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1 sobering
adjective a sobering experience/thought.) grave, seriotr['səʊbərɪŋ]1 moderador,-ra■ it's a sobering thought te hace pensar, da mucho que pensar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a sobering effect on somebody moderar los ánimos a alguien'səʊbərɪŋadjective < experience> aleccionador['sǝʊbǝrɪŋ]ADJ* * *['səʊbərɪŋ]adjective < experience> aleccionador -
2 sobering
ger.gerundio del verbo SOBER. -
3 sobering idea
s.noción que debe tomarse en serio. -
4 sobering notion
s.noción que debe tomarse en serio. -
5 sobering thought
s.noción que debe tomarse en serio. -
6 to have a sobering effect on somebody
moderar los ánimos a alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to have a sobering effect on somebody
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7 be sobering
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8 sober
'səubə1) (not drunk: He was still sober when he left.) sobrio2) (serious in mind: a sober mood.) sobrio, formal3) ((of colour) not bright: She wore a sober (grey) dress.) sobrio4) (moderate; not overdone or too emotional: His account of the accident was factual and sober.) sobrio, serio•- sobering- soberly
- soberness
- sober up
sober adj sobriotr['səʊbəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (not drunk) sobrio,-a2 (person) serio,-a, formal; (attitude) sobrio,-a, moderado,-a, sensato,-a3 (colour) discreto,-a, sobrio,-asober ['so:bər] adj1) : sobriohe's not sober enough to drive: está demasiado borracho para manejar2) serious: serioadj.• apagado, -a adj.• cuerdo, -a adj.• moderado, -a adj.• no embriagado adj.• sereno, -a adj.• serio, -a adj.• sobrio, -a adj.v.• desemborrachar v.• desembriagar v.• poner sobrio v.'səʊbər, 'səʊbə(r)1) ( not drunk) sobrioI am perfectly sober — estoy perfectamente sobrio or despejado
2)a) (serious, grave) < expression> grave; < young man> serio, formal; < occasion> formalb) ( subdued) <dress/colors> sobrio•Phrasal Verbs:- sober up['sǝʊbǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (=not drunk) sobrio- be as sober as a judge2) (=serious, calm) [person] serio, formal; [expression] grave; [attitude, assessment] serio, sobrio; [fact] cruel; [reality] crudo, duro3) (=dull, subdued) [clothes, suit, style, decor] sobrio, discreto; [colour] discreto2. VT1) (also: sober up) (=stop being drunk) despejar, quitar la borrachera a2) (=make more serious) volver más serio3. VI1) (also: sober up) (=stop being drunk) despejarse, pasársele la borrachera2) (=become more serious) volverse más serio- sober up* * *['səʊbər, 'səʊbə(r)]1) ( not drunk) sobrioI am perfectly sober — estoy perfectamente sobrio or despejado
2)a) (serious, grave) < expression> grave; < young man> serio, formal; < occasion> formalb) ( subdued) <dress/colors> sobrio•Phrasal Verbs:- sober up
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sobering — adjective making you feel very serious: a sobering thought | The news had a sobering effect … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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