Sobre Flashcards
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What is the basic meaning of sobre?
- “en” in its basic meaning
2. (por) encima de
What can sobre be used as an alternative to? (2)
- hay un libro sobre la mesa
2. hay un libro [en] la mesa
- There’s a book on the table (sobre)
2. what use instead of sobre?
- puso un ladrillo sobre de otro
2. puso un ladrillo [encima] de otro
- He put one brick on top of another.
2. what use instead of sobre?
mil metros sobre el nivel del mar
1,000 metres above sea level
un grado sobre cero
one degree above zero
- about ie on the subject
- about ie approximate for quantities, dates, time (Spain only)
- “out of” (maths)
What 3 figurative meanings of sobre?
- un libro sobre Cervantes
- No 1 - about subject matter
- un libro ACERCA DE Cervantes.
- a book about Cervantes
- What no. figurative use?
- How else say sentence
- sobre las cinco de la tarde
- No. 2 about re quantities, dates and times. Spain only.
3 A ESO DE las cinco de la tarde
- at about five o’clock
- What no. figurative use?
- How say sentence normally?
- ocho sobre diez
2. No 3 - out of - maths
- 8 out of 10
2. 2. What no. figurative use?
- ESTAR en / sobre ascuas
- He estado sobre ascuas esperando a que llegaras
- ascua (n)
Adverbial phrase 1
- to be on pins and needles
- I’ve been on pins and needles waiting for you to get here
- ember (n)
- estar + sobre aviso
- estás sobre aviso
3 ha sido advertido
Adverbial phrase 2A
1 to be warned
2. You’ve been warned.
3. You’ve been warned (usual)
- sobre manera
- Very rarely
- sumamente
- La distribución de alimentos y suministros básicos está resultando sumamente difícil.
Adverbial phrase 3
- exceedingly (fml)
- How often used?
- what is usual word?
- Delivery of food and basic supplies is proving exceedingly difficult.
- sobre todo
- No es fácil de encontrar un trabajo sobre todo cuando no se sabe qué hacer.
- especialmente
Adverbial phrase 4A
- especially
- It’s not easy to find a job ESPECIALLY when you don’t know what to do
- alternative word
- when there is NO contact
2. volaremos sobre Santiago
- When does sobre mean “over”?
2. we shall be flying over Santiago `
- debe pesar sobre los 70 kilos
- No. 2 about re quantities, dates and times. Spain only.
- debe pesar más o menos los 70 kilos
- he must weigh about 70 kilos
- What no. figurative use?
- How say sentence outside Spain?
- Siento que hay mucha gente que dice tonterías sobre mí
2. No 1 - about subject matter
- I feel… like there’s people out there… talking about me
- What no. figurative use?
- tener a algn EN ascuas
2. no me tengas EN ascuas.
- to keep sb in suspense/waiting/on tenterhooks
2. Don’t keep me in suspense
- poner + sobre aviso
2. No, no quise ponerla sobre aviso.
Adverbial phrase 2B
- to give advance notice/ to put on alert
- No, I didn’t want to give her a heads-up
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What is the meaning of “sobre” when a noun?
- particularly
- Nos interesa sobre todo seguir robusteciendo la capacidad de la organización en ….
- particularment
Adverbial phrase 4B
- sobre todo (second meaning)
- We are particularly interested in further strengthening the organization’s …
- alternative
There are six
- estar + sobre ascuas
- estar + sobre aviso (meaning 1 - to warn)
- poner + sobre aviso (meaning 2 - to alert, advance warning)
- sobre manera (v rare, more usually sumamente)
- sobre todo (meaning 1 - especially)
- sobre todo (meaning 2 - particularly)
How many adverbial phrases with sobre?