sobrar |
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to be left over |
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sobrar
intransitive verb
1. to be left over, to be spare (quedar, restar)
- nos sobró comida -> we had some food left over
2. to be more than enough (haber de más)
- parece que van a sobrar bocadillos -> it looks like there are going to be too many sandwiches
3. to be superfluous (estar de más)
- lo que dices sobra -> that goes without saying
- aquí sobra alguien (figurative) -> someone here is not welcome
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sobrar [so-brar']
verb neuter
1. To have more than is necessary or required. (n)
2. To be over and above: to be more than enough (ser más que suficiente), to be intrusive. (n)
3. To remain (quedar de más), to be left. (n)
- Más vale que sobre que no que falte -> (Prov.) it is better to have too much of a thing than to be in want of it
Verb Conjugation for "sobrar"
- Infinitive
- sobrar
- Gerund
- sobrando
- Participle
- sobrado
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | sobro | sobré | sobraba | sobraré | sobre |
| Tú | sobras | sobraste | sobrabas | sobrarás | sobres |
| Ella/Él/Usted | sobra | sobró | sobraba | sobrará | sobre |
| Nosotros | sobramos | sobramos | sobrábamos | sobraremos | sobremos |
| Vosotros | sobráis | sobrasteis | sobrabais | sobraréis | sobréis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | sobran | sobraron | sobraban | sobrarán | sobren |
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