{"id":9660,"date":"2022-03-25T14:57:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=9660"},"modified":"2022-03-25T14:57:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:57:51","slug":"more-ways-to-use-serio-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/more-ways-to-use-serio-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"More ways to use &#8216;s\u00e9rio&#8217; in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ei, gente! Prontos para o fim de semana?<\/em> Mas a<em>gora \u00e9 hora de falar s\u00e9rio!<\/em> But now it&#8217;s time to get serious and move on with our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/why-so-serious-the-word-serio-in-portuguese\/\">previous post<\/a> about<strong> the word s\u00e9rio in Portuguese.<\/strong> Today we are going to cover a few more idioms and examples related to this very interesting term in our language. <em>Vem dar uma olhada!<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9667\" style=\"width: 377px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9667\" class=\" wp-image-9667\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-7680695.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-7680695.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-7680695-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Por que voc\u00ea est\u00e1 t\u00e3o s\u00e9ria? (Photo by Karolina Grabowska)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>The phrase <em><strong>fala s\u00e9rio<\/strong><\/em> is used as an interjection to express indignation or frustration and can be roughly translated as \u201cseriously\u201d or \u201ccome on\u201d:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>O motorista do Uber cancelou a viagem de novo! <strong>Fala s\u00e9rio!<\/strong> | <em>The Uber driver canceled the ride again! <strong>Come on!<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ah <strong>fala s\u00e9rio!<\/strong> Perdi o \u00f4nibus por uma quest\u00e3o de segundos! | <em>Oh<strong> come on<\/strong>! I missed the bus by a matter of seconds!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;tirar algu\u00e9m do s\u00e9rio&#8221; as in to drive someone crazy, to get on someone&#8217;s nerves<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Essa internet lenta est\u00e1 <strong>me tirando do s\u00e9rio!<\/strong> | <em>This slow internet connection is<strong> getting on my nerves<\/strong>!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00c9 imposs\u00edvel encontrar um lugar para estacionar nessa regi\u00e3o, isso <strong>me tira do s\u00e9rio<\/strong> | <em><em>It&#8217;s impossible to find a parking spot in this area,<strong> it drives me crazy<\/strong>.<\/em><\/em>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9668\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9668\" class=\" wp-image-9668\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-tim-gouw-52608.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-tim-gouw-52608.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-tim-gouw-52608-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ningu\u00e9m me leva \u00e0 s\u00e9rio na empresa (Photo by Tim Gouw from Pexels)<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;levar a s\u00e9rio&#8221; as in to take something seriously<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Quando encontrei com o advogado, ele estava de bermuda, n\u00e3o d\u00e1 pra<strong> levar ele a s\u00e9rio<\/strong> | <em>When I met the lawyer, he was wearing shorts, you can&#8217;t <strong>take him seriously<\/strong>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ningu\u00e9m <strong>me levava \u00e0 s\u00e9rio<\/strong> quando eu era s\u00f3 uma estagi\u00e1ria, agora todos me respeitam | <em>Nobody<strong> took me seriously<\/strong> when I was just an intern, now everybody respects me.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Se n\u00e3o come\u00e7ar a <strong>levar seus estudos \u00e0 s\u00e9rio<\/strong>, voc\u00ea nunca vai poder fazer faculdade | <em>If you don&#8217;t start<strong> taking your studies seriously<\/strong>, you&#8217;ll never be able to go to college.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;cara s\u00e9ria&#8221; as in looking serious, sulking<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Brazilians are usually very friendly and like to smile. So if you&#8217;re not really in a cheerful mood as we so often are, you will likely hear this phrase.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nossa, que <strong>cara s\u00e9ria<\/strong>! Aconteceu alguma coisa? | <em>Wow, you look so <strong>serious<\/strong>! Did anything happen?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Por que seu pai est\u00e1 com uma<strong> cara t\u00e3o s\u00e9ria<\/strong> durante a viagem toda? | <em>Why has your been father so<strong> serious<\/strong> during the whole trip?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you curious about how the use the word &#8216;cara&#8217; too? Check out this post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xLzajiaump\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/como-usar-a-palavra-cara-em-portugues\/\">How to use the word &#8216;cara&#8217; in Portuguese<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;How to use the word &#8216;cara&#8217; in Portuguese&#8221; &#8212; Portuguese Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/como-usar-a-palavra-cara-em-portugues\/embed\/#?secret=zSGxkSUMPb#?secret=xLzajiaump\" data-secret=\"xLzajiaump\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And as a bonus treat for learners, here is a classic song from the 2000s featuring Brazilian popular rap group Charlie Brown Jr. and R&amp;B singer Negra Li, <strong>N\u00e3o \u00c9 S\u00e9rio<\/strong>, so you can boost your language skills as you sing:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Charlie Brown Jr. - N\u00e3o \u00c9 S\u00e9rio\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w_HUCmMnB5o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-tim-gouw-52608-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-tim-gouw-52608-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-tim-gouw-52608.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Ei, gente! Prontos para o fim de semana? Mas agora \u00e9 hora de falar s\u00e9rio! But now it&#8217;s time to get serious and move on with our previous post about the word s\u00e9rio in Portuguese. 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