sober

adj., -er, -est.

1. Habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic liquors or drugs; temperate.
2. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of drugs.
3. Plain or subdued: sober attire.
4. Devoid of frivolity, excess, exaggeration, or speculative imagination; straightforward: gave a sober assessment of the situation.
5. Marked by seriousness, gravity, or solemnity of conduct or character. See synonyms at serious.
6. Marked by circumspection and self-restraint.

tr. & intr.v., -bered, -ber·ing, -bers.

To make or become sober.

[Middle English, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius.]

soberly so'ber·ly adv.
soberness so'ber·ness n.

adjective

1. Exercising moderation and self-restraint in appetites and behavior: abstemious, continent, temperate. See restraint/unrestraint.
2. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are: down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, realistic, tough-minded, unromantic. See excite/bore/interest, real/imaginary.
3. Full of or marked by dignity and seriousness: earnest¹, grave², sedate, serious, solemn, somber, staid. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, heavy/light.

adj

Definition: calm, peaceful; dull
Antonyms: emotional, excited, immoderate, irrational, sensational

adj

Definition: not partaking of alcohol
Antonyms: drunk, inebriated

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IN BRIEF: Having a serious attitude. Also: Not drunk.

Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ædru, ædruelig, nøgtern, rolig, besindig, sober, alvorlig, dæmpet, beskeden
v. tr. - gøre ædru, gøre nøgtern
v. intr. - blive ædru, blive nøgtern

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    pinlig ædru
• sober up    blive ædru

Nederlands (Dutch)
nuchter, bezadigd, matig, sober, rustig, stemmig

Français (French)
adj. - sobre, dessoûlé, sérieux, grave, modéré, réaliste, discret
v. tr. - dessoûler, calmer (une réprimande)
v. intr. - se dessoûler

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    être très sobre
• sober up    dégriser, se dégriser

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nüchtern, ernst, schlicht
v. - ernüchtern, nüchtern werden

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    stocknüchtern
• sober up    nüchtern werden, ernüchtern

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νηφάλιος, ξεμέθυστος, αυτοκυριαρχούμενος, μετρημένος, σοβαρός, λογικός, (για ρούχα κ.λπ.) διακριτικός, σοβαρός
v. - ανακτώ τη νηφαλιότητά μου, ξεμεθώ, συνέρχομαι, συνετίζω, συνεφέρνω

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    νηφαλιότατος
• sober up    συνέρχομαι, συνετίζω, συνεφέρνω

Italiano (Italian)
smorzato, semplice, calmo, sobrio, discreto, realistico

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    lucido
• sober up    smaltire la sbornia

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sóbrio (m), abstêmio (m), sensato (m), moderado (m)
v. - tornar sóbrio

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    ponderado e sensato como um juiz
• sober up    fica sóbrio!

Русский (Russian)
трезвый, воздержанный (в употреблении спиртных напитков), сдержанный, здравомыслящий, рассудительный, неяркий, отрезвлять, обуздывать, успокаиваться

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    совершенно трезвый, "ни в одном глазу"
• sober up    протрезвлять, приходить в себя

Español (Spanish)
adj. - poco vivo, atenuado, mate, sencillo, sobrio, sosegado, sentado, moderado, frugal, discreto, puro, práctico, realista
v. tr. - volver sobrio, moderar, templar, amortiguar, serenar, aquietar, ajuiciar, poner serio
v. intr. - serenarse, asosegarse, ajuiciarse

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    completamente sobrio
• sober up    pasarse la borrachera, despejarse

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nykter, måttlig, sansad, sober, diskret
v. - nyktra till, få nykter

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
清醒的, 节制的, 稳重的, 使清醒, 使严肃, 醒酒, 变得冷静, 清醒起来, 变得严肃

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    像法官一样严肃认真, 一点不醉的
• sober up    清醒起来

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 清醒的, 節制的, 穩重的
v. tr. - 使清醒, 使嚴肅
v. intr. - 醒酒, 變得冷靜, 清醒起來, 變得嚴肅

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    像法官一樣嚴肅認真, 一點不醉的
• sober up    清醒起來

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 술 취하지 않은, 침착한, 있는 그대로의
v. tr. - ~을 술을 깨게 하다, 침착하게 하다, 냉정하게 하다
v. intr. - 술이 깨다, 진지해지다, (마음이) 가라앉다

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    매우 진지한
• sober up    취기를 깨우는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 酔っていない, しらふの, まじめな, 分別のある, ありのままの, はででない, 理にかなった
v. - まじめにする, 冷静にする, 酔いをさます

idioms:

• as sober as a judge    大まじめな
• sober up    酔いが覚める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مقتص أو غير مسرف في تناول ألطعام أو ألشراب, صاح غير ثمل, هاديء, واقعي (فعل) يرصن أو يصحو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פיכח, צלול-דעת, לא שתוי, רציני, מיושב, שקט, מאופק‬
v. tr. - ‮הצליל דעת‬
v. intr. - ‮התפכח‬

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