prendre au sérieux

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɑ̃.dʁ‿o se.ʁjø/
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Verb

prendre au sérieux

  1. (transitive) to take seriously
    Antonyms: prendre à la légère, prendre à la rigolade
    prendre son travail au sérieuxto take one's work seriously
    prendre les choses plutôt au sérieuxto take things rather seriously
    Tu prends ça un peu trop au sérieux, peut-être ?
    Might you be taking this a bit too seriously?
    1. (reflexive) to take oneself seriously
      se prendre trop au sérieuxto take oneself too seriously
      Mais enfin, depuis quand on se prend si au sérieux ?
      Honestly, when did people start taking themselves so seriously?

Descendants

  • Dutch: au sérieux nemen (partial calque)

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