sério
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Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish serio, from Latin serius.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sério (feminine séria, masculine plural sérios, feminine plural séries)
- (colloquial, Castilianism, Valencia) alternative form of seriós
Further reading
[edit]- “sério” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- serio (pre-standardization spelling)
Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin sērius (“serious”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]sério (feminine séria, masculine plural sérios, feminine plural sérias, comparable, comparative mais sério, superlative o mais sério or seriíssimo or seríssimo, diminutive seriozinho or seriinho, augmentative seriozão or (colloquial) serião)
- serious; solemn (without humor or expression of happiness)
- Synonyms: austero, sóbrio, solene
- Antonyms: descontraído, leve
- João é uma pessoa séria. ― João is a serious person.
- Este é um documentário sério sobre os romanos. ― This is a serious documentary about the Romans.
- serious (needing great attention; leaving no room for play)
- Synonym: importante
- Antonyms: desimportante, insignificante, irrelevante
- Crime é um problema sério. ― Crime is a serious problem.
- (of diseases and other medical conditions) dangerous
- which can’t be joked about; no laughing matter
- Autismo é coisa séria.
- Autism is no laughing matter.
- (of a disaster or accident) grave
- Synonym: grave
- A queda de um prédio é um acidente sério. ― The collapse of a building is a grave accident.
Derived terms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]sério
- in a serious manner; in a manner concerning serious matters
- Synonym: seriamente
- Preciso falar sério contigo. ― I need to speak about something serious with you.
- in a manner concerning serious matters
Noun
[edit]sério m (uncountable)
- A game in which two people stare at each other and the first one to laugh loses.
- Synonym: jogo do sério
Interjection
[edit]sério?
- really? (indicates surprise at, or requesting confirmation of some new information)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “sério”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “sério”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
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