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serio

serious

adjective SEH-ryoh Less Common

Origin: from Latin serius 'grave'

Also means

earnest

Usage Note

Serio means serious or earnest and agrees as seria, seri, serie. The fixed adverbial sul serio means 'seriously / for real', as in dici sul serio? ('are you serious?'); a persona seria is a dependable, trustworthy person, not a humorless one.

Examples

"È una persona molto seria."

Natural Translation

He is a very serious person.

Literal Translation

Is a person very serious.

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