sobre

sobre m (plural sobres)

1. envelope

From Latin super.

sobre

1. on (on the surface of)
2. above
3. around, about (roughly near to in time or space)

   sobre les cinco

   around five (o'clock)

4. about

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed súper.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈso.bɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈso.bɾe/

sobre

1. on, on top of
2. over, above
3. about (a subject)

sobre m (plural sobres)

1. top, upper part of an object
2. envelope

• “sobre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From Spanish sobre (“envelope”).

sobre

1. envelope

sobre

1. definite of sober
2. plural of sober

From Old Portuguese sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from Proto-Indo-European *eḱs *uperi.

sobre

1. about; concerning (on the subject of)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme II, Chapter 2: Recunquista:

     Non poemos analizar con pormenoris estis siglos, pero tampoco se debi toleral que, sin fundamentus, se poña en duda algo que a Historia documentá nos lega sobre nossa terra.

     We can’t thoroughly analyse these centuries, but one mustn’t tolerate that, unfoundedly, something documented history tells us about our land be questioned.

2. above; on; over

• sobre tó

From Old French sobre, borrowed from Latin sobrius.

• IPA^(key): /sɔbʁ/

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sobre (plural sobres)

1. sober (teetotal)
2. sober (dull, unexciting)
3. modest

• sobriété

• “sobre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• orbes, robes

From Old Portuguese sobre, from Latin super.

sobre

1. on, atop
2. about, concerning

• “sobre” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Borrowed from Spanish sobre.

sobre

1. envelope
2. excess

From Old French sobre, borrowed from Latin sōbrius.

sobre m or f

1. (Jersey) sober

From Old Portuguese sobre, from Latin super, from *eks-uper, which consists of Proto-Indo-European *eḱs (“out of”) and *uperi. Doublet of the borrowed súper, super.

Cognate to Spanish sobre, French sur, Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) and English over, super and sur-.

• sôbre (obsolete)

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso.bɾɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso.bɾi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso.bɾe/, /ˈso.bɾɪ/

sobre

1. on; atop; on top of (located on the top surface of)

   Deixaram um livro sobre a mesa. ― They left a book on the table.

   Synonyms: em cima de (less formal), em (less formal)

2. over; above (in or through the space above)

   O pássaro voou sobre a muralha. ― The bird flew over the wall.

   Synonyms: por cima de (less formal), acima de, em cima de (less formal)

   Antonyms: embaixo de, sob

3. about; concerning (on the subject of)
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 294:

     [...] o único professor presente quando entraram [na sala de aula] era Binns, [...] preparando-se para continuar sua monótona lengalenga sobre a guerra dos gigantes.

     [...] the only teacher present when they entered [the classroom] was Binns, [...] preparing to continue his monotonous explanation about the giants' war.

   Discorremos sobre a guerra. ― We talked about the war.

   Synonyms: acerca de (more formal), a respeito de (more formal)

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:sobre.

Inflected form of sobrar (“to remain; to be left over”).

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.bɾɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.bɾi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.bɾe/

sobre

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of sobrar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of sobrar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of sobrar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of sobrar

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:sobrar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobɾe/, [ˈsoβɾe]

From Old Spanish sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed super.

sobre

1. over, above, on, upon, atop

   La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa.

   My aunt's pen is on the table.

2. about

   Dime algo sobre ti.

   Tell me something about yourself.

• In the sense of over or on, it is often replaced with the more general en, or with the more wordy arriba de or encima de. In the sense of about, being slightly informal, it is usually replaced in formal contexts with acerca de, or simply de if the context is sufficient to make the meaning clear.

sobre m (plural sobres)

1. envelope

• Chavacano: sobre
• Hiligaynon: sobre
• Tagalog: sobre

sobre

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of sobrar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of sobrar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of sobrar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of sobrar.

• “sobre” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Borrowed from Spanish sobre.

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sobre

1. envelope