sereno

adj.

1 serene, calm, composed, cool.

2 serene, quiet, motionless.

3 serene, quiet.

m.

1 night watchman, watchman, night watch in streets.

2 night dew, dew.

3 Sereno.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: serenar.

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sereno

► adjetivo

1 METEREOLOGÍA (cielo) clear; (tiempo) fine, good

2 figurado (persona - tranquila) calm; (- no borracha) sober

3 figurado (ambiente etc) calm, peaceful, quiet

► nombre masculino sereno

1 (vigilante) night watchman

2 (ambiente de la noche) night air, night dew

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dormir al sereno to sleep out in the open

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sereno

► nombre masculino

1 (vigilante) night watchman

2 (ambiente de la noche) night air, night dew

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1. ADJ

1) (=apacible) [persona] calm, serene; [cara, expresión] serene

2) (Meteo) [tiempo] settled, fine; [cielo] cloudless, clear

3) (=calmado) [ambiente] calm, quiet; [tarde, noche] still, peaceful; [aguas] calm, still

4) (=sobrio)

estar sereno — to be sober

2. SM

1) (=humedad) night dew

dormir al sereno — to sleep out in the open

le perjudica el sereno — the night air is bad for her

2) (=vigilante) night watchman

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I

-na adjetivo

1)

a) <rostro/expresión/belleza> serene; <persona> serene, calm

b) <cielo> cloudless, clear; <tarde> still; <mar> calm, tranquil (liter)

2) (no borracho) sober

II

masculino

1) (vigilante nocturno) night watchman

2) (Meteo) night dew

dormir al sereno — to sleep out in the open

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I

-na adjetivo

1)

a) <rostro/expresión/belleza> serene; <persona> serene, calm

b) <cielo> cloudless, clear; <tarde> still; <mar> calm, tranquil (liter)

2) (no borracho) sober

II

masculino

1) (vigilante nocturno) night watchman

2) (Meteo) night dew

dormir al sereno — to sleep out in the open

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sereno¹

¹ = watchman [watchmen, -pl.], night watchman.

Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.

Ex: Night watchmen patrolled the streets between 9 or 10 pm until sunrise.

sereno²

² = composed, equable, serene, sedate, calm [calmer -comp., calmest -sup.], cool-headed.

Ex: 'I'll see, Bernice, if I can find something for you on what to do when you suspect someone is becoming an alcoholic,' she added trying to appear composed.

Ex: Laura Carpozzi approached the banker with an equable, friendly smile.

Ex: The hysteria about the usefulness of microcomputers to libraries is unprecedented in the normally serene and predictable library environment.

Ex: His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.

Ex: Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.

Ex: But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.

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sereno¹ -na

adjective

A

1 ‹rostro/expresión/belleza› serene; ‹persona› serene, calm

2 ‹cielo› cloudless, clear; ‹tarde› still; ‹mar› calm, tranquil (liter)

el lago estaba sereno the waters of the lake were still o placid, the lake was calm

B (no borracho) sober

sereno²

masculine

A (vigilante nocturno) night watchman

B (Meteo) night dew

dormir al sereno to sleep out in the open

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Del verbo serenar: (conjugate serenar)

sereno es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

serenó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
serenar    
sereno
sereno 1

◊ -na adjetivo

a) ‹rostro/expresión/belleza› serene;

‹persona› serene, calm

b) ‹cielo› cloudless, clear;

‹tarde› still;
‹mar› calm, tranquil (liter)
sereno 2 sustantivo masculino (vigilante nocturno) night watchman
serenar vt to calm, soothe
sereno,-a
I adjetivo
1 (tranquilo) calm
2 (sobrio) sober
II sustantivo masculino night watchman
♦ Locuciones: al sereno, out in the open (at night)
'sereno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pito
- serena
- tranquila
- tranquilo
- casilla
- imperturbable
English:
collected
- composed
- cool
- self-composed
- self-controlled
- self-possessed
- serene
- watchman
- night
- unruffled

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sereno, -a

♦ adj

1. [sobrio] sober

2. [tranquilo] calm, serene

3. [cielo] clear;

[tiempo] fine

♦ nm

1. Anticuado [vigilante] nightwatchman

2. [humedad] night dew

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sereno

I m

:

dormir al sereno sleep outdoors

II adj calm, serene

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sereno, -na adj

1) sosegado: serene, calm, composed

2) : fair, clear (of weather)

3) : calm, still (of the sea)

♦ serenamente adv

sereno nm

: night watchman

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sereno adj calm