soberly

so·ber

 (sō′bər)

adj. so·ber·er, so·ber·est

1. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.

2. Abstaining from or habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic drink or other intoxicants: a former addict who has been sober for 10 years.

3. Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly: gave a sober assessment of the situation.

4. Serious or staid in character or conduct: Sober people refrained from making a judgment until all the facts came out. See Synonyms at serious.

5. Plain or subdued, as in decoration: sober attire.

tr. & intr.v. so·bered, so·ber·ing, so·bers

To make or become sober: "He could not be dissuaded and set off again on his foolish way while we headed north, saddened and sobered by his recklessness, and by the waste of his hours" (Rick Bass).

Phrasal Verb:

sober up

1. To make or become free from intoxication: sobered herself up after the party; tried to sober up with coffee.

2. To make or become free from habitual intoxication: He has been trying to sober up for years.

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[Middle English sobre, temperate, not inebriated, from Old French, from Latin sōbrius; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

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so′ber·ly adv.

so′ber·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

soberly - in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar" gravely, staidly

Translations

بِتَعَقُّل

střízlivě

tankevækkende

nüchtern

gravementsérieusementsobrement

hóflega; á yfirvegaîan hátt

seriamentesobriamente

triezvo

aklı başında/ayık olarak

清醒地

soberly

[ˈsəʊbəlɪ] ADV

1. (= not drunkenly) → sobriamente

2. (= seriously) [say, look] → con seriedad, sobriamente

3. (= plainly) [decorated, dressed] → sobriamente, discretamente
he was soberly dressed in a dark suit → vestía un traje oscuro y sobrio or discreto

soberly

[ˈsəʊbə^rli] adv

[seriously] [say] → d'un ton sérieux

(= formally) [dressed] → sobrement, discrètement

soberly

adv → nüchtern; behave → vernünftig; dress, furnish → schlicht, dezent

soberly

[ˈsəʊbəlɪ] adv → in modo sobrio, sobriamente

sober

(ˈsəubə) adjective

1. not drunk. He was still sober when he left. sober غَيْر ثَمِل трезвен sóbrio střízlivý nüchtern ædru ξεμέθυστος, νηφάλιοςsobrio kaine هشيار selvä qui n'a pas bu d'alcoolפיכח सौम्य trijezan józan tidak mabuk ódrukkinn sobrio しらふの 술 취하지 않은 blaivus skaidrā prātā; nedzēris tidak mabuk nuchteredrutrzeźwy سپما غړې (صرفه جويې مخصوصاً په شراب خوړلو كې)، اتياتي (احتياطي): په حال، پرسد (چې نشه نه وي): دزړه، په ټينګه، په رښتيا، رښتيانى، بې مدعا، بې غرضه sóbrio nebăut трезвый triezvy trezen trezan nykter ไม่เมา ayık 未醉的 тверезий معقول không say rượu 未醉的

2. serious in mind. a sober mood. ernstig عاقِل، مُتَّزِن сериозен sóbrio střízlivý nüchtern nøgtern σοβαρός, μετρημένοςsobrio, formal tõsimeelne جدي vakavamielinen poséרציני संयमी trezven, razborit józan serius alvarlegur posato, serio まじめな 진지한 rimtas nosvērts; nopietns serius` nuchteralvorlig, edruelig, nøkternrzeczowy جدی sóbrio serios здравый striedmy resen ozbiljan allvarsam เอาจริงเอาจัง ciddî 嚴肅的，冷靜的 поміркований; розсудливий سنجیدہ nghiêm trang 严肃的，冷静的

3. (of colour) not bright. She wore a sober (grey) dress. neutraal, vaal ليسَ بَرّاقا неярък sóbrio střízlivý nüchtern enkel σκούρος, μουντόςsobrio tuhm, silmatorkamatu رنگ تيره hillitty sobreשקט सादा ne kričav szolid warna tenang dempaður, daufur sobrio 地味な (색이) 차분한 ramus neuzkrītošs; atturīgs suram stemmigdiskré, dempet stonowany, spokojny تياره يا پوخ رنګ sóbrio sobru неброский jednoduchý, nenápadný temen taman sober ที่มัวหม่น donuk, sade 樸素的 спокійний سادہ không lòe loẹt 朴素的

