sobrio

adj.

1 sober, dry, not drunk, sane.

2 sober, frugal, moderate, restrained.

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sobrio

► adjetivo

1 (estilo, color etc) sober, plain

2 (persona) sober, moderate, restrained

3 (forma de expresarse) concise

4 (comida) light

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser sobrio,-a en la bebida to drink in moderation

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(f. - sobria)

adj.

sober

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ADJ

1) (=no borracho) sober

2) [color, estilo, decoración] sober

3) (=moderado) frugal

llevan una vida muy sobria — they live a very frugal life

ser sobrio con la bebida — to drink in moderation

es sobrio de palabras — he's a man of few words

4) (=tranquilo) restrained

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-bria adjetivo

1) [SER]

a) <persona> sober, restrained, moderate; <hábitos> frugal

era sobrio en la bebida — he drank in moderation

b) <decoración/estilo/color> sober

2) [ESTAR] (no borracho) sober

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= sober, stark, staid, subdued, Spartan, sedate.

Ex. 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.

Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex. As many of the responding librarians pointed out, 'staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".

Ex. And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex. I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'.

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

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-bria adjetivo

1) [SER]

a) <persona> sober, restrained, moderate; <hábitos> frugal

era sobrio en la bebida — he drank in moderation

b) <decoración/estilo/color> sober

2) [ESTAR] (no borracho) sober

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= sober, stark, staid, subdued, Spartan, sedate.

Ex: 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.

Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex: As many of the responding librarians pointed out, 'staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".

Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex: I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'.

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

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sobrio -bria

adjective

A [ SER]

1 ‹persona› sober, restrained, moderate; ‹hábitos› frugal

era sobrio en la bebida he drank in moderation

2 ‹decoración/estilo/color› sober, restrained, simple

B [ ESTAR] (no borracho) sober

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sobrio

◊ -bria adjetivo

1 [SER]

a) ‹persona› sober, restrained;

‹hábitos› frugal

b) ‹decoración/estilo/color› sober

2 [ESTAR] (no borracho) sober
sobrio,-a adjetivo sober
1 (algo o alguien moderado, sencillo y elegante a la vez) es una persona muy sobria vistiendo, he dresses very simply
la casa tiene una decoración sobria, the house is decorated very plainly
2 (alguien que no ha bebido alcohol) no he tomado ni una copa, estoy sobrio, I'm completely sober, I haven't touched a drop
'sobrio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
serena
- sereno
- sobria
- despejado
- parco
English:
restrained
- sober
- discreet
- staid

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sobrio, -a adj

1. [moderado] restrained;

[no excesivo] simple;

es sobrio en el vestir he dresses simply

2. [austero] [decoración, estilo] sober

3. [no borracho] sober

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sobrio

adj

1 sober

2 comida, decoración simple

3 (moderado) restrained

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sobrio, -bria adj

: sober

♦ sobriamente adv

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sobrio adj sober