sobre

sobre m (plural sobres)

1. envelope

From Latin super.

sobre

1. on (on the surface of)
2. above
3. around, about (roughly near to in time or space)

   sobre les cinco

   around five (o'clock)

4. about

Inherited from Old Catalan sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed súper.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈso.βɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈso.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈso.bɾe]

sobre

1. on, on top of
2. over, above
3. about (a subject)

• a sobre

sobre m (plural sobres)

1. top, upper part of an object
2. envelope

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

Inherited from Spanish sobre (“envelope”).

sobre

1. envelope

sobre

1. definite of sober
2. plural of sober

• sobri

From Old Galician-Portuguese sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from Proto-Indo-European *eḱs *uperi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobɾe/

sobre

1. about; concerning (on the subject of)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme II, Chapter 2: Recunquista:

     Non poemos analizar con pormenoris estis siglos, pero tampoco se debi toleral que, sin fundamentus, se poña en duda algo que a Historia documentá nos lega sobre nossa terra.

     We can’t thoroughly analyse these centuries, but one mustn’t tolerate that, unfoundedly, something documented history tells us about our land be questioned.

2. above; on; over

• sobre tó

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Inherited from Old French sobre, borrowed from Latin sobrius.

• IPA^(key): /sɔbʁ/

• Audio

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sobre (plural sobres)

1. sober (teetotal)
2. sober (dull, unexciting)
3. modest

• sobrement
• sobre comme un chameau

• sobriété

• “sobre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• orbes, robes

• sobor

From Old Galicia and Old Galician-Portuguese sobre, from Latin super.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsoβɾɪ]

sobre

1. on, atop
2. about, concerning

• sobre de

• “sobre”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

• “sobre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “sobre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “sobre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “sobre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “sobre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Borrowed from Spanish sobre.

sobre

1. envelope
2. excess

From Old French sobre, borrowed from Latin sōbrius.

sobre m or f

1. (Jersey) sober

From Old Galician-Portuguese sobre, from Latin super, from *eks-uper, which consists of Proto-Indo-European *eḱs (“out of”) and *uperi. Doublet of the borrowed súper and super.

Cognate to Spanish sobre, French sur, Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) and English over, super and sur-.

• sôbre (obsolete)

• Hyphenation: so‧bre

sobre

1. on; atop; on top of (located on the top surface of)

   Synonyms: (less formal) em cima de, (less formal) em

   Deixaram um livro sobre a mesa. ― They left a book on the table.

2. over; above (in or through the space above)

   Synonyms: (less formal) por cima de, acima de, (less formal) em cima de

   Antonyms: embaixo de, sob

   O pássaro voou sobre a muralha. ― The bird flew over the wall.

3. about; concerning (on the subject of)

   Synonyms: (more formal) acerca de, (more formal) a respeito de

   Discorremos sobre a guerra. ― We talked about the war.

   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 294:

     [...] o único professor presente quando entraram [na sala de aula] era Binns, [...] preparando-se para continuar sua monótona lengalenga sobre a guerra dos gigantes.

     [...] the only teacher present when they entered [the classroom] was Binns, [...] preparing to continue his monotonous explanation about the giants' war.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sobre.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Hyphenation: so‧bre

sobre

1. inflection of sobrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sobrar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobɾe/ [ˈso.β̞ɾe]
• Rhymes: -obɾe
• Syllabification: so‧bre

Inherited from Old Spanish sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed super.

sobre

1. over, above, on, upon, atop

   La pluma de mi tía está sobre la mesa.

   My aunt's pen is on the table.

2. about

   Dime algo sobre ti.

   Tell me something about yourself.

• In the sense of over or on, it is often replaced with the more general en, or with the more wordy arriba de or encima de. In the sense of about, being slightly informal, it is usually replaced in formal contexts with acerca de, or simply de if the context is sufficient to make the meaning clear.

sobre m (plural sobres)

1. envelope
2. small packet; sachet

• Chavacano: sobre
• Hiligaynon: sobre
• Tagalog: sobre

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

sobre

1. inflection of sobrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

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

sobre

1. definite natural masculine singular of sober

• sober

Borrowed from Spanish sobre.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobɾe/, [ˈsob.ɾɛ]
• Hyphenation: sob‧re

• Audio

  (file)

sobre (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. envelope

• “sobre” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “sobre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Borrowed from Spanish sobre (“envelope”).

sobre

1. envelope