earnest

[US]/ˈɜːnɪst/
[UK]/ˈɜːrnɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. alvorlig, opptatt, betydelig
n. alvor, alvorlighet, ærlighet
Word Forms
Pluralearnests

Phrases & Collocations

earnest effort

oppsatt innsats

earnest apology

oppsatt forbehold

earnest desire

oppsatt ønske

earnest request

oppsatt anmodning

earnest commitment

oppsatt forpliktelse

in earnest

i alvor

in real earnest

i virkelig alvor

in sad earnest

med trist alvor

Example Sentences

earnest and callow undergraduates.

ærlige og naive studenter.

an earnest, scholarly man.

en ærlig, akademisk mann.

an earnest and thankful prayer.

en ærlig og takknemlig bønn.

an earnest gesture of goodwill.

en ærlig gest av god vilje.

The work on the house will begin in earnest on Monday.

Arbeidet med huset vil begynne seriøst på mandag.

He is earnest in his endeavors.

Han er seriøs i sine innsats.

two girls were in earnest conversation.

to jenter hadde en seriøs samtale.

They're not quarreling in earnest, they're just playing.

De kvitter seg ikke på en seriøs måte, de bare leker.

settled down to study in earnest for the examination.

satte seg ned for å studere seriøst for eksamen.

the earnest, ingratiating gusher of numerous television interviews.

Den ivrige, smigrende utstrømningen av mange fjernsynsintervjuer.

The girl's earnest effort counterbalanced her slowness at learning.

Jentas seriøse innsats oppveide hennes treghet i å lære.

You may laugh but I’m in deadly earnest.

Du kan le, men jeg er fullstendig seriøs.

It is my earnest wish that you use this money to continue you study of music.

Det er min seriøse ønske at du bruker dette pengene til å fortsette studiet ditt i musikk.

Robert is a very earnest young man; you can trust him.

Robert er en veldig seriøs ung mann; du kan stole på ham.

As an earnest of my good intentions I will reconsider your request.

Som en garanti for mine gode hensikter vil jeg vurdere din forespørsel på nytt.

He was in earnest when he said he was leaving Beijing.

Han var seriøs når han sa at han skulle forlate Beijing.

Her earnest manner arrested me.

Hennes seriøse holdning stoppet meg.

the presence of the troops is an earnest of the world's desire not to see the conflict repeated elsewhere.

tilstedeværet av trupper er en garanti for verdens ønske om ikke å se konflikten repetert andre steder.

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