sobrar

Etymology

Inherited from Latin superāre. Doublet of superar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [suˈβɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [soˈbɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [soˈbɾaɾ]

Verb

sobrar (first-person singular present sobro, first-person singular preterite sobrí, past participle sobrat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to surpass, to overcome

   Synonyms: superar, sobrepujar

2. (intransitive) to be more than enough
3. (intransitive) to be too much, to be unnecessary, to be in the way
4. (intransitive) to be left over

Further reading

• “sobrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sobrar, from Latin superāre. Doublet of superar.

Pronunciation

Verb

sobrar (first-person singular present sobro, first-person singular preterite sobrei, past participle sobrado)

1. to remain, be left

Further reading

• “sobrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish sobrar, inherited from Latin superāre. Doublet of superar, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈbɾaɾ/ [soˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: so‧brar

Verb

sobrar (first-person singular present sobro, first-person singular preterite sobré, past participle sobrado)

1. to be superfluous; to be left over or extra

   Les sobran los libros. ― They have too many books.

   Me sobran diez dólares. ― I have ten dollars left over.

Further reading

• “sobrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10