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sobering

['səubərɪŋ]

прил.

отрезвляющий

Examples from texts

"You have no right to hit me!" shouted the half-strangled Sharikov, sitting down and sobering up rapidly.
- Вы не имеете права биться! - Полузадушенный кричал Шариков, садясь наземь и трезвея.
Bulgakov, Michail / The Heart of a DogБулгаков, Михаил / Собачье сердце
Собачье сердце
Булгаков, Михаил
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The Heart of a Dog
Bulgakov, Michail
© English translation Raduga Publishers 1990
I'd gotten so used to having access to almost-demon Power, it was a sobering experience to see even other psions acting like wide-eyed normals.
Я уже привыкла к тому, что мне открыт постоянный доступ к энергии демона, хотя это изумляло не только нормалов, но и псионов.
Saintcrow, Lilith / Saint City SinnersСэйнткроу, Лилит / Грешники Святого города
Грешники Святого города
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
Saint City Sinners
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2007 by Lilith Saintcrow
They were so alluring that I could have sat there for hours just looking at them, but a sobering thought made me stand up.
Они были такими привлекательными, что я мог сидеть там часами, глядя на них, но одна отрезвляющая мысль заставила меня вскочить.
Castaneda, Carlos / The second ring of powerКастанеда, Карлос / Второе кольцо силы
Второе кольцо силы
Кастанеда, Карлос
© 1977 by Carlos Castaneda
© "София", 2008
© ООО Издательство "София", 2008
The second ring of power
Castaneda, Carlos
© 1977 by Carlos Castaneda
Its effect on the fat man was instantly sobering.
Все это произвело на легкомысленного толстяка отрезвляющее действие.
Bulgakov, Michail / The Master and MargaritaБулгаков, Михаил / Мастер и Маргарита
Мастер и Маргарита
Булгаков, Михаил
© "Мурманское книжное издательство", 1990
The Master and Margarita
Bulgakov, Michail
© Translated from the russian by Michael Glenny
© 1967 Collins and Harvill Press, London
© 1967 in the English translation
Against the background of this sobering assessment, South Africa, Colombia and Japan will again submit a draft resolution on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.
Учитывая эту отрезвляющую оценку, Южная Африка, Колумбия и Япония вновь представят проект резолюции о незаконной торговле стрелковым оружием и легкими вооружениями во всех ее аспектах.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
He smiled as he spoke, and Hans Castorp felt again the sobering effect of that fine and mocking curl of the lip beneath the waving black moustaches.
Свое приветствие он сопровождал улыбкой, и Ганс Касторп снова испытал какое-то отрезвление при виде этой умной и насмешливой улыбки, от которой у итальянца дрогнул уголок рта под изгибом темных усов.
Mann, Thomas / The Magic MountainМанн, Томас / Волшебная гора
Волшебная гора
Манн, Томас
© 1924, S.Fischer Verlag AG, Berlin
© Перевод. В. Станевич, наследники, 2009
© Перевод. В. Курелла, наследники, 2009
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
The Magic Mountain
Mann, Thomas
© 1995 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
"It's kind of sobering to be looked at by an entire planet," he said.
– На нас сейчас смотрит вся планета, – продолжил он.
Duane, Diane / Spock's WorldДуэйн, Диана / Мир Спока
Мир Спока
Дуэйн, Диана
Spock's World
Duane, Diane
© 1988 Paramount Pictures
The events in the Gulf should therefore offer sobering reflections on the unbridled transfer of arms, particularly to regions of conflict.
Поэтому события в районе Залива должны оказать на нас отрезвляющее воздействие в связи с бесконтрольными поставками оружия, в особенности в районы конфликта.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
© United Nations 2010
Sorcerers throughout the ages have said that the view of our death is the most sobering view that exists.
Маги всех времен говорили, что мысль о смерти является самой отрезвляющей мыслью в мире.
Castaneda, Carlos / The Active Side of InfinityКастанеда, Карлос / Активная сторона бесконечности
Активная сторона бесконечности
Кастанеда, Карлос
© 1998 by Laugan Productions
© "София", 2008
© ООО Издательство "София", 2008
The Active Side of Infinity
Castaneda, Carlos
© 1998 by Laugan Productions
The early morning everywhere, including Petersburg, has a sobering effect on a man's nature.
Всякое раннее утро, петербургское в том числе, имеет на природу человека отрезвляющее действие.
Достоевский, Фёдор / ПодростокDostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw Youth
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
As the sun came nearer, the lightning grew gradually paler, and ceased; the quivering gleams were fewer and fewer, and vanished at last, drowned in the sobering positive light of the coming day....
С приближением солнца все бледнели и сокращались молнии: они вздрагивали все реже и реже и исчезли наконец, затопленные отрезвляющим и несомнительным светом возникавшего дня...
Turgenev, I.S. / First loveТургенев, И.С. / Первая любовь
Первая любовь
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
First love
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
The story was so fantastic and incredible, the telling so credible and sober.
Этот рассказ был таким невероятным и фантастическим, а тон рассказчика так искренен и правдив.
Wells, Herbert George / Time MachineУэллс, Герберт / Машина Времени
Машина Времени
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1972
Time Machine
Wells, Herbert George
© Evans Brothers Limited 2002
The Secretary and I dined at Brigadier Britton's, but I left them at six, upon an appointment with some sober company of men and ladies, to drink punch at Sir Andrew Fountaine's.
Мы с секретарем обедали у бригадира Бриттона, но я расстался с ними в шесть, поскольку уговорился, что приду пить пунш к сэру Эндрю Фаунтейну в обществе благонравных мужчин и дам.
Swift, Jonathan / Journal to StellaСвифт, Джонатан / Письма к Стелле
Письма к Стелле
Свифт, Джонатан
© Издательство "Наука", 1981
Journal to Stella
Swift, Jonathan
© BiblioLife, LLC
He drank off another glass, and — he thought it strange himself- that glass made him completely drunk. He was suddenly drunk, although till that moment he had been quite sober, he remembered that.
— Он выпил еще стакан и — странно это ему показалось самому — только от этого последнего стакана и охмелел, вдруг охмелел, а до тех пор всё был трезв, сам помнил это.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
'King Obler is too old to travel very fast, and it's likely to take a week to sober King Wargun up before he can make the voyage from Emsat.'
— Король Облер слишком стар, чтобы приехать так быстро. Да и король Воргун сначала порассудит с неделю, и уж потом соберется выехать из Эмсата.
Eddings, David / Diamond ThroneЭддингс, Дэвид / Алмазный трон
Алмазный трон
Эддингс, Дэвид
Diamond Throne
Eddings, David
© 1989 by David Eddings

