sober
/ˈsoʊ.bɚ/ adjetivo C1En español: sobrio, sereno, apagado
- Not drunk; not intoxicated.
- Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
- Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
- Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
- Dull; not bright or colorful.
- Subdued; solemn; grave.
Comparativo soberer · Superlativo soberest
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.
Gilbert had whisked the pin out of sight and was studying his history with the soberest face in the world; but when the commotion subsided he looked at Anne and winked with inexpressible drollery.
The Winkies lifted him tenderly in their arms, and carried him back to the Yellow Castle again, Dorothy shedding a few tears by the way at the sad plight of her old friend, and the Lion looking sober and sorry.
The very night of his arrival he became very much the worse for drink, and, indeed, after twelve o’clock in the day he could hardly ever be said to be sober.
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