sobrados in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sobrados in the Spanish»English Dictionary

sobrado¹ (sobrada) ADJ

1.1. sobrado experiencia/motivos:

con experiencia sobrada

with more than enough o with ample experience

un escritor con sobrados méritos para el premio

a writer who is more than worthy of the prize

tengo sobrados motivos para sospechar

I have every o ample reason to be suspicious

1.2. sobrado [estar] persona (sobrado de algo):

está sobrada de dinero

she has plenty of money

no ando muy sobrado de dinero

I don't have much money at the moment

no ando muy sobrado de dinero

I'm not very well off at the moment

no ando muy sobrado de dinero

I'm a bit short of money at the moment

no estoy muy sobrado de tiempo

I'm a bit short of time

no estoy muy sobrado de tiempo

I don't have too much o all that much time

2. sobrado [estar] And inf (engreído):

sobrado (sobrada)

full of oneself inf

desde que lo nombraron jefe se ha puesto muy sobrado

since he was made the boss he's been very full of himself o he's become very conceited

sobrado² ADV And

llegó sobrado a la meta

he won easily

llegó sobrado a la meta

he crossed the finishing line well ahead of the rest

lo sé sobrado

I know that only too well

¿llegarás a tiempo? — ¡sobrado!

do you think you'll make it? — easily!

sobrado³ N m

1. sobrado (desván):

sobrado

loft

sobrado

attic

2. sobrado <sobrados mpl > Col inf (sobras):

sobrados

leftovers pl

I.sobrar VB intr

1. sobrar (quedar, restar):

sobró mucha comida

there was a lot of food left over

¿te ha sobrado dinero?

do you have any money left?

2. sobrar (estar de más):

ya veo que sobro, así que me iré

I can see I'm not wanted/needed here so I'll go

no te creas que a mí me sobra el dinero

don't think that I have money to throw around o to burn inf

no me sobra el tiempo

I don't have too much time o all that much time

no me sobra el tiempo

I'm a bit short of time

sobra un cubierto

I/you/they have laid one place too many

sobra un cubierto

there's an extra place

salir sobrando Mex lo escrito más arriba sale sobrando

the above text (o explanation etc.) is superfluous o unnecessary

aquí hay dos empleados que salen sobrando

there are two employees here whom we do not need o who are surplus to requirements

II.sobrar VB trans RioPl

sobrar

to look down on

no me sobres

don't patronize me

sobrado⁴ (sobrada) N m (f) And inf

sobrado (sobrada)

show-off inf

sobrado (sobrada)

bighead inf

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¡cuánto vino/cuánta comida ha sobrado!

what a lot of wine/food there is left over!

Translations for sobrados in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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swollen-headed

sobrado And

there is a good argument for postponing the decision

existen sobradas razones or sobrados motivos para postergar la decisión

I have every cause to regret it

tengo motivos sobrados para lamentarlo

to be surplus to requirements

sobrar

sobrados in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sobrados in the Spanish»English Dictionary

sobrar [so·ˈβrar] VB intr

1. sobrar (quedar):

sobrar

to remain

nos sobra bastante tiempo

we have plenty of time

2. sobrar (abundar):

sobrar

to be more than enough

me sobran cinco kilos

I've got five kilos left over

me sobran cinco kilos (perder peso)

I've got to lose five kilos

aquí sobran las palabras

nothing more needs to be said

3. sobrar (estar de más):

sobrar

to be superfluous

creo que sobras aquí

I think you're in the way [or not needed] here