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سيريز إيه - Series A

مدمن مسلسلات (Series addict)

TV marathon (Show watching)

French “serious?”, used rhetorically to mean “really!?” or “are <a href="/word/you" class="internal-link" title="View de...

Serikali/utawala (Government/governance)

Federal government

Serikali ya muungano (Coalition government)

Cerimônia (Ceremony)

Used to mean really or very.

Serious person - Focused individual

Serious relationship (Committed)

Dedicated learner (Committed student)

"Are you serious?" emphasis.

Kwa dhati (Seriously)

Traditional oath

Serobe (Tripe and intestines)

Serowe (Bamangwato capital)

Thief

Serre agricole (Greenhouse)

Économiser (To save)

Arrêter/attraper (Stop/catch)

Serrer (To get someone's number)

Économiser (Tighten the belt)

French for “tighten the face,” i.e. to look serious or sullen (not smiling).

Serurubele (Butterfly)

Server (Central computer)

سيرفر داون - خادم معطل (server offline)

Celui qui sert (Waiter)

Waiter

Towel

Apresentar comida (To serve)

Pretty lady (Twi term).

سروال (Pants / trousers)

Courage (Courage)

Lesela la setso / Seaparo sa Basotho (Traditional fabric / Basotho clothing)

Examen de rattrapage

Chill gatherings / meetups.

Seswaa (Pounded meat)

Très dur (Very hard)

Force (Strength)

Woman / lady.

To be fine or okay.

Série de exercícios (Exercise set)

Initiate a romantic move (short for “set plan”).

Make targets (Set goals)

Setapa (Traditional dance)

Sethoto (Fool)

Fool; idiot (insult) (Origin: Setswana)

Setlhako (Footprint)

Setlhare (Tree/Medicine)