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ernsthaft
[ˈeːɐ̯nsthaft]

serious-minded

🇩🇪 German
[ˈeːɐ̯nsthaft]
🇷🇺 Russian
[nɐstrɐˈennɨj sʲɪrʲˈjoznə]
Meaning of ernsthaft

having serious attitude

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Pronunciation[ˈeːɐ̯nsthaft]
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serious-minded

When to use ernsthaft

serious-minded person

серьёзно настроенный человек

serious-minded student

серьёзно настроенный студент

serious-minded approach

серьёзный подход

serious-minded attitude

серьёзное отношение

serious-minded worker

серьёзно настроенный работник

ernsthaft usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Он выглядит очень серьёзным.

Er wirkt sehr ernsthaft.

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Моя сестра — серьёзный человек.

Meine Schwester ist eine ernsthafte Person.

Similar words

ernsthaft

Denotes a disposition or intent to take things seriously; formal and descriptive of someone's mindset or purpose.

ernst

A direct, general equivalent of 'serious'; describes character, facial expression or tone — can also imply grave or solemn.

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ernsthaftнастроенный серьёзно
freundlichдобрый
intelligentумный
leiseтихий
langweiligскучный
faulленивый
wütendзлой

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🇩🇪German
ernsthaft

Denotes a disposition or intent to take things seriously; formal and descriptive of someone's mindset or purpose.

C1Rarely

Er ist ernstgesinnt und widmet sich seiner Forschung ohne Ablenkung.

Он настроен серьёзно и занимается своими исследованиями без отвлечений.

🇩🇪German

A direct, general equivalent of 'serious'; describes character, facial expression or tone — can also imply grave or solemn.

C1Very Often

Sie ist sehr ernst und lacht selten über Scherze.

Она очень серьёзна и редко смеётся над шутками.

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ernsthaft translation: serious-minded. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce ernsthaft

[ˈeːɐ̯nsthaft]

ernsthaft translation

serious-minded

ernsthaft examples

Er wirkt sehr ernsthaft.

ernsthaft transcription

[ˈeːɐ̯nsthaft]

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ernsthaft meaning: what does it mean?

ernste, verantwortungsbewusste Grundhaltung habend

ernsthaft pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

ernsthaft is pronounced as [ˈeːɐ̯nsthaft]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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Er wirkt sehr ernsthaft. Translation: Он выглядит очень серьёзным.

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