Sober - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink.

Примеры использования:

‘we only had a bottle.’ ‘very abstemious of you.’

adjective

Not doing things that give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol

adjective

Refraining from an activity or from the consumption of something, especially alcohol.

Примеры использования:

The patients are best advised to be totally abstinent from alcohol

adjective

Completely avoiding something such as alcohol or sex

Примеры использования:

Sexually abstinent, he has now been abstinent from alcohol for four years.

adjective

Having or indicating an efficient, practical, and systematic approach to one's work or a task.

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His brisk, businesslike tone

adjective

Happening in a way that is practical and effective and is not personal, or typical of business

Примеры использования:

We hope the meeting can be conducted in a businesslike way, without a lot of emotional statements.

adjective

Getting things done in a quick and practical way

Примеры использования:

The meetings were very businesslike., she had a brisk and businesslike manner., we work in a casual…

adjective

Thinking in a clear and sensible way

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He was clear-headed enough to realize he was not particularly talented., she offers a clear-headed …

adjective

Showing common sense (= the basic level of practical knowledge and judgment that we all need to help us live in a reasonable and safe way)

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He described the report as "rigorous and commonsensical"., the idea that a child's intelligence mig…

adjective

Having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.

Примеры использования:

She maintained a dignified silence

verb

Make (something) seem worthy and impressive.

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The americans had dignified their departure with a ceremony

adjective

Serious and graceful in manner or style in a way that deserves respect

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A quiet, dignified person

idiom

Sensible and practical

adjective

With no illusions or pretensions; practical and realistic.

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A down-to-earth view of marriage

adjective

Practical and direct in dealing with people

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The players like the coach because he’s down-to-earth and honest with them.

adjective

Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.

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The jacket kept me warm and dry

noun

(of information, writing, etc.) dully factual.

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The dry facts of the matter

verb

Free from liquid or moisture

adjective

Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.

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An earnest student

noun

A thing intended or regarded as a sign or promise of what is to come.

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The very deliberateness of their disguise is an earnest of their real aloofness

adjective

Sincere and serious

Примеры использования:

She made an earnest attempt to convert me to her point of view., work on the building began, in ear…

noun

A hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound.

Примеры использования:

The coffin was lowered into the grave

adjective

Giving cause for alarm; serious.

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A matter of grave concern

noun

Another term for grave accent.

adjective

Able to be calm in difficult situations

adjective

Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.

Примеры использования:

We walked at a moderate pace

noun

A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.

Примеры использования:

An unlikely alliance of radicals and moderates

verb

Make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.

Примеры использования:

I shall not moderate my criticism

phrase

Abstaining from drinking alcohol.

Примеры использования:

He was supposed to be on the wagon

idiom

If you are on the wagon, you have decided not to drink any alcohol

Примеры использования:

He was on the wagon for ten years, when he was living in connecticut.

adjective

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

Примеры использования:

A pragmatic approach to business ethics

adjective

Based on practical judgments rather than principles

Примеры использования:

He made a pragmatic decision to settle the lawsuit because in the end it would cost more to try it …

adjective

Solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules

Примеры использования:

In business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often more successful than an idealistic one.

preposition

In the matter of (used typically as the first word in the heading of an official document or to introduce a reference in a formal letter).

Примеры использования:

Re: invoice 87

noun

Variant spelling of ray3.

abbreviation

Are (usually after the pronouns you, we, and they).

Примеры использования:

We're a bit worried

adjective

Calm, dignified, and unhurried.

Примеры использования:

In the old days, business was carried on at a rather more sedate pace

verb

Calm (someone) or make them sleep by administering a sedative drug.

Примеры использования:

She was heavily sedated

adjective

Calm and controlled, and often traditional in habit or manner

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She preferred standard ballads and sedate pop tunes to rock music.

adjective

Having strong control over your emotions and actions

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He's always seemed very self-controlled, so i was amazed by his sudden outburst in the office.

adjective

Done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit.

Примеры использования:

I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much

adjective

Demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application.

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Marriage is a serious matter

adjective

Not joking; not intended to amuse

Примеры использования:

You can never tell when he’s serious., that’s an interesting job offer – i’d give it serious consid…

adjective

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

Примеры использования:

A severe shortage of technicians

adjective

Causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious

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A severe earthquake, the family faced severe challenges when he lost his job., severe criticism

adjective

Formal and dignified.

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A solemn procession

adjective

Dark or dull in colour or tone.

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The night skies were sombre and starless

adjective

Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.

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Staid law firms

adjective

Not exciting or fashionable; serious

Примеры использования:

She never adjusted to her husband’s staid lifestyle.

adjective

Serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned

Примеры использования:

In an attempt to change its staid image, the newspaper has created a new section aimed at younger r…

adjective

Firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving.

Примеры использования:

The lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady

verb

Make or become steady.

Примеры использования:

I took a deep breath to steady my nerves

exclamation

Used as a warning to someone to keep calm or take care.

Примеры использования:

Steady now! we don't want you hurting yourself

adjective

Choosing or characterized by abstinence from alcohol.

Примеры использования:

A teetotal lifestyle

adjective

Never drinking alcohol or opposed to the drinking of alcohol

adjective

Relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.

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Sage can be grown outdoors in cool, temperate climates

adjective

Not extreme; within a middle range

Примеры использования:

The climate here is pretty temperate.

adjective

Absorbed in or involving thought.

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Brows drawn together in thoughtful consideration

adjective

Tending to think seriously about things

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You’re looking very thoughtful – what’s on your mind?, "oh, how thoughtful of you," dina said, open…