sobre

Meaning

Prep

1. on; atop; on top of (located on the top surface of)
2. over; above (in or through the space above)
3. about; concerning (on the subject of)

Verb

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

sobrar

to remain, be left

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Concepts

on

🔛

upon

over

above

about

envelope

✉️

beside

by

up

🆙

with

atop

next to

aboard

onto

at

of

per

regarding

spatially

toward

towards

all

near to

alongside

among

an

apiece

at the rate of

each

for

high up

in

in order to

inside

in the case of

into

near

Opposite of

embaixo de, sob

Synonyms

em

em cima de

a

ao pé de

a respeito de

com

de

envelope

✉️

junto a

na

na superfície de

no

por cima de

quanto a

sobrecarta

entre

próximo a

sobrescrito

em cima

em companhia de

junto de

para

acima de

a fim de

alto

para que

a por

à razão de

perto de

no alto

para o alto

dentro de

acima

acerca de

Translations

sobre

sur

🔛

über

sobre

🔛

op

🆙

auf

sopra

over

en

aan

🔛

su

🆙

boven

zu

super

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈso.bɾi/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: super

Cognate with Spanish: sobre

Cognate with French: sur

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ὑπέρ

Cognate with English: over

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese sobre, from Latin super, from *eks-uper, which consists of Proto-Indo-European *eḱs (“out of”) and *uperi. Doublet of the borrowed super.
Cognate to Spanish sobre, French sur, Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) and English over, super and sur-.

Sentences

Eu vou pensar sobre o que comprar .

I'll think about what to buy.

" Me conte mais sobre o seu sonho ?" disse a mulher .

“Tell me more about your dream?” the woman said.

Um pequeno cachorro salta sobre um riacho .

A small dog jumps over a stream.

Por causa de sua carreira , ele combina medicina e preocupações sobre questões sociais .

Because of his career, he combines medicine and concerns about social issues.

Homem novo que escala sobre um corrimão .

Young man climbing over a railing.

Uma mulher vestindo uma luva branca espreita sobre a multidão .

A woman wearing a white glove peeks out over the crowd.