sobra

See also: sobrá and sõbra

Catalan

Etymology

From sobrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsɔ.βɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈsɔ.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈsɔ.bɾa]

Noun

sobra f (plural sobres)

1. excess (too much)
2. (in the plural) leftovers

   Synonym: sobralles

Derived terms

• de sobres

Further reading

• “sobra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “sobra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “sobra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “sobra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobra/
• Hyphenation: so‧bra
• Rhymes: -obra

Adjective

sobra (accusative singular sobran, plural sobraj, accusative plural sobrajn)

1. sober

   Antonym: ebria

Derived terms

• sobrema (“abstemious”)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From sobrar (“to remain”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.βɾɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.bɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: so‧bra

Noun

sobra f (plural sobras)

1. (often in the plural) leftover; remainder (something that remains)

   Synonyms: resto, sobejo

Derived terms

• de sobra

Verb

sobra

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Spanish

Etymology

From sobrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobɾa/ [ˈso.β̞ɾa]
• Hyphenation: so‧bra

Noun

sobra f (plural sobras)

1. surplus, excess, extra
2. (in the plural) leftovers, leavings

   Synonym: restos

3. rubbish, trash

   Synonym: basura

Derived terms

• de sobra

Verb

sobra

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of sobrar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of sobrar.

Further reading

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