Sentence examples of "se prendre au sérieux" in French
Je n'avais d'autre choix que de le prendre au mot.
I had no other choice but to take him at his word.
Elle était tentée de le prendre au mot, croyant à peine qu'il mettrait sa menace à exécution.
She was tempted to call his bluff, hardly believing that he would carry out his threat.
Les remarques sarcastiques et de plaisanterie de Spenser sont souvent mal interprétées comme signes d'ambivalence et souvent prises trop au sérieux.
Spenser's sarcastic and joking remarks are often misinterpreted as signs of ambivalence and often taken too seriously.
Sans éducation, nous courons le danger horrible et mortel de prendre les gens éduqués au sérieux.
Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.
Je pense qu'il est temps que je commence à prendre mes responsabilités au sérieux.
I think it's time for me to start taking my responsibilities seriously.
L'augmentation de la population est devenu un problème sérieux dans ce pays.
The increase in population has become a serious problem in the country.
Veuillez prendre votre temps, avant de décider de ce qu'il faut faire.
Please take your time before deciding what to do.
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