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earnest

UK: /ˈɜː.nɪst/ US: /ˈɝː-/

Translation

adj
serio,ria
sincero,ra
decidido,da
ferviente
in earnest
de verdad
en serio
What I'm telling you is in earnest
Lo que te digo va en serio
(Definition of earnest adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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