 | English  | German |  |
 | severe {adj} [serious, intense, extreme] | 1032 stark [heftig, schlimm, schwer] |  |
 | critical {adj} [serious, worrying] | 570 bedenklich [Besorgnis erregend] |  |
 | gross {adj} [flagrant, serious] | 531 grob [schwerwiegend, schlimm] [auch jur.] |  |
 | grave {adj} [serious (mistake, defect, etc.)] | 519 gravierend [geh.] [schwerwiegend] |  |
 | sober {adj} [serious] | 475 ernst [nüchtern, sachlich] |  |
 | silly {adj} {adv} [ridiculous, not practical or serious] | 366 affig [ugs.] [pej.] [albern, lächerlich, unseriös] |  |
 | staid {adj} [serious, conservative ] | 330 bieder [gesetzt, konservativ, spießig] |  |
 | big {adj} [serious] | 322 schwer [ernst, z. B. Fehler, Enttäuschung] |  |
 | ponderous {adj} [serious] | 264 gewichtig |  |
 | serious {adj} [having serious consequences] | 158 folgenreich [folgenschwer] |  |
 | legitimate {adj} [serious, respectable] | 109 seriös |  |
 | grave {adj} [serious or solemn] | 23 gemessen [würdevoll (und zurückhaltend), gravitätisch] |  |
 | studious {adj} [serious, thoughtful, donnish] | 19 gelehrtenhaft |  |
 | grave {adj} [serious or solemn] | 14 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.] |  |
 | sobersided {adj} [solemn or serious in nature or appearance] | gesetzt [ruhig und besonnen, in sich gefestigt] |  |
Verbs |
 | med. to aggravate sth. [make worse, more serious, more severe] | 30 etw. aggravieren [Krankheitserscheinungen übertreibend darstellen] |  |
Nouns |
 | tribulations [less serious] | 91 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 Words |
 | 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] |  |
3 Words |
 | Good for you! [ironic or serious] | Schön für dich! [ironisch oder ernst] |  |
4 Words |
 | 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+ Words |
 | 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] |  |