sobrar
verb
1. to be left over, to remain
unused
Common combinations
- sobrar comida — food to be left over
- sobrar tiempo — time to be left over
- sobrar una entrada — to have a spare ticket
- Después de la cena sobró mucha comida.A lot of food was left over after dinner.
- ¿Te sobra una entrada?Do you have a spare ticket?
- Siempre sobra algo de tiempo al final.There is always some time left at the end.
2. to have more than enough
abundancia
Common combinations
- sobrar tiempo — to have time to spare
- sobrar energía — to have energy to spare
- sobrar dinero — to have money to spare
- Con dos días me sobra para visitar la ciudad.Two days are more than enough for me to visit the city.
- A mi hermana le sobra energía.My sister has energy to spare.
- Este mes me sobra dinero para ahorrar.I have money left over to save this month.
3. to be superfluous, to be out of place
innecesario o inoportuno
- En este equipo no sobra nadie.Nobody is superfluous on this team.
- Su opinión sobra en esta conversación.His opinion is out of place in this conversation.
- Si crees que sobro, me voy.If you think I am in the way, I will leave.
Same root