| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| severe {adj} [serious, intense, extreme] | 981 stark [heftig, schlimm, schwer] | |
| critical {adj} [serious, worrying] | 557 bedenklich [Besorgnis erregend] | |
| gross {adj} [flagrant, serious] | 522 grob [schwerwiegend, schlimm] [auch jur.] | |
| grave {adj} [serious (mistake, defect, etc.)] | 487 gravierend [geh.] [schwerwiegend] | |
| sober {adj} [serious] | 459 ernst [nüchtern, sachlich] | |
| silly {adj} {adv} [ridiculous, not practical or serious] | 361 affig [ugs.] [pej.] [albern, lächerlich, unseriös] | |
| big {adj} [serious] | 322 schwer [ernst, z. B. Fehler, Enttäuschung] | |
| staid {adj} [serious, conservative ] | 306 bieder [gesetzt, konservativ, spießig] | |
| ponderous {adj} [serious] | 263 gewichtig | |
| serious {adj} [having serious consequences] | 140 folgenreich [folgenschwer] | |
| legitimate {adj} [serious, respectable] | 106 seriös | |
| grave {adj} [serious or solemn] | 21 gemessen [würdevoll (und zurückhaltend), gravitätisch] | |
| studious {adj} [serious, thoughtful, donnish] | 16 gelehrtenhaft | |
| grave {adj} [serious or solemn] | 12 gravitätisch [geh.] | |
| desperate {adj} [involving serious consequences or extreme danger] | äußerst ernst und gefährlich | |
| screwed {adj} [sl.] [to be in serious trouble] | im Arsch [vulg.] | |
Verben |
| med. to aggravate sth. [make worse, more serious, more severe] | 30 etw. aggravieren [Krankheitserscheinungen übertreibend darstellen] | |
Substantive |
| tribulations [less serious] | 89 Kümmernisse {pl} [geh.] | |
| ohnosecond [coll.] [hum.] [also: onosecond] [the moment in which one realizes that one has made a serious mistake, typically by pressing the wrong key on a computer keyboard] | [der Moment, wo einem klar wird, dass man gerade einen gewaltigen Fehler gemacht hat, typischerweise ein falscher Tastendruck] | |
| sobersides [treated as sg.] [Am.] [a person solemn or serious in nature or appearance] | gesetzter Mensch {m} [ruhiger und besonnener, in sich gefestigter Mensch] | |
2 Wörter |
| fortunately enough {adv} [nothing serious has happened] | wenigstens [ist nichts Schlimmes passiert] | |
| law Osman warning [Br.] [official warning issued to an individual by the police advising them that they are at serious risk of being killed] | [polizeiliche Warnung vor einem möglichen Mordanschlag] | |
4 Wörter |
| idiom Hang on a minute! [You can't be serious!] | Jetzt mach aber mal halblang! [ugs.] | |
| to get beyond a joke [to become serious and annoying] [idiom] | nicht mehr lustig sein | |
| to go beyond a joke [to become serious and annoying] [idiom] | nicht mehr lustig sein | |
5+ Wörter |
| quote ...I know you in your hearts hate serious plays - as I hate serious parts. [Nell Gwyn] | ...ich weiß, dass ihr tief in euren Herzen ernste Stücke ebenso sehr hasst wie ich ernste Rollen. | |
| to have a sit-down with sb. [esp. Am.] [for a serious discussion] | sich mit jdm. zusammensetzen [um etwas Wichtiges zu diskutieren] | |