Sentence examples of "ernst" in German

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Es scheint ernst zu sein. It seems to be serious.
Ernst ist das Leben, heiter die Kunst Life is grave, art is joyful
Ich nehme meine Gesundheit ernst. I take my health seriously.
Im Ernst, bleibe im Kontakt. Seriously, don't be a stranger.
Betrachtest du die Situation als ernst? Do you regard the situation as serious?
Wie soll man da ernst bleiben? How can one be serious in such a case?
Das kann nicht dein Ernst sein. You cannot be serious.
Wir sehen die Lage als ernst an. We regard the situation as serious.
Ist dieser Satz ernst gemeint? Natürlich nicht! Is this sentence meant seriously? Of course not!
Die Folgen der Krankheit waren nicht ernst. The effects of the illness were not serious.
Das kann doch nicht dein Ernst sein. You cannot be serious.
Machst du Witze oder ist das dein Ernst? Are you joking, or are you serious?
Tom ist krank, aber es ist nicht ernst. Tom is sick, but it isn't serious.
Nimm mich nicht ernst. Ich mache nur Spaß. Don't take me seriously. I'm only joking.
Der Schnitt an deinem Arm sieht sehr ernst aus. That cut on your arm looks pretty serious.
Wenn man Versprechen nicht hält, nehmen einen die Leute nicht mehr ernst. If you don't keep your promises, people won't take you seriously.
Aber im Ernst, die Episode 21 hat mich fast vor Lachen weinen lassen. Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.
Wenn du deine Versprechen nicht hältst, nehmen dich die Leute nicht mehr ernst. If you don't keep your promises, people won't take you seriously.
"Nein," erwiderte der Ladenbesitzer, "das meine ich schon ernst. Sie haben doch das Preisschild gesehen." "No," the shopkeeper replied. "I'm quite serious. You saw the price tag."
Spensers sarkastische und scherzhafte Bemerkungen werden oft als Zeichen von Doppelwertigkeit missinterpretiert und zu ernst genommen. Spenser's sarcastic and joking remarks are often misinterpreted as signs of ambivalence and often taken too seriously.
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