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sobering
'səubərɪŋAdjectiveотрезвляющийExamples

to have a sobering effect — действовать отрезвляюще
The presence of the troops had a sobering effect on the troublemakers. — Присутствие войск подействовало на нарушителей спокойствия отрезвляюще.

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Collocations

sobering up
вытрезвление
sober person
трезвый
sober reflection
трезвое размышление
sober-sided
здравомыслящий
sober-sided
рассудительный
sober-sided
сдержанный
sober up
вытрезвлять
become sober
вытрезвляться
sober up
вытрезвляться
of sober mind
здравомыслящий
sober down
остепенять
become sober
отрезвляться
sober up
отрезвляться
take a more sober look at things
отрезвляться
sleep oneself sober
проспаться

Word forms

sober

verb
Basic forms
Pastsobered
Imperativesober
Present Participle (Participle I)sobering
Past Participle (Participle II)sobered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I soberwe sober
you soberyou sober
he/she/it sobersthey sober
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am soberingwe are sobering
you are soberingyou are sobering
he/she/it is soberingthey are sobering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have soberedwe have sobered
you have soberedyou have sobered
he/she/it has soberedthey have sobered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been soberingwe have been sobering
you have been soberingyou have been sobering
he/she/it has been soberingthey have been sobering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I soberedwe sobered
you soberedyou sobered
he/she/it soberedthey sobered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was soberingwe were sobering
you were soberingyou were sobering
he/she/it was soberingthey were sobering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had soberedwe had sobered
you had soberedyou had sobered
he/she/it had soberedthey had sobered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been soberingwe had been sobering
you had been soberingyou had been sobering
he/she/it had been soberingthey had been sobering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will soberwe shall/will sober
you will soberyou will sober
he/she/it will soberthey will sober
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be soberingwe shall/will be sobering
you will be soberingyou will be sobering
he/she/it will be soberingthey will be sobering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have soberedwe shall/will have sobered
you will have soberedyou will have sobered
he/she/it will have soberedthey will have sobered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been soberingwe shall/will have been sobering
you will have been soberingyou will have been sobering
he/she/it will have been soberingthey will have been sobering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would soberwe should/would sober
you would soberyou would sober
he/she/it would soberthey would sober
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be soberingwe should/would be sobering
you would be soberingyou would be sobering
he/she/it would be soberingthey would be sobering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have soberedwe should/would have sobered
you would have soberedyou would have sobered
he/she/it would have soberedthey would have sobered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been soberingwe should/would have been sobering
you would have been soberingyou would have been sobering
he/she/it would have been soberingthey would have been sobering
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am soberedwe are sobered
you are soberedyou are sobered
he/she/it is soberedthey are sobered
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being soberedwe are being sobered
you are being soberedyou are being sobered
he/she/it is being soberedthey are being sobered
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been soberedwe have been sobered
you have been soberedyou have been sobered
he/she/it has been soberedthey have been sobered
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was soberedwe were sobered
you were soberedyou were sobered
he/she/it was soberedthey were sobered
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being soberedwe were being sobered
you were being soberedyou were being sobered
he/she/it was being soberedthey were being sobered
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been soberedwe had been sobered
you had been soberedyou had been sobered
he/she/it had been soberedthey had been sobered
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be soberedwe shall/will be sobered
you will be soberedyou will be sobered
he/she/it will be soberedthey will be sobered
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been soberedwe shall/will have been sobered
you will have been soberedyou will have been sobered
he/she/it will have been soberedthey will have been sobered

sobering

noun, singular
Singular
Common casesobering
Possessive casesobering's