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sober up en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. To become sober; to cause to become sober (usually in terms of alcohol or drugs; sometimes figuratively).
   • She's in no state to go home by herself, so make sure she doesn't drink anything else, and she'll soon sober up.
   • A pot of black coffee ought to sober him up.
   • When the irrational exuberance finally ended and the central bank took away the punch bowl, the business world belatedly sobered up.

Forms

Coordinates

get right · get real

Translations (45)

cmn 下頭 /下头 (to become sober) · pt deixar sóbrio ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · uk протвере́жувати ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · ca desembriagar-se (to become sober) · es desemborrachar ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · cs vystřízlivět (to become sober) · pt deixar sóbria ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · pl wytrzeźwieć (to become sober) · ru трезве́ть (to become sober) · grc ἐκνήφω (to become sober) · sv nyktra till (to become sober) · cmn 醉醒 (to become sober) · pt ficar sóbrio (to become sober) · pl trzeźwieć (to become sober) · cy sobri (to become sober) · es desemborracharse (to become sober) · fr se dégriser (to become sober) · fr se désenivrer (to become sober) · cmn 醒酒 (to become sober) · pl otrzeźwić ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · ru отрезве́ть (to become sober) · uk тверези́ти ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · el ξεμεθώ (to become sober) · izh siityä (to become sober) · fi selvitä (to become sober) · es desembriagar ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · ja 酔いが覚める (to become sober) · tr ayılmak (to become sober) · uk витвере́жувати ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · fr désenivrer ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · es desembriagarse (to become sober) · hu kijózanodik (to become sober) · nl ontnuchteren (to become sober) · io desebrieskar (to become sober) · uk протверези́ти ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · pt ficar sóbria (to become sober) · eo malebriiĝi (to become sober) · he הִתְפַּכֵּחַ (to become sober) · ar صَحَا (to become sober) · de ausnüchtern (to become sober) · pl otrzeźwiać ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · uk ви́тверезити ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · fr dégriser ((transitive) to cause to become sober) · ga tar as meisce (to become sober) · pt desembriagar-se (to become sober)