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No. 4,821 in Catalan

sobra

"Leftover" or "excess."

In a sentence

  • Em va sobrar menjar del dinar.

    I had leftover food from lunch.

    Here, 'sobrar' means 'to have left or remain over', referring to food that was not eaten after a meal.

  • Aquell comentari és completament sobre.

    That comment is completely unnecessary.

    In this usage, 'sobra' implies something excessive or unneeded, describing a comment that was unnecessary.

  • En una empresa, la dedicació mai no sobra.

    In a company, dedication is never too much.

    Here, 'sobra' conveys the idea of excess but is used in a negative context to mean that something, like dedication, cannot be excessive or unimportant.

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