- seriously
- adverb (in a serious way; to a serious extent: Is he seriously thinking of being an actor?; She is seriously ill.) en serioseriously adv1. seriamente / en serioI am seriously thinking of changing jobs estoy pensando seriamente en cambiar de trabajo2. gravementehe is seriously ill está gravemente enfermoto take something seriously tomar algo en serioseriouslytr['sɪərɪəslɪ]adverb1 (in earnest) en serio■ don't take things so seriously no te tomes las cosas tan en serio■ are you seriously saying that we have to leave? ¿lo dices en serio que nos tenemos que marchar?2 (severely) seriamente, gravemente■ seriously wounded herido,-a de gravedad■ smoking can seriously damage your health fumar perjudica seriamente la salud\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLseriously though bromas aparte, (hablando) en serioto take oneself seriously darse importanciaseriously ['sɪriəsli] adv1) earnestly: seriamente, con seriedad, en serio2) severely: gravementeseriouslyadv.• gravemente adv.• seriamente adv.• sinceramente adv.'sɪriəsli, 'sɪəriəsliadverb1)a) (not frivolously) seriamente, con seriedad
don't take it seriously — no te lo tomes en serio
she takes herself so seriously — se da mucha importancia
seriously though — (indep) hablando en serio, fuera de broma
b) (genuinely, sincerely)you can't seriously mean that — no lo puedes estar diciendo en serio
2) (gravely) <ill/injured> gravemente['sɪǝrɪǝslɪ]ADV1) (=in earnest) [think, consider] seriamente; [speak] seriamente, en serio•
yes, but seriously ... — sí, pero en serio ...•
we are seriously considering emigrating — estamos considerando seriamente la posibilidad de emigrar•
do you seriously expect me to believe that? — ¿esperas en serio que me lo crea?, ¿de verdad esperas que me lo crea?seriously? — ¿en serio?, ¿de verdad?
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to take sth/sb seriously — tomar algo/a algn en serioto take o.s. too seriously — tomarse a sí mismo demasiado en serio
2) (=badly) [damage, affect] seriamente, gravemente; [injured, wounded] gravemente•
no-one was seriously hurt — nadie resultó gravemente herido•
he is seriously ill — está grave, está gravemente enfermo•
the pilot realized that something was seriously wrong — el piloto se dio cuenta de que algo iba realmente mal or de que pasaba algo muy grave3) * (=really)•
a hotel like the Grand is seriously expensive — un hotel como el Grand es caro de verdad *•
he's seriously into body-building — está metido a tope en el culturismo ** * *['sɪriəsli, 'sɪəriəsli]adverb1)a) (not frivolously) seriamente, con seriedaddon't take it seriously — no te lo tomes en serio
she takes herself so seriously — se da mucha importancia
seriously though — (indep) hablando en serio, fuera de broma
b) (genuinely, sincerely)you can't seriously mean that — no lo puedes estar diciendo en serio
2) (gravely) <ill/injured> gravemente
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
