Meaning

7 senses
  1. Not drunk; not intoxicated.

    nüchtern

    тре́звыйtrézvyj, тверёзыйtverjózyj, терёзвыйterjózvyj

    твере́зийtverézyj

  2. Not under the influence of any recreational drug.

  3. Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.

  4. (figuratively)Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.

    nüchtern, besonnen, ernst

    уме́ренныйumérennyj

  5. Dull; not bright or colorful.

    gedeckt

    нея́ркийnejárkij, ту́склыйtúsklyj

    lacking brightness or color; dull

  6. Subdued; solemn; grave.

  7. (Scotland)Poor; feeble.

Examples

130 sentences
  1. Were you sober at that time?

    Ти був тоді тверезим? — deniko

  2. I was sober.

    Я був тверезий. — deniko

    ruЯ был трезв. — soweli_Elepanto

    deIch war nüchtern. — wolfgangth

  3. You look sober.

    Ти виглядаєш тверезим. — deniko

    ruТы выглядишь трезвым. — LanguagesLover

  4. Is Tom sober?

    Том тверезий? — deniko

    ruТом трезвый? — marafon

  5. No one dances sober.

    Ніхто не танцює тверезим. — Rovo

    ruНикто не танцует трезвым. — marafon

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not drunk:
Русский
By meaning 3
not drunk:
moderate:
dull:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
not drunk:
moderate:
dull:

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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