sober

ayık

Alkol veya uyuşturucu etkisinde olmayan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Not affected by alcohol or drugs.

• I stayed sober at the party.
• Is she sober enough to drive?
• He has been sober for three years.

Eş anlamlılar: clear-headed

Zıt anlamlılar: drunk, intoxicated

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: stay sober, completely sober, sober driver, stone-cold sober

sade, gösterişsiz

Renkleri sakin ve sade olan; parlak veya gösterişli olmayan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Plain and quiet in color, without anything bright or showy.

• He wore a sober grey suit.
• The room was decorated in sober colors.
• She chose a sober dress for the ceremony.

Eş anlamlılar: muted, subdued, plain

Zıt anlamlılar: bright, flashy

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: sober colors, sober suit, sober tones

aç, aç karnına

Tıbbi bir test veya tedavi öncesinde belirli bir süre hiçbir şey yiyip içmemiş.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Having had nothing to eat or drink for a period before a medical test or treatment.

• The patient must be sober before the test.
• She arrived sober for her blood test.
• Patients should remain sober until the procedure is finished.

Eş anlamlılar: fasting

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: sober patient, remain sober

ayılmak

Alkolün etkisinden çıkıp ayık hâle gelmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To stop being affected by alcohol.

• I need time to sober up.
• She sobered up by the morning.
• They waited for him to sober up before leaving.

Nasıl kullanılır: sober up (He waited until he had sobered up.)

Eş anlamlılar: become sober

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: sober up, sober someone up

ciddileşmek, ayılmak

Ciddi ve sakin hâle gelmek veya getirmek; ya da alkolün etkisinden çıkmak veya çıkarmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make or become serious and calm, or no longer affected by alcohol.

• His expression sobered.
• The news sobered everyone in the room.
• The thought of losing her home sobered her quickly.

Eş anlamlılar: steady, calm

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: sober someone, sober suddenly