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| Principal Translations |
| sobering adj | (causing solemnity) | sombrío/a adj |
| | | que causa seriedad loc adj |
| | The possibility of losing the house was a sobering thought. |
| | La posibilidad de perder la casa era un pensamiento sombrío. |
| Additional Translations |
| sobering adj | (causing soberness) | devolver la sobriedad loc verb |
| | | que devuelve la sobriedad loc adj |
| | The cold winter air was sobering for the tipsy group. |
| | El frío aire de invierno le devolvió la sobriedad al grupo de borrachos. |
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| Principal Translations |
| sober adj | (not drunk) | sobrio/a adj |
| | | sereno/a adj |
| | Patricia was sober as she had only drunk soft drinks all night. |
| | Patricia estaba sobria, pues solo había bebido refrescos durante la noche. |
| sober adj | figurative (serious, rational) | sobrio/a adj |
| | | serio/a adj |
| | Marion's sober outlook makes her a good person to ask for advice. |
| | La actitud sobria de Marion la convierte en una buena persona a la que pedirle consejo. |
| Additional Translations |
| sober adj | (alcoholic: no longer drinking) | sobrio/a adj |
| | James has been sober for six months now. |
| | James ya lleva sobrio seis meses. |
| sober adj | (plain, simple) | sobrio/a adj |
| | | simple adj mf |
| | | austero/a adj |
| | William was pleased with his new secretary's sober dress. |
| | William estaba contento con el vestido sobrio de su nueva secretaria. |
| sober [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (make serious) | volver más serio a loc verb + prep |
| | | hacer reflexionar a loc verb + prep |
| | (figurado, informal) | hacer que alguien ponga los pies en el suelo loc verb |
| | The news of her friend's death sobered Katherine. |
| | La noticia de la muerte de su amigo volvió más seria a Katherine. |
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Locuciones verbales
sober | sobering |
| sober up vi phrasal | (recover from being drunk) | recobrar la sobriedad loc verb |
| | | desembriagarse⇒ v prnl |
| | You need to sober up before you drive. |
| | Debes recobrar la sobriedad antes de conducir. |
| | Debes desembriagarte antes de conducir. |
| sober up vi phrasal | figurative (become more realistic) | volverse más serio v prnl + loc adj |
| | | reflexionar⇒ vi |
| | (figurado, informal) | poner los pies en el suelo loc verb |
| | I sobered up when my girlfriend told me that if I didn't change, she would leave me. |
| | Me volví más serio cuando mi novia me dijo que si no cambiaba, me dejaría. |
| sober [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (help recover from drunkenness) | hacer recobrar la sobriedad a loc verb + prep |
| | | desembriagar a vtr + prep |
| | Peter's friends made him drink lots of coffee in an attempt to sober him up. |
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