The discussion covered weighty topics such as discrimination in the workplace. |