sober up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sober up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for sober up in the English»French Dictionary

I.sober [Brit ˈsəʊbə, Am ˈsoʊbər] ADJ

II.sober [Brit ˈsəʊbə, Am ˈsoʊbər] VB trans

See also judge

I.judge [Brit dʒʌdʒ, Am dʒədʒ] N

III.judge [Brit dʒʌdʒ, Am dʒədʒ] VB trans

IV.judge [Brit dʒʌdʒ, Am dʒədʒ] VB intr

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

sober up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sober up in the English»French Dictionary

I.sober [ˈsəʊbəʳ, Am ˈsoʊbɚ] ADJ

II.sober [ˈsəʊbəʳ, Am ˈsoʊbɚ] VB trans

III.sober [ˈsəʊbəʳ, Am ˈsoʊbɚ] VB intr

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They then have their consulting hours, only because their patients will sober up by themselves if they do nt cure them first.
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If ever there was a time to sober up, get humanity's house in order, and stop wishing disaster on ourselves, 2013 was it.
motherboard.vice.com
The impact from the blow causes the drunken man to sober up.
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Others pining for instant democracy may also need to sober up a bit.
nation.com.pk
Peel was put under a shower to sober up.
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However, critics see it as a loophole which allows drivers to sober up just enough to get below the limit.
metro.co.uk
Consumers can immediately sober up by swallowing an antidote -- a feature that could make drunk-driving a thing of the past.
torontolife.com
Sober up and post something that makes sense...
blogs.discovermagazine.com
I was put into the cells overnight to sober up.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Light ordered him to go home and sober up.
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