EARNEST

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earnest¹ I. adjectiv

1. serios; convins, sincer.

2. înfrigurat, nerăbdător; zelos; arzător, înfocat, fierbinte, aprins; hotărât; aprig, avan, violent;

an earnest desire o dorinţă arzătoare.

3. serios, important; grav.

earnest¹ II. substantiv

seriozitate;

in earnest serios;

in all / dead / good / full / sad earnest cu toată seriozitatea sau gravitatea;

are you in earnest? vorbeşti serios?;

it is raining in real earnest plouă de-a binelea;

he is in real earnest e de bună credinţă; nu glumeşte;

he is very much in earnest a) e foarte convins (de ce spune etc.); b) îşi ia rolul în serios.

earnest² substantiv (ec.)

1. avans; arvună, acont.

2. zălog, amanet, garanţie (şi fig.); anticipaţie;

in earnest of more to come dat ca acont;

an earnest of one’s good intentions o dovadă a bunelor sale intenţii.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

Ham was quite as earnest as he.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

In such earnest that I must have it so: and I will tell you why.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

He certainly did seem earnest, though.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

"So he is, dear old fellow!" said Laurie heartily, as Meg paused, looking flushed and earnest with her story.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

Four sides of paper were insufficient to contain all her delight, and all her earnest desire of being loved by her sister.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

Nor do I think it a part of Marianne's, said Elinor; I should hardly call her a lively girl—she is very earnest, very eager in all she does—sometimes talks a great deal and always with animation—but she is not often really merry.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

Silver was a changed man once he was out there and had his back to his friends and the block house; his cheeks seemed to have fallen in, his voice trembled; never was a soul more dead in earnest.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

She was of course only too good for him; but as nobody minds having what is too good for them, he was very steadily earnest in the pursuit of the blessing, and it was not possible that encouragement from her should be long wanting.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

Mr. Weston had been so very earnest in his entreaties for her arriving there as soon as possible after themselves, for the purpose of taking her opinion as to the propriety and comfort of the rooms before any other persons came, that she could not refuse him, and must therefore spend some quiet interval in the young man's company.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

Accordingly, I went to work very hard, both in play and in earnest, and gained great commendation.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

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