4. moderate; not overdone or too emotional. His account of the accident was factual and sober. matig مُعْتَدِل умерен sóbrio suchý nüchtern nøgtern σοβαρός, μετρημένοςsobrio, serio mõõdukas معقول hillitty mesuréשקול संतुलित, संयत umjeren, staložen mértékletes tenang ÿkjulaus, yfirvegaður sobrio ありのまゝの 과장이 없는 santūrus prātīgs; mērens tidak berlebih-lebih sobernøktern, sindigrzeczowy, umiarkowany i obiektywny معقول sóbrio măsurat сдержанный suchý zmeren umeren måttfull, saklig, klar ที่ไม่บิดเบือน aklı başında 適度的 поміркований متوازن đúng mực và chín chắn 适度的

ˈsobering adjective

a sobering experience/thought. ontnugterend عاقِل، مُتَّسِم بِضَبْط النَّفْس، مَتَّزِن отрезвяващ grave vedoucí k střízlivosti ernüchternd tankevækkende σοβαρός, βαρυσήμαντοςgrave, serio kainestav vakavoittava qui dégrise שֶׁמבִיא לְהִתפַּכחוּת संतुलनकारी što otrežnjuje, što tjera na razmišljanje kijózanító menenangkan sem kemur manni niður á jörðina impressionante しゅんとさせる 진지한, 냉정한 prablaivantis apskaidrojošs membuat seseorang menjadi serius ontnuchterend betenkelig otrzeźwiający له عقل سره سم grave serios отрезвляющий vedúci k striedmosti ki strezni otrežnjujuć som manar till besinning (eftertanke), som får en att tänka till ที่มีสติ aklını başına getiren 使清醒的，使冷靜的，使嚴肅的 протвережуючий سنجیدہ کرنے والا chín chắn 使清醒的，使冷静的

ˈsoberly adverb

ontnugterend بِتَعَقُّل трезво sobriamente střízlivě nüchtern tankevækkende σοβαρά, μετρημένα sobriamente kainelt, arukalt hillitysti avec modération בְּיִישוּב הַדָעָת संयम से, शांति से, संतुलन के साथ trijezno józanul dengan tenang hóflega; á yfirvegaðan hátt sobriamente 落ち着いて 진지하게, 냉정하게 blaiviai skaidrā prātā; prātīgi; nosvērti berwarna suram nuchter, stemmignøkternt, diskret trzeźwo, rzeczowo په سد، په رښتيا sobriamente cu moderaţie, cu sobrie­tate трезво triezvo trezno trezno nyktert อย่างมีสติ; สุขุม aklı başında/ayık olarak 清醒地 тверезо سنجیدگی سے nghiêm trang, đúng mực 清醒地

ˈsoberness noun

the quality which a thing, person etc has when sober. soberness of mind. nugterheid رَزانَه، تَعَقُّل، إنْضِباط النَّفْس трезвеност sobriedade střízlivost die Nüchternheit soberhed νηφαλιότητα, σοβαρότηταsobriedad kainus, arukus selvä sobriété יִישוב הַדָעָת संयमता, शांति, संतुलनपूर्वक trijeznost józanság ketenangan það að vera algáður sobrietà まじめさ 냉정함, 진진함, 차분함 blaivumas (prāta, domas) skaidrība keseriusan nuchterheidedruelighet; nøkternhet trzeźwość پرسدوالى، بې غرضي sobriedade sobrietate трезвость triezvosť treznost treznost nykterhet สติสัมปชัญญะ ayıklık 清醒 тверезість سنجیدگی sự điềm tĩnh, tính chất nhã 清醒

sober up

to make or become (more) sober. nugter word يُصْبِحُ أكْثَر تَعَقُّلا преставам да лудувам ficar sóbrio vystřízlivět ernüchtern blive ædru ξεμεθώ, συνέρχομαι, συνεφέρω κπ. despejar, pasársele a uno la borrachera kainenema سر عقل آوردن؛ جدي شدن selvitä dégriser לְהִתפַּכֵּח और संयमित होना otrijezniti, opametiti se kijózanodik menjadi lebih tenang láta renna af sér (far passare la sbornia) 落ち着かせる 냉정해지다, 침착해지다 iš(si)blaivyti, blaivėti atskurbt; atjēgties siuman semula nuchter maken, nuchter worden bli edru trzeźwieć جدی شول ficar sóbrio a se dezmetici отрезвлять(ся) vytriezvieť strezniti (se) otrezniti se nyktra till หายเมา ayılmak 使清醒 протверезіти سنجیدہ ہونا làm cho ai tỉnh rượu 使清醒