 German |
 English |
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ernst {adv} ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "ernst"){kind=small} |
seriously |
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| Aber mal im Ernst, ... | But seriously ... | |
| Das ist mein Ernst. | I'm serious about it. | |
| Willst du ernsthaft behaupten, dass ...? | Are you seriously claiming that ...? | |
| Er behauptet allen Ernstes, dass an allen Problemen die Medien schuld sind. | He is seriously claiming / trying to tell us that the problems are all the fault of the media. | |
| ernst {adv} |
earnestly; gravely; unsmilingly | |
| im Ernst; ernsthaft {adv} |
in earnest | |
| in vollem Ernst | in dead earnest | |
| Diesmal ist es mir Ernst damit. | This time I'm in earnest about it. | |
| unglücklich; betrübt {adv} |
unhappily | |
| unglücklich verliebt sein | to be unhappily in love | |
| unglücklich verheiratet sein | to be unhappily married | |
| "Sie nehmen mich nicht ernst", merkte sie betrübt an. | 'They don't take me seriously,' she noted unhappily. |