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sober ['səʊbə(r)]∎ are you sure he was sober? tu es sûr qu'il n'avait pas bu?;∎ he's never sober il est toujours ivre;∎ to be as sober as a judge (serious) être sérieux comme un pape; (temperate) être sobre comme un chameau(b) (sobered up) dessoûlé;∎ wait until he's sober again attends qu'il dessoûle(c) (moderate → person) sérieux, posé, sensé; (→ attitude, account, opinion) modéré, mesuré; (→ manner) sérieux, posé(d) (serious, solemn → atmosphere, occasion) solennel, plein de solennité; (→ expression) grave, plein de gravité; (→ voice) grave, empreint de gravité; (→ reminder) solennel;∎ you're in (a) sober mood vous êtes d'humeur bien solennelle(e) (subdued → colour, clothing) discret(ète), sobre;∎ he was wearing a sober blue tie il portait une cravate d'un bleu sobre;∎ of sober appearance d'aspect sobre∎ the sober fact is… le fait est que… + indicative(calm) calmer, assagir(calm down) se calmer, s'assagir(calm) calmer, assagir➲ sober updessoûlerdessoûler -
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sober [ˈsəʊbər]b. ( = serious) [person, attitude] pondéré ; [expression] grave ; [assessment, statement] mesuré ; [fact, reality] sans fardc. ( = plain) sobre* * *['səʊbə(r)] 1.1) ( not drunk)I'm sober — je n'ai pas bu d'alcool; ( in protest) je ne suis pas ivre
2) ( no longer drunk) dessoûlé3) ( serious) [person] sérieux/-ieuse; [mood] grave4) ( realistic) gen modéré; [reminder] réaliste5) ( discreet) [colour, style] sobre2.transitive verb ( make serious) [news, reprimand] calmerPhrasal Verbs:- sober up -
3 sober
A adj2 ( no longer drunk) dessoûlé ; don't drive until you're sober ne prend pas le volant tant que tu n'as pas dessoûlé ;B vtr1 ( after alcohol) dessoûler [person] ;■ sober up:▶ sober up dessoûler ;▶ sober [sb] up [fresh air, coffee] dégriser [person]. -
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['səubə]1) (not drunk: He was still sober when he left.) qui n'a pas bu d'alcool2) (serious in mind: a sober mood.) posé3) ((of colour) not bright: She wore a sober (grey) dress.) sobre4) (moderate; not overdone or too emotional: His account of the accident was factual and sober.) mesuré•- sobering- soberly - soberness - sober up -
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1 ( sober) [style, music, colour] sobre ; [lifestyle] simple ; [dress] discret/-ète ; [writer] qui a un style dépouillé ; [musician] qui joue avec sobriété ;2 ( kept in check) [emotion, hysteria] contenu ; [manner] réservé ; [protest, argument] mesuré ; [discussion] calme.
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