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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse alvara, from an adjective ǫlværr (“benevolent”), maybe from Middle Low German alwār (“true, kind, benevolent”).
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Noun
allvar n
- seriousness, earnestness, serious business
Menar du allvar?- Are you being serious?
Hon menar allvar- She's being serious
Du kan inte mena allvar- You can't be serious
Nu är det allvar!- It's serious now!
Det här är allvar!- This is serious business!
Det är på allvar- It's serious, it's for real
Det rådde inget tvivel om allvaret i hennes fråga- There was no doubt that her question was serious (no doubt of the seriousness of her question)
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