earnest in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for earnest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.earnest¹ [Am ˈərnəst, Brit ˈəːnɪst] ADJ

1. earnest (serious):

earnest expression/look

serio

he's terribly earnest

se lo toma todo muy en serio

2. earnest form (sincere):

earnest effort/attempt

serio

earnest effort/attempt

concienzudo

earnest wish

ferviente

II.earnest¹ [Am ˈərnəst, Brit ˈəːnɪst] N

in earnest (not joking)

en serio

in earnest (wholeheartedly)

en serio

in earnest (wholeheartedly)

de verdad

(determined, sincere) she's in earnest about becoming a writer

está seriamente decidida a hacerse escritora

I'm in deadly earnest

lo digo muy en serio

work has begun in earnest

el trabajo ha empezado en serio or de verdad

earnest² [Am ˈərnəst, Brit ˈəːnɪst] N liter

1. earnest:

earnest, a. earnest money

fianza f

2. earnest (guarantee):

earnest

prenda f liter

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she's in dead earnest

lo dice muy en serio

Translations for earnest in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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mañana empezarán los trabajos en toda (la) regla

tomorrow the work will begin in earnest

en serio hablar

in earnest

earnest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for earnest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.earnest [ˈɜ:nɪst, Am ˈɜ:r-] ADJ

1. earnest (serious):

earnest

serio, -a

2. earnest (sincere):

earnest

sincero, -a

earnest attempt

concienzudo, -a

earnest desire

ferviente

II.earnest [ˈɜ:nɪst, Am ˈɜ:r-] N no pl

earnest

seriedad f

in earnest

en serio

school has now begun in earnest

ahora ha empezado de verdad el colegio

to be in (deadly) earnest

hablar (completamente) en serio

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in earnest

sinceramente

Translations for earnest in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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de veras (en serio)

in earnest

esto va en serio

this is in earnest

earnest Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in earnest

sinceramente

in earnest

en serio

school has now begun in earnest

ahora ha empezado de verdad el colegio

to be in (deadly) earnest

hablar (completamente) en serio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Make earnest endeavors to attain a drug-free society.

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After provoking his employers into firing him, he set about writing his first novel in earnest.

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It was more than a year, though, before she steamed into war in earnest.

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

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Its members were well-intended, and its organizers were earnest.

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Surveying was finally completed in 1875 and settlement began in earnest.

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Yet, at the same time, it's also incredibly earnest in tone.

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It is what used to be called a message movie earnest and talky.

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She is bright and earnest, but mostly unsure of herself.

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Must have an earnest desire to save the world.

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