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Italian
Etymology
From Latin sōbrius (“sober”), from se- (“without”) + ēbrius (“intoxicated”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sobrio (feminine sobria, masculine plural sobri, feminine plural sobrie)
- sober, moderate
- unpretentious
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
sōbriō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sōbrius
References
- “sobrio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sobrio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sōbrius (“sober”), from se- (“without”) + ēbrius (“intoxicated”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sobrio (feminine sobria, masculine plural sobrios, feminine plural sobrias)
- sober (not drunk)
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho
- moderate
- Synonyms: moderado, comedido
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