serio

See also: Serio, sério, and Sério

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Noun

serio (accusative singular serion, plural serioj, accusative plural seriojn)

1. series

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”), from Proto-Indo-European *swēr- (“heavy”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛrjo

Adjective

1. serious
2. earnest

Derived terms

• semiserio (“semi-serious”, adjective)

Anagrams

• erosi, irose, rosei, siero

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) sēriō

1. dative masculine singular of sērius
2. dative neuter singular of sērius
3. ablative masculine singular of sērius
4. ablative neuter singular of sērius

References

• “serio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “serio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• serio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to say in earnest..: serio dicere (Plaut. Bacch. 1. 1. 42)
    

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.rjɔ/

Adverb

serio (comparative bardziej, superlative najbardziej)

1. (informal) seriously, not jokingly

   Mówisz serio?

   You're not joking, are you?

2. (informal) seriously, wholeheartedly

   Potraktuj sprawę serio.

   Treat this matter seriously.

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Portuguese

Adjective

1. Obsolete spelling of sério.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sērius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɾjo/ [ˈse.ɾjo]

Adjective

serio (feminine seria, masculine plural serios, feminine plural serias)

1. serious, earnest, sober, solemn (without humor)
   • 1998, Vicente Francisco Torres M., La novela bolero latinoamericana, UNAM →ISBN, page 168

     Nunca te vuelvas una persona seria.

     Never become a serious person.

2. serious, grave, deep (important, weighty)
   • 1888, Armando Palacio Valdés, El cuarto poder, Library of Alexandria →ISBN

     […] y quisiera hablar con usted de un asunto serio, a ver qué me aconseja.

     […] and I wanted to speak with you about a serious matter, to see what advice you give.

   Synonym: grave

3. serious (really intending what was said)
4. straight (demeanor)

   Mi culpa. Solo no podía mantener la cara seria por mucho tiempo. Era imposible.

   My bad. I just couldn't keep a straight face for very long. It was impossible.

5. staid (formal)

   Su despedida de soltero parece que va a ser un evento muy serio. Digo, se espera que usemos vestimenta formal.

   His bachelor party seems like it's going to be a very staid affair. I mean, we are expected to wear formal attire.

Synonyms

• grave

Derived terms

• en serio
• hablar en serio (“to be serious”)
• seriamente
• tomarse en serio (“to take to heart, to take seriously”)

 

Related terms

• seriedad

Further reading

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