solemn
Examples
The bells were ringing a glad welcome to the New Century, but a solemn tolling would have been a fitter thing, for the Republic of Washington was no more.
Les cloches saluaient joyeusement le nouveau siècle, mais un glas solennel aurait mieux convenu, car la République de Washington n'était plus.
Over all is a sense of waiting, as for a solemn thing about to happen, and this thrills the multitude.
Un sentiment d'attente plane sur toute la scène, comme si quelque chose de solennel allait se produire, et cela fait frémir la foule.
Cock-fighting was appointed at Athens to be a public or solemn pastime, in consequence of a circumstance which occurred to Themistocles.
À Athènes, les combats de coqs furent institués comme divertissement public ou solennel à la suite d’un événement concernant Thémistocle.
His talk, too, though overflowing with information, had no resemblance to lecturing or solemn discoursing, but, on the contrary, was full of colloquial spirit and pleasantry.
Sa conversation aussi, quoique débordante d'informations, ne ressemblait ni à une leçon ni à un discours solennel, mais était au contraire pleine de vivacité et de plaisanterie.
Turner was as solemn as a corpse, and the rest of the company were convulsed with laughter.
Turner était solennel comme un cadavre, tandis que le reste de la troupe se tordait de rire.
the Big Tree always seems unfamiliar, standing alone, unrelated, with peculiar physiognomy, awfully solemn and earnest.
le Grand Arbre semble toujours étranger, dressé seul, sans parenté, à la physionomie particulière, terriblement solennel et grave.