How is the word im Ernst translated from German to English

English translation
for real
phrase

Wirklich, nicht als Scherz oder Vortäuschung.

Genuinely, not as a joke or a pretence.

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  • Moment, ziehst du im Ernst nach Japan? — Wait, are you moving to Japan for real?

  • Diesmal lernt sie im Ernst. — This time she is studying for real.

  • Im Ernst, so etwas habe ich noch nie gesehen. — For real, I have never seen anything like it.

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