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sobre meaning in English

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sobre preposition

aboutpreposition
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

above(in or to a higher place)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈbʌv] [US: ə.ˈbʌv]

concerning(regarding)
preposition
[UK: kən.ˈsɜːn.ɪŋ] [US: kən.ˈsɝːn.ɪŋ]

on(positioned at the upper surface of)
preposition
[UK: ɒn] [US: ɑːn]

onto(upon; on top of)
preposition
[UK: ˈɒn.tə] [US: ˈɑːn.tə]

over(physical positioning: on top of; above)
preposition
[UK: ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈoʊv.r̩]

toward(in relation to)
preposition
[UK: tə.ˈwɔːd] [US: tə.ˈwɔːrd]

upon(being above and in contact with another)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈpɒn] [US: ə.ˈpɑːn]

sobre noun
{m}

envelope [envelopes](wrapper for mailing)
noun
[UK: ˈen.və.ləʊp] [US: ˈen.vəloʊp]

sobre- adjective

over-(above or higher)
adjective
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˌoʊv.r̩]

super-adjective
[UK: ˈsuː.pə(r)] [US: ˈsuː.pər]

sobre aviso preposition

on noticepreposition

on the alert(very attentive, or vigilant)
preposition

sobre de primer día noun
{m}

first day covernoun
[UK: ˈfɜːst deɪ ˈkʌ.və(r)] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈdeɪ ˈkʌ.vər]

sobre el papel preposition

on paper(in theory)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ˈpeɪ.pə(r)] [US: ɑːn ˈpeɪ.pər]

sobre gustos no hay nada escrito phrase

there's no accounting for taste(people's tastes differ)
phrase
[UK: ðeəz nəʊ əˈk.aʊnt.ɪŋ fɔː(r) teɪst] [US: ˈðerz ˈnoʊ əˈk.aʊnt.ɪŋ ˈfɔːr ˈteɪst]

sobre la marcha adverb

on the fly((idiomatic) spontaneously or extemporaneously)
adverb
[UK: ɒn ðə flaɪ] [US: ɑːn ðə ˈflaɪ]

sobre mi cadáver preposition

over my dead body(absolutely not)
preposition
[UK: ˈəʊv.ə(r) maɪ ded ˈbɒ.di] [US: ˈoʊv.r̩ ˈmaɪ ˈded ˈbɑː.di]

sobre mi cuerpo muerto preposition

over my dead body(absolutely not)
preposition
[UK: ˈəʊv.ə(r) maɪ ded ˈbɒ.di] [US: ˈoʊv.r̩ ˈmaɪ ˈded ˈbɑː.di]

sobre rojo noun
{m}

hongbao(decorated paper envelope, traditionally red, containing a gift of money presented during special occasions; the gift of money presented in such an envelope)
noun

sobre ruedas preposition

without a hitch(with no problems)
preposition
[UK: wɪð.ˈaʊt ə hɪtʃ] [US: wɪð.ˈaʊt ə ˈhɪtʃ]

sobre ruedas adverb

swimmingly(in a very favourable manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈswɪ.mɪŋ.li] [US: ˈswɪ.mɪŋ.li]

sobre-tasado adjective

overpriced(priced higher than what it is really worth)
adjective
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈpraɪ.stɪd] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈpraɪ.stɪd]

sobre todo preposition

above all(of prime importance)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈbʌv ɔːl] [US: ə.ˈbʌv ɔːl]

sobre todo adverb

chiefly(especially or primarily; above all)
adverb
[UK: ˈtʃiː.fli] [US: ˈtʃiː.fli]

especially(particularly)
adverb
[UK: ɪ.ˈspe.ʃə.li] [US: ə.ˈspeʃ.l̩i]

in particular(especially, individually or specifically)
adverb
[UK: ɪn pə.ˈtɪ.kjʊ.lə(r)] [US: ɪn pər.ˈtɪ.kjə.lər]

most of all(to a greater extent than anything else)
adverb
[UK: məʊst əv ɔːl] [US: moʊst əv ɔːl]

mostly(for the most part)
adverb
[UK: ˈməʊst.li] [US: ˈmoʊst.li]

sobreabundancia noun
{f}

overabundancenoun
[UK: ˈovə.rə.ˈbən.dəns] [US: ˈoʊv.r̩.ə.ˈbən.dəns]

sobreactuar verb

ham [hammed, hamming, hams](overact)
verb
[UK: hæm] [US: ˈhæm]

ham it up(performing arts: exaggerate one's emotions or movements)
verb
[UK: hæm ɪt ʌp] [US: ˈhæm ˈɪt ʌp]

overplay [overplayed, overplaying, overplays](To overdo or overact one's effect or role)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈpleɪ] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈpleɪ]

sobreacumulación noun
{f}

overaccumulationnoun

sobreajustar verb

overfit(statistics: to use a statistical model that has too many parameters)
verb

sobrealimentar verb

overfeed [overfed, overfeeding, overfeeds](too feed too much to)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈfiːd] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈfiːd]
Don't overfeed your dog. = No sobrealimentes a tu perro.

sobrebarriga noun

flank steaknoun

sobrecalentar verb

overheat [overheated, overheating, overheats](to heat excessively)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈhiːt] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈhiːt]

sobrecarga noun
{f}

overload [overloads](excessive load)
noun
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈləʊd] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈloʊd]

overshoot(when the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity)
noun
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈʃuːt] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈʃuːt]

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