English-French translations for serious

• sérieux
  Personne ne prendrait cela au sérieux. Then no one would take it seriously.
  Non, personne ne nous prend au sérieux! No, no one takes us seriously!
  Le SRAS est un problème sérieux. SARS is a very serious problem.
• grave
  En fait, la situation est grave. The situation is in fact serious.
  Cela me semble être une grave erreur. I believe that is a serious error.
  C'est un grave problème humain. This is a serious human problem.
• sérieuse
  Il s' agit d' une question très sérieuse. This is a very serious matter.
  C’est une accusation sérieuse qui mérite, je pense, une réponse sérieuse. This is a serious point, and I think it deserves a serious reply.
  Elle nécessite une réponse sérieuse.It requires a serious response.

Definition of serious

• Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition
• Important; weighty; not insignificant
• Really intending what is said; in earnest; not jocular or deceiving
• Committed
• In a serious manner; seriously

Examples

• It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily.
• This is a serious problem. Well need our best experts.
• After all these years, were finally getting serious attention.

Related words

• seriously
• seriousness
• serious-minded
• unserious
• semiserious
• nonserious
• seriousity
• serious game
• seriously injured person