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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: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /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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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈbɾaɾ/ [suˈβɾaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈbɾa.ɾi/ [suˈβɾa.ɾi]

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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.

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

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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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