素面

シラフ

Also written しらふ, 白面

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective sobriety; soberness See also: 素面 (すめん).
2. sober face See also: 素面 (すめん).

Kanji

• 素 element
• 面 face

Example sentences

• あの時は素面だったのですか。
  Were you sober at that time?
• 彼は、どんなに飲んでも全く素面にみえる。
  Regardless of how much he drank, he seems as sober as ever.
• トムは酔っ払うと、しらふの時には食べないものまでいろいろと食べる。
  When Tom gets drunk, he'll eat a lot of things that he wouldn't eat when he's sober.
• トムが「俺は素面だ」って言ってたよ。
  Tom said that he's sober.
• 斎藤君ね、昨夜、お酒に酔って街のど真ん中で「俺は素面だ！」ってわめいてたよ。
  You know, Saito got drunk last night and yelled "I'm sober!" right in the middle of town.

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