sobre

Meaning

Prep

1. over, above, on, upon, atop
2. about

Noun

1. (masculine) envelope
2. (masculine) small packet; sachet

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,present,singular,subjunctive,third-person) inflection of sobrar:
2. (form-of,imperative,singular,third-person) inflection of sobrar:

Hyphenated as

so‧bre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsobɾe/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish sobre, from Latin super (“above”), from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of the borrowed super.

Sentences

Además de análisis político escribe sobre arte y música .

In addition to political analysis, he writes about art and music.

Sobre esta experiencia escribe " La Derrota de la salud pública .

About this experience he writes "The Defeat of Public Health.

La canción trata sobre la percepción pública de la banda .

The song is about the public perception of the band.

Escribió diversas obras sobre derecho del trabajo .

He wrote several works on labour law.

Algunos países protestaron sobre esta situación .

Some countries protested about this situation.

Las controversias sobre el origen de este sitio empiezan con el nombre .

Controversies over the origin of this site begin with the name.

Siempre hubo temas que me atraían sobre los que Jon no quería cantar .

There were always themes that appealed to me that Jon didn't want to sing about.

Una enorme crisis económica se cierne sobre todo el planeta .

A huge economic crisis is looming over the entire planet.