sobra — meaning in English

English meaning

• leftover adj Remaining after the rest has been used or eaten.
• remainder noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
• remnant noun A small remaining piece or amount of something bigger that once existed.
• rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.

Senses

sobra is used for these senses in English:

• leftover Something left behind; an excess or remainder.
• remainder A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
• remnant The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
• rest (uncountable) That which remains.

leftover — full definition

1. adj Remaining after the rest has been used or eaten.
2. noun Food or material remaining after a meal or event.

remainder — full definition

1. noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
2. noun In arithmetic, the number left over when one number doesn't divide evenly into another.
3. noun Unsold copies of a book or other stock, later sold off cheaply.

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