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sober Adjective 1. not drunk 2. tending to drink only moderate quantities of alcohol 3. serious and thoughtful: a sober and serious fellow 4. (of colours) plain and dull 5. free from exaggeration: a fairly sober version of what happened Verb (usually foll. by up)to make or become less drunk [Latin sobrius] sobering adj
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sober adjective 2. serious, practical, realistic, sound, cool, calm, grave, reasonable, steady, composed, rational, solemn, lucid, sedate, staid, level-headed, dispassionate, unruffled, clear-headed, unexcited << OPPOSITE frivolous verb 4. (usually with up) come to your senses, << OPPOSITE get drunk verb 5. (usually with up) clear your head, Translationssober up vi → pasársele a algn la borrachera sober up vt → dégriser vi → se dégriser (serious) → ernst; (colour) → gedeckt; (style) → schlicht |
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Then my heart it grew ashen and sober As the leaves that were crisped and sere -- As the leaves that were withering and sere -- And I cried -- "It was surely October On this very night of last year, That I journeyed -- I journeyed down here Pittacus was the author of some laws, but never drew up any form of government; one of which was this, that if a drunken man beat any person he should be punished more than if he did it when sober; for as people are more apt to be abusive when drunk than sober, he paid no consideration to the excuse which drunkenness might claim, but regarded only the common benefit. "Alas," said the Policeman, "why did I not attack the sober one before exhausting myself upon the other? |
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