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in the PONS Dictionary

ernst [ɛrnst] ADJ

1. ernst (gravierend):

ernst Krankheit, Lage
ernst Zustand

2. ernst (nicht heiter):

ernst Person
ernst Person
ernst Stimmung
ernst Miene, Blick

3. ernst (aufrichtig):

ernst Absicht

4. ernst (wichtig):

ernst Anlass
ernst Anliegen
jdn/etw ernst nehmen

Ernst <-[e]s; no pl> N m

1. Ernst (Ernsthaftigkeit):

Ernst eines Blicks, einer Stimme
Ernst von Worten

2. Ernst (Bedrohlichkeit):

Ernst einer Situation, Lage

3. Ernst (Entschlossenheit):

Phrases:

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Ernst N