earnest

Ejemplos

• She made an earnest effort to repair the friendship.
  Hizo un esfuerzo sincero por reparar la amistad.
• His earnest manner made it clear that he was not joking.
  Su actitud seria dejó claro que no bromeaba.
• Was the apology truly earnest?
  ¿La disculpa fue realmente sincera?
• The volunteers remained earnest despite the slow progress.
  Los voluntarios siguieron comprometidos pese al lento avance.
• Her speech was sincere without becoming overly earnest.
  Su discurso fue sincero sin volverse demasiado solemne.

Palabras similares

Ejemplos

• After months of planning, construction began in earnest.
  Tras meses de planificación, la construcción comenzó en serio.
• He assured us that his offer was made in earnest.
  Nos aseguró que su oferta iba en serio.
• The rain did not start in earnest until midnight.
  La lluvia no empezó de verdad hasta medianoche.
• Are they negotiating in earnest, or merely testing the idea?
  ¿Están negociando en serio o solo tantean la idea?
• She had never studied the language in earnest before.
  Nunca antes había estudiado el idioma en serio.

Palabras similares

Ejemplos

• The buyer paid an earnest to show that the offer was genuine.
  El comprador pagó una señal para demostrar que la oferta era genuina.
• In older contracts, an earnest could bind both sides to the bargain.
  En contratos antiguos, una garantía podía obligar a ambas partes.
• The merchant would not reserve the goods without an earnest.
  El comerciante no reservaba la mercancía sin una señal.
• Was the small payment meant as an earnest of the full amount?
  ¿Ese pequeño pago era un anticipo del importe total?
• They treated the gift as an earnest of future support.
  Consideraron el regalo una promesa de apoyo futuro.

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