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sobrar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin superāre. Doublet of superar.

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sobrar (first-person singular present sobro, first-person singular preterite sobrí, past participle sobrat); root stress: (Northern) /o̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to surpass, to overcome
    Synonyms: superar, sobrepujar
  2. (intransitive) to be more than enough
  3. (intransitive) to be too much, to be unnecessary, to be in the way
  4. (intransitive) to be left over

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese sobrar, from Latin superāre. Doublet of superar.

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sobrar (first-person singular present sobro, first-person singular preterite sobrei, past participle sobrado)

  1. to remain, be left

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Spanish

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Spanish sobrar, inherited from Latin superāre. Doublet of superar, which was borrowed.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /soˈbɾaɾ/ [soˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: so‧brar

    Verb

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    sobrar (first-person singular present sobro, first-person singular preterite sobré, past participle sobrado)

    1. to be superfluous; to be left over or extra
      Les sobran los libros.They have too many books.
      Me sobran diez dólares.I have ten dollars left over.

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    • Mecayapan Nahuatl: sobra̱rohua

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