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sobre

sobre

See also: sobré, sôbre, and sobre-

Asturian

Noun

sobre m ‎(plural sobres)

  1. envelope

Preposition

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

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin super ‎(“above”).

Preposition

sobre

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

Noun

sobre m ‎(plural sobres)

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

Danish

Adjective

sobre

  1. definite of sober
  2. plural of sober

Fala

Etymology

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

Preposition

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

Derived terms

  • sobre tó

French

Etymology

From Latin sobrius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sobre m, f ‎(plural sobres)

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

Related terms

Anagrams

Galician

Preposition

sobre

  1. on, atop
  2. about, concerning

Hiligaynon

Noun

sobre

  1. envelope
  2. excess

Norman

Etymology

From Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius.

Adjective

sobre m, f

  1. (Jersey) sober

Portuguese

Etymology 1

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

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Preposition

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.
  2. over; above (in or through the space above)
    O pássaro voou sobre a muralha.‎
    The bird flew over the wall.
  3. about; concerning (on the subject of)
    • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, 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.
Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:sobre.

Synonyms
Antonyms
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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
Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:sobrar.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin super ‎(“above”).

Preposition

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.

Usage notes

  • 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.

Related terms

Noun

sobre m ‎(plural sobres)

  1. envelope

Descendants

Verb

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.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

sobre

  1. Envelope.

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