We should probably wait until he sobers up.
On devrait attendre qu'il redevienne conscient.
A man of feelings, impulsive like a child, he always can express his joy; when he gulps down a half-kilogram of wine, he jumps for joy; when he sobers up, he cries because his wife is ill.
Homme des sentiments, impulsif comme un enfant qui peut toujours exprimer sa joie ; après avoir goûté un demi de vin, il peut sauter et se réjouir, et quand il se dégrise, il commence à pleurer puisque sa femme est malade.
We'll just have to wait until he sobers up.
Nous allons juste devoir attendre qu'il désaoule.
Dave B. of Montreal, an ex-bank clerk and accountant who had slipped far down the ladder because of alcoholism, sobers up after reading the Big Book sent to him by his sister.
Dave B., ex-employé de banque et comptable de Montréal que l'alcoolisme a précipité au bas de l'échelle, devient sobre après avoir lu le Gros Livre que lui a envoyé sa sœur.
I have already warned colleagues in Central Europe about this; when the tone sobers down, then this is only proof that we are moving from the honeymoon period into a life of domestic normality within Europe.
Le fait que les esprits soient plus pondérés n'est qu'une preuve - j'ai averti précédemment dans les mêmes termes des collègues d'Europe centrale - que nous sommes passés de la lune de miel à la réalité normale du ménage.
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