earnest in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for earnest in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.earnest¹ [Brit ˈəːnɪst, Am ˈərnəst] ADJ

1. earnest (serious):

earnest person

serio

2. earnest (sincere):

earnest intention, promise

sincero

earnest desire

ardente

earnest wish

profondo

3. earnest (fervent):

earnest plea, prayer

fervido

II.earnest¹ [Brit ˈəːnɪst, Am ˈərnəst] N (seriousness)

to be in earnest

fare sul serio

to begin or start in earnest

cominciare sul serio (to do a fare)

earnest² [Brit ˈəːnɪst, Am ˈərnəst] N

1. earnest COMM:

earnest, also earnest money

caparra f

2. earnest (guarantee):

earnest ECON, COMM

cauzione f

earnest ECON, COMM

garanzia f

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in deadly earnest

con grande serietà

it is my earnest desire that …

è mio ardente desiderio che …

Translations for earnest in the Italian»English Dictionary

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fervido supplica, preghiera

earnest

con i più fervidi auguri

with my most earnest wishes

con i pi fervorosi auguri

with my warmest or most earnest wishes

convinto militante, sostenitore

earnest

caparra

earnest

serio (che dimostra impegno, responsabilità) lavoratore, studente, discorso, intenzione

earnest

sul serio

in earnest

dire sul serio

to talk seriously or in earnest

cauzione

earnest

earnest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for earnest in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.earnest [ˈɜ:r·nɪst] ADJ

1. earnest (serious):

earnest

serio, -a

2. earnest (sincere):

earnest

sincero, -a

earnest desire

ardente

II.earnest [ˈɜ:r·nɪst] N

in earnest

sul serio

school has now begun in earnest

ora la scuola è iniziata sul serio

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in earnest

sul serio

earnest Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in earnest

sul serio

school has now begun in earnest

ora la scuola è iniziata sul serio

in earnest

sul serio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After a year of site preparation and foundation work, construction began in earnest in early 2012.

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The show represents an earnest moral inquiry distinguished by both weird humor and a deep vein of surrealism.

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The face is described as warm, young, earnest and rather serious.

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The controller is later found bound and gagged in the tower, prompting the kids to resume their investigation in earnest.

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I could never tell whether there was a bitter smile playing around his lips or if he was quite earnest.

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This is followed by a return to the opening thematic material in earnest.

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Urbanisation began in earnest in the late 19th century with the arrival of the railways.

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Construction began in earnest in 1868, and proceeded fitfully until 1875, when the line was finally completed and the first train made the trip.

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A few weeks later, recording of the album proper began in earnest, with all of the band members present.

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The following night the city began to burn in earnest.

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