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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessobra
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈso.βɾa/
"Guardé las sobras para el almuerzo de mañana."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An item, typically food, that remains unused or uneaten after a meal or event.
"We packed the leftovers from dinner into containers for lunch tomorrow."
- 1
Remaining after the rest has been used, eaten, or gone.
"She used leftover yarn to knit a small winter scarf."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'leave over', combining the Middle English 'lefen' (to remain) with the preposition 'over'. Historically attested in the late 16th century to describe what remains after a meal, event, or process is completed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Leftover" is said worldwide
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reste
Transliteration: /ʁɛst/
"Nous avons mangé les restes hier soir."
Rest
Transliteration: /ʁɛst/
"Wir haben die Reste von gestern gegessen."
avanzo
Transliteration: /aˈvants.zo/
"Ho messo gli avanzi nel frigorifero."
sobra
Transliteration: /ˈso.βɾa/
"Guardé las sobras para el almuerzo de mañana."
sobra
Transliteration: /ˈsɔ.bɾɐ/
"Guardei as sobras do jantar na geladeira."
बचा हुआ भोजन
Transliteration: bacha huva bhojan
"हमने कल रात के बचे हुए भोजन का आनंद लिया।"
剩菜
Transliteration: shèng cài
"把昨晚的剩菜热一下就可以吃了。"
남은 음식
Transliteration: nameun eumsik
"냉장고에 남은 음식이 많이 있어요."
残り物
Transliteration: nokorimono
"昨日の夕食の残り物を温めて食べました。"
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