Sentence examples of "serious effort" in English

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He did serious effort, in order to pass an examination. Il a fait de gros efforts pour pouvoir passer cet examen.
In hard times like this, no ordinary effort can get our company out of the red. Dans des temps durs comme ceux-ci, aucun effort ordinaire ne peut sortir notre compagnie du rouge.
He's not serious. Il n'est pas sérieux.
What with good fortune, and his own effort, he won the first prize in the contest. Avec la bonne fortune et son propre effort, il remporta le premier prix du concours.
Are you joking or are you serious when you say this? Tu blagues ou tu parles sérieusement quand tu dis cela ?
He is putting all his effort into the service of the business. Il met toute sa capacité au service de l'affaire.
You're not a serious mathematician unless you crumple up a piece of paper in frustration every twenty minutes, look off into space, and appear to be questioning your very existence. Vous n'êtes pas un vrai mathématicien à moins que vous ne froissiez un morceau de papier tous les vingt minutes en signe d'exaspération, regardiez en l'air et sembliez mettre en question jusqu'à votre propre existence.
Amy made an effort to stand up. Amy fit un effort pour se lever.
It's very unlikely that a serious art collector would ever buy anything from that source. Il est très improbable qu'un collectionneur d'art achète jamais quoi que ce soit de cette origine.
Success depends mostly on effort. Le succès dépend principalement de l'effort.
From year to year, pollution problems are becoming more and more serious. D'année en année les problèmes de pollution deviennent de plus en plus sérieux.
Since I was sick for a week, I'm making every possible effort to catch up. Comme j'étais malade pendant une semaine, je fais tout mon possible pour me rattraper.
There's a serious problem. Il y a un sérieux problème.
All my effort went for nothing. Tous mes efforts se sont révélés vains.
Getting married is a serious matter. Se marier est chose sérieuse.
I'm putting all my effort into this project. Je jette toutes mes forces dans ce projet.
Time has come to get serious. Le temps est venu d'être sérieux.
I realize the effort you have put into this project and I really appreciate it. Je prends conscience des efforts que vous avez consentis pour ce projet et je l'apprécie vraiment.
The outcome of any serious research can only be to make two questions grow where only one grew before. Le résultat de toute recherche sérieuse ne peut être que poser deux questions là où il n'y en avait qu'une auparavant.
Every effort he makes falls short in the eyes of his father. Chaque effort qu'il fait ne compte pour rien aux yeux de son père.
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