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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:

serious / ˈsɪərɪəs/ adjective

(not frivolous or light) (person, expression, discussion, issue, offer, purpose) sérieux/-ieuse;
(work, literature, actor, survey) de qualité;
(attempt, concern) réel/réelle;
to be ~ about sth prendre qch au sérieux;
to be ~ about doing avoir vraiment l'intention de faire;
is he ~ about her? est-ce qu'il tient vraiment à elle?;
to give ~ thought to sth penser sérieusement à qch;
you can't be ~ tu veux rire (familier);
being a parent is a ~ business être parent est une grande responsabilité;
to make ~ money (familier) gagner beaucoup d'argent;
if you want to do some ~ shopping (familier) si tu veux vraiment faire des courses;

(grave) (accident, crime, problem) grave;
(concern, doubt, misgiving) sérieux/-ieuse;
this is a very ~ matter l'affaire est très grave.

'serious' found in these Oxford entries:

English:

bad - can - condition - crime - deadly - dear - disturbance - flippant - gross - half - ill - light - minor - more - nasty - note - or - quandary - scholarly - shame - sober - solemn - this - tone - weighty - worse - worst

French:

accident - autrement - avoir - blessure - bon - conséquence - courir - danger - être - Gascon - grave - gravissime - grièvement - gros - heure - informer - lourd - passer - penser - préjudice - proportion - responsabilité - sérieux - songer - vif

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 devenu 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)	préoccupante adj
			grave adj
It is a serious situation and he is treating it so.
C'est une situation préoccupante et il la traite en tant que telle.
C'est une situation grave 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
have serious suspicions	vi	(be mistrustful)	avoir de sérieux doutes v
serious minded, serious-minded	adj	(solemn or focused)	sérieux adj
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
			grave adj
serious mistranslation		en traduisant	contresens nm
serious suspicion		juridique - présomption	charge nf
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "serious".

"serious risk of eye and ear damage"
a serious message behind it
a serious problem
a serious, dedicated artist and critic.
approach it in as much a serious as a lighthearted manner
be serious
blameless regarding serious matters…
by making ridiculous themes serious
can be serious
can pose serious health risks
deadly serious straight
Disfigure the serious matter of comedy
For the first time since we've known each other, I will be serious
FR: although the moral is serious, the film is not - grammaire
FR: drivers causing death or serious injury - grammaire
FR: it had become serious - grammaire
FR: Only professionals are serious - grammaire
FR: twelve action scenes, including six serious ones - grammaire
His goal is that a doctoral dissertation undertakes a serious topic and therefore becomes noticed in the scholarly community
how serious
How serious it was
I am very serious about learning French
I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of articles whose titles seemed very important and serious
I'm in serious/great need of
If it weren't for my coffee making skills, she would be going through serious withdrawal
Immigration poses a serious problem to our national identity
it is official, I am in a serious relationship
jokingly serious
Mankind has serious disease
more serious than one thinks
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