sober

sober

  1. selvä, päin

  2. vakava, asiallinen, hillitty

Liittyvät sanat: as sober as a judge

Synonyymisanakirja

sober

  1. väritön, ikävä, yksinkertainen, synkkä, raitis, selvinpäin, selvä, huumeeton, absolutistinen, raivoraitis.

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Käännökset

englanti

raitis

vakava

yksinkertainen

selvitä

selvittää not drunk; not intoxicated
not given to excessive drinking of alcohol
Book of Common Prayer

a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of Thy holy name
moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled
Dryden
No sober man would put himself into danger for the applause of escaping without breaking his neck.
2005, w:Plato Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination|230d.
Which is the finest and soberest state possible.
dull; not bright or colorful
Milton
Twilight grey / Had in her sober livery all things clad.
subdued; solemn; grave
Prior
What parts gay France from sober Spain?
Alexander Pope
See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed baby.
(often with up) To make or become sober.
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, / And drinking largely sobers us again.
(often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.

''It took him hours to sober up.

(l) (in character; moderate; realistic; serious)
simple, plain, austere

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