ernüchtern

v/t

1. sober up

2. fig. bring s.o. down to earth again

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to sober

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er|nụ̈ch|tern [ɛɐ'nʏçtɐn] ptp ernü\#chtert

vt

to sober up; (fig) to bring down to earth, to sober

ernüchternd — sobering

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1) (to destroy the false but pleasant beliefs (held by a person): I hate to disillusion you, but your boss isn't the perfect person you think she is.) disillusion

2) (to make or become (more) sober.) sober up

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er·nüch·tern *

[ɛɐ̯ˈnʏçtɐn]

vt

▪ jdn \ernüchtern

1. (wieder nüchtern machen) to sober up sb sep

2. (in die Realität zurückholen) to bring sb back to reality [or back [or [back] down] to earth]

▪ \ernüchternd sobering

▪ \ernüchternd [für jdn] sein to be sobering [for sb]

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transitives Verb

1) sober up

2) (fig.)

jemanden [völlig] ernüchtern — bring somebody down to earth [with a bang]

ernüchternd — sobering

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ernüchtern v/t

1. sober up

2. fig bring sb down to earth again

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transitives Verb

1) sober up

2) (fig.)

jemanden [völlig] ernüchtern — bring somebody down to earth [with a bang]

ernüchternd — sobering

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v.

to sober v.