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serious adjective (person, expression, discussion, offer) sérieux/-ieuse;
(accident, crime, crisis, problem) grave;
(literature, actor) de qualité;
(attempt, concern) réel/réelle;
to be ~ about sth prendre qch au sérieux;
to be ~ about doing avoir vraiment l'intention de faire.

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'serious' found in these entries:

English:

bad - can - crime - dear - quandary - sober - weighty - worst

French:

autrement - bon - conséquence - devoir - être - grave - gros - heure - lourd - penser - sérieux - songer

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
serious	adj	(earnest, sincere)	sérieux adj
I'm not joking. I'm being serious.
Je ne plaisante pas. Je suis sérieux.
serious	adj	(solemn)	sérieux, sévère adj
She became very serious after the kids started causing problems.
Elle est devenue très sérieuse (or: sévère) après que les enfants commencèrent à causer des problèmes.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
serious	adj	(thoughtful)	sérieux, concentré adj
He is very serious when he is working.
Il est très sérieux (or: concentré) lorsqu'il travaille.
serious	adj	(requiring concentration)	compliqué adj
			grave, préoccupant adj
It is a serious situation and he is treating it so.
C'est une situation compliquée et il la traite en tant que telle.
C'est une situation grave (or: préoccupante) et il la traite en tant que telle.
serious	adj	(important)	important adj
This is a serious meeting that we are having with them.
C'est une réunion importante que nous avons avec eux.
serious	adj	(critical)	grave, critique adj
The patient is in serious condition, but is expected to live.
Le patient est dans un état grave (or: critique), mais on espère qu'il survivra.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
half-serious			à moitié sérieux
serious mistranslation		nm	contresens (en traduisant)
serious suspicion		nf	charge (juridique - présomption)
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