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Meaning of sober | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2

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  1. 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).
  2. 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 س...
  3. 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 อย่า...
  4. 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 ...
    etc
  5. 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 word...
  6. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.
  7. Abstaining from or habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic drink or other intoxicants: a former addict who has been sober for 10 years.
  8. Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly: gave a sober assessment of the situation.
  9. Serious or staid in character or conduct: Sober people refrained from making a judgment until all the facts came out. See Synonyms at serious.
  10. Plain or subdued, as in decoration: sober attire.

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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