sober

Определение sober в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: (often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication
It took him hours to sober up.; not drunk; not intoxicated; (often with up) To make or become sober; not given to excessive drinking of alcohol; dull; not bright or colorful; in character; moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled
Which is the finest and soberest state possible.; {v} to make sober or serious, calm, quiet; become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"; To make or become sober; To become sober; often with down; or Sobrius is the Latin s privative, and ebrius, drunk (S privative is for seorsum ); A state of mind when it is difficult to fall in love; To overcome or lose a state of intoxication; A sober person is serious and thoughtful. We are now far more sober and realistic The euphoria is giving way to a more sober assessment of the situation. + soberly so·ber·ly `There's a new development,' he said soberly; cause to become sober; "A sobering thought" not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober; Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate; To make sober; When you are sober, you are not drunk. When Dad was sober he was a good father. drunk; not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); {f} cause to become serious; cause to become realistic; become sober, recover from the influence of alcohol; become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"; cause to become sober; "A sobering thought"; Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason; self- controlled; self-possessed; stone-cold sober: see stone-cold. sober down to become more serious in behaviour or attitude, or to make someone become more serious; Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man; Sober colours and clothes are plain and rather dull. He dresses in sober grey suits. sober-suited middle-aged men. = sombre + soberly so·ber·ly She saw Ellis, soberly dressed in a well-cut dark suit. see also sobering; dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"; lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes"; {s} not drunk, clear-headed, lucid; rational, level-headed; calm, composed; serious; Sober (so´ber) adjective 1 Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man 2 Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors 3 Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason; self-controlled; self-possessed; completely lacking in playfulness; Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses
sober as a judge: Completely sober
sober house: A halfway house, also called a recovery house or sober house, is a place to allow people to begin the process of reintegration with society, while still providing monitoring and support; this is generally believed to reduce the risk of recidivism or relapse when compared to a release directly into society
sober up: become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"
sober up: become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"
sober up: If someone sobers up, or if something sobers them up, they become sober after being drunk. He was left to sober up in a police cell. the idea that a cup of strong black coffee sobers you up
sober up: become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up
stone cold sober: Completely sober. Not having taken any alcoholic drink at all for a long time
soberly: {a} temperately, moderately, coolly
soberness: {n} temperance, coolness
To sober: soberize
as sober as a judge: very serious
cold sober: totally sober
sobered: past of sober
sobering: Describing something that causes more sober thought or concern
sobering: tending to make sober or more serious; "the news had a sobering effect
sobering: present participle of sober
sobering: {s} tending to make serious; tending to lessen the effects of alcohol
sobering: tending to make sober or more serious; "the news had a sobering effect"
sobering: You say that something is a sobering thought or has a sobering effect when a situation seems serious and makes you become serious and thoughtful. Statistics paint a sobering picture -- unemployment, tight credit, lower home values, sluggish job growth. making you feel very serious
soberly: in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar"
soberly: In a sober manner; temperately; cooly; calmly; gravely; seriously
soberly: rationally; in a serious manner; without the influence of alcohol
soberly: in a sober manner
soberly: Grave; serious; solemn; sad
soberness: {i} seriousness, calmness; state of being free from the influence of alcohol
soberness: the state of being sober
soberness: The quality or state of being sober
soberness: The property of being sober
sobers: third-person singular of sober