sober
Not drunk; not intoxicatedNot drunk; not intoxicated.
» Were you sober at that time?
Ти був тоді тверезим?
Meaning
7 sensesNot drunk; not intoxicated.
nüchtern
тре́звыйtrézvyj, тверёзыйtverjózyj, терёзвыйterjózvyj
твере́зийtverézyj
Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
(figuratively)Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
nüchtern, besonnen, ernst
уме́ренныйumérennyj
Dull; not bright or colorful.
gedeckt
нея́ркийnejárkij, ту́склыйtúsklyj
lacking brightness or color; dull
Subdued; solemn; grave.
(Scotland)Poor; feeble.
Examples
130 sentencesWere you sober at that time?
Ти був тоді тверезим? — deniko
I was sober.
Я був тверезий. — deniko
ruЯ был трезв. — soweli_Elepanto
deIch war nüchtern. — wolfgangth
You look sober.
Ти виглядаєш тверезим. — deniko
ruТы выглядишь трезвым. — LanguagesLover
Is Tom sober?
Том тверезий? — deniko
ruТом трезвый? — marafon
No one dances sober.
Ніхто не танцює тверезим. — Rovo
ruНикто не танцует трезвым. — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (Inherited from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (“without”) + ebrius (“intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”). In the sense "not drunk," displaced native undrunken, from Old English undruncen.
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Forms
soberer, soberestSynonyms
84 synonymsAntonyms
300 antonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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