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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sẽˈsatu
"Ele teve uma atitude sensata diante do problema."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a calm, sensible, and rational disposition; free from exaggeration or extreme emotion.
"The committee adopted a sober-minded approach to the financial crisis." - 2
Serious and solemn in outlook or behavior.
"She gave a sober-minded assessment of the risks involved in the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'sober', originating from Old French 'sobre' and Latin 'sobrius' (meaning temperate or not intoxicated), and 'minded', stemming from Old English 'gemynd' referring to memory or thought. Together, the compound has been used since the early modern English period to describe a temperament characterized by seriousness, caution, and sound judgment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sober-minded" is said worldwide
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sang-froid
Transliteration: sahn-frwa
"Il a gardé une approche pondérée face au problème."
besonnen
Transliteration: bəˈzɔnən
"Sie traf eine besonnene Entscheidung in dieser schwierigen Lage."
assennato
Transliteration: assenːato
"Ha mantenuto un atteggiamento giudizioso durante la discussione."
sensato
Transliteration: senˈsato
"Mantuvo una postura sensata ante la crisis."
sensato
Transliteration: sẽˈsatu
"Ele teve uma atitude sensata diante do problema."
विवेकशील
Transliteration: vivekśīl
"उसने संकट के समय एक विवेकशील दृष्टिकोण अपनाया।"
冷静理智的
Transliteration: lěng jìng lǐ zhì de
"面对危机，他采取了冷静理智的态度。"
냉철한
Transliteration: naeng-cheol-han
"그는 위기 상황에서 냉철한 판단을 내렸다."
冷静沈着な
Transliteration: reiseichinchaku na
"彼女はその問題に対して冷静沈着な態度を保った。"
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