What does en serio in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word en serio in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use en serio in Spanish.

The word en serio in Spanish means seriously, are you serious?, be serious, you're taking it seriously, take seriously. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word en serio

seriously

locución adverbial (con seriedad)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
No estoy de humor para bromas; por favor, habla en serio.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. He cannot seriously be proposing that the workers give up their holiday time.

are you serious?

expresión (¿de verdad?)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be serious

locución verbal (ir con dedicación)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Parece que esta candidata va en serio: ya visitó todas las grandes ciudades del país.
It seems this candidate is serious: she's visited all the country's major cities.

you're taking it seriously

expresión (le das importancia)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

take seriously

(dar importancia)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
La policía tomó en serio las amenazas publicadas en Internet.
The police took the threats published on the Internet seriously.

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