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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