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2 sobre
sobre [sɔbʀ]adjectivea. ( = qui mange et boit peu) abstemious ; ( = qui ne boit pas d'alcool) teetotal ; ( = qui n'est pas ivre) soberb. [décor, style, éloquence, tenue] sober ; [commentaire, vie] simple* * *sɔbʀ1) ( qui mange et boit peu) abstemious; ( qui ne boit jamais d'alcool) teetotal; ( qui n'a pas trop bu) soberje suis sobre, je peux conduire — I'm sober, so I can drive
2) ( mesuré) [personne] temperate, sober, moderate; [discours, récit, langage] sober, low-key; [vie] simple3) ( simple) [style] plain, sober; [architecture, décoration, vêtement, mise en scène] sober* * *sɔbʀ adj1) (personne) (qui mange et boit peu) abstemious, (qui ne boit pas) teetotal2) (style) sober, (vêtement) plain, simpleC'est une veste très sobre. — It's a very plain jacket.
* * *sobre adj1 ( qui mange et boit peu) abstemious; ( qui ne boit jamais d'alcool) teetotal; ( qui n'a pas trop bu) sober; il est très sobre ce soir he's being very abstemious tonight; je dois rester sobre, c'est moi qui conduis I can't drink much, I'm driving; je suis sobre, je peux conduire I'm sober, so I can drive;2 ( mesuré) [personne] temperate, sober, moderate; [discours, récit, langage] sober, low-key; [vie] simple;être sobre comme un chameau to be abstemious.[sɔbr] adjectif1. [personne - tempérante] abstemious ; [ - non ivre] sober -
3 bride
n. f.1. Avoir la bride sur le cou: To have a free hand to do as one pleases.2. Safety-chain. (This can be a thin set of links on an item ofjewellery or a heavy burglar-proof device on a front door.)3. (pl.): 'Bracelets', 'derbies', handcuffs.4. Se mettre la bride (of food, drink or sex): To 'have to go without', to be abstemious.
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Abstemious — Ab*ste mi*ous, a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.] 1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.] [1913 Webster] Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Sparing in diet;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abstemious — index frugal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abstemious — (adj.) c.1600, from L. abstemius sober, temperate, from ab(s) from (see AB (Cf. ab )) + stem of temetum strong drink, related to temulentus drunken. Technically, of liquor, but extended in Latin to temperance in living generally. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
abstemious — see under abstemiousness at TEMPERANCE … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abstemious — [adj] restraining behavior or appetite abstinent, ascetic, austere, continent, frugal, moderate, moderating, restrained, self denying, self restrained, sober, sparing, temperate; concept 401 Ant. gluttonous, greedy, hungry … New thesaurus
abstemious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not self indulgent, especially as regards eating and drinking. DERIVATIVES abstemiously adverb abstemiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin abstemius, from ab from + a word related to temetum alcoholic liquor … English terms dictionary
abstemious — [ab stē′mē əs, əbstē′mē əs] adj. [L abstemius, abstaining from alcoholic liquor < ab(s) , from + root of temetum, strong drink] 1. moderate, esp. in eating and drinking; temperate 2. characterized by abstinence … English World dictionary
abstemious — /əbˈstimiəs / (say uhb steemeeuhs) adjective 1. moderate in the use of food and drink; sparing in diet; temperate: *At dinner my usually abstemious husband was led on by his brother –patrick white, 1976. 2. characterised by abstinence: *He was… …
abstemious — abstemiously, adv. abstemiousness, n. /ab stee mee euhs/, adj. 1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet. 2. characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life. 3. sparing: an abstemious diet. [1615 25; < L abstemius, equiv.… … Universalium
abstemious — adjective /æbˈstɛmi.əs/ a) Abstaining from wine. Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. b) Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the… … Wiktionary
abstemious — adjective Etymology: Latin abstemius, from abs + temius; akin to Latin temetum intoxicating drink Date: 1609 marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol; also reflecting such restraint < an abstemious diet > •… … New Collegiate Dictionary