serious
1 adjective grave, very badtromchúiseach adj1 the situation is getting serious tá cúrsaí ag éirí tromchúiseachit's a serious problem is fadhb thromchúiseach éthis is serious for the trustees tá sé seo tromchúiseach i gcás na n-iontaobhaithethe fire caused serious damage rinne an tine damáiste tromchúiseachtheft is a serious offence is cion tromchúiseach í an ghadaíochtthat was a serious error b'earráid mhór é sinwe have serious concerns about this tá imní nach beag orainn faoi seothey were dealt a serious blow buaileadh buille trom orthudue to a serious accident mar gheall ar dhrochthimpiste 2 adjective MED, HEALTH of illness, injurytrom adj droch- prefhe suffered a serious injury bhain drochghortú dóhow serious is she? cé chomh dona agus atá sí?they're in a serious condition in hospital tá siad go dona tinn san ospidéal, tá drochbhail orthu san ospidéalhe hurt his leg but it's nothing serious ghortaigh sé a chos ach ní drochghortú é, ghortaigh sé a chos ach ní baol dóTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective of issue etctromchúiseach adj1 we have serious matters to discuss tá rudaí tromchúiseacha le plé againnyou should give the issue serious consideration ba chóir duit machnamh go domhain ar an gceist 4 adjective of interest, effort, etcdáiríre adj3 to be serious about sth bheith dáiríre faoi rudhe became very serious about music d'éirigh sé an-dáiríre faoin gceola camera for the serious photographer ceamara don ghrianghrafadóir tiomantaif she makes a serious effort má dhéanann sí iarracht cheart, má dhéanann sí a seacht ndícheallwe have to get serious about training ní mór dúinn tabhairt go dáiríre faoin traenáil 5 adjective of danger, challenge, etcsuntasach adj1 their forwards are a serious threat is bagairt shuntasach iad a gcuid tosaithethey'll mount a serious challenge to the leader tabharfaidh siad dúshlán nach beag don cheannaire 6 adjective solemn, soberdáiríre adj3 sollúnta adj3 she's very serious is duine an-dáiríre íhis expression turned very serious tháinig cuma an-dáiríre airshe prefers more serious roles is fearr léi róil níos dáiríre 7 adjective LIT, ART of books, music, etcdáiríre adj3 this is a serious work of art is saothar dáiríre ealaíne é seoshe writes serious articles as well scríobhann sí ailt dháiríre chomh maith 8 adjective of romancedáiríre adj3 they had a serious relationship bhí cumann dáiríre eatarthuhe wants nothing serious for now ní theastaíonn aon rud dáiríre uaidh faoi láthairshe was never really serious about him ní raibh spéis dháiríre aici ann riamh 9 adjective informal of amount, levelsuntasach adj1 nach beag aisteach adj1 that's a serious amount of money sin méid suntasach airgid, sin airgead nach beag, sin airgead aisteachthere was serious heat in the office bhí teas damanta san oifig, bhí teas bocht san oifig, bhí teas aisteach san oifigit can reach serious speeds is féidir leis luas suntasach a bhaint amach 10 adjective informal impressive, high qualitythere's serious fishing available in the area tá togha na hiascaireachta ar fáil sa cheantarhe played some serious golf today d'imir sé galf den scoth inniu