sober

sober: 'səubə
adjective

1) (not drunk: He was still sober when he left.) edru

2) (serious in mind: a sober mood.) alvorlig, edruelig, nøktern

3) ((of colour) not bright: She wore a sober (grey) dress.) diskré, dempet

4) (moderate; not overdone or too emotional: His account of the accident was factual and sober.) nøktern, sindig

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- sobering
- soberly
- soberness
- sober up

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I
verb \/ˈsəʊbə\/

bli edru, gjøre edru

sober (down) (overført) roe ned, få til å bli edru, dempe

sober up bli edru

• she is sobering up now

hun er i ferd med å bli edru nå

komme til seg selv igjen
II
adj. \/ˈsəʊbə\/

1) edru, nykter

2) edruelig, måteholden

3) rolig, sindig, nøktern

4) alvorlig, saklig, adstadig, sindig, sedat

5) (om farge) dempet, diskret, sober

• the rooms were painted in sober colours

6) nøktern, klar, naken, enkel

7) (skotsk) skrantende, svakelig

8) (skotsk) beskjeden

as sober as a judge (hverdagslig) klinkende edru

in sober earnest på ramme alvor

the sober facts de nakne fakta

sober judgement nøktern vurdering

the sober reality den nakne virkeligheten

stone cold sober klin edru

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Synonyms:

Unintoxicated / Temperate, abstemious, abstinent / Sane, sound, reasonable, rational / Calm, moderate, cool, composed, regular, unruffled, unimpassioned, dispassionate, steady, rational, collected, well-regulated, temperate, reasonable / Grave, solemn, serious, sedate, demure, staid, quiet, sombre / Quiet, dull-looking, sad, dark, sombre

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