sob in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sob in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sob [Brit sɒb, Am sɑb] N

sob

singhiozzo m

“forgive me, ” he said with a sob

“perdonami, ” disse con voce rotta (dai singhiozzi)

II.sob <forma in -ing sobbing, pt, pp sobbed> [Brit sɒb, Am sɑb] VB trans

“it hurts, ” he sobbed

“fa male, ” disse singhiozzando

to sob oneself