Meaning of sober up | Babel Free
Definitions
To become sober; to cause to become sober (usually in terms of alcohol or drugs; sometimes figuratively).
Equivalents
Čeština
vystřízlivět
Deutsch
ausnüchtern
日本語
酔いが覚める
Nederlands
ontnuchteren
Polski
cucić
ocucać
ocucić
otrzeźwiać
otrzeźwić
otrzeźwieć
rzeźwić
trzeźwić
trzeźwieć
wytrzeźwieć
wytrzeźwieć
Português
desembriagar-se
Svenska
nyktra till
Türkçe
ayılmak
Examples
“She's in no state to go home by herself, so make sure she doesn't drink anything else, and she'll soon sober up.”
“A pot of black coffee ought to sober him up.”
“When the irrational exuberance finally ended and the central bank took away the punch bowl, the business world belatedly sobered up.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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