Usage examples of "En serio" in Spanish with translation to English

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Translations: all40 seriously18 earnestly2 in earnest2 other translations18
No lo dije en serio I meant it as a joke.
¿En serio mi padre murió? Did my father really die?
No está hablando en serio. He's not serious.
¿Estás bromeando o es en serio? Are you kidding, or are you serious?
¿Estás de broma o en serio? Are you kidding or are you being serious?
¿En serio? Mi pasatiempo es leer historietas. Really? My hobby is reading comics.
¿Estás bromeando o lo decís en serio? Are you joking or are you serious?
Dije eso, pero no lo dije en serio. I did say that, but I didn't mean it.
¿En serio? Yo había cerrado antes de salir. Really? I had locked it up before I went out.
¡Qué! ¿Es en serio que nunca hiciste eso? What! You didn't really do that?
Hablo en serio cuando digo que te quiero. I mean it when I say that I love you.
Él no se tomó en serio mis quejas. He made little of my complaints.
Hablo en serio cuando te digo que te amo. I mean it when I say that I love you.
¿Bromeas o estás hablando en serio cuando dices esto? Are you joking or are you serious when you say this?
Se toman muy en serio la educación de sus hijos. They are earnest about their children's education.
No es un hombre al que tomar muy en serio. He is not a man to trifle with.
Nunca es fácil saber si va en serio o no. It's never easy to tell whether he's being serious or not.
-No -respondió la dependienta-. Estoy hablando en serio. Ya ha visto el precio en la etiqueta. "No," the shopkeeper replied. "I'm quite serious. You saw the price tag."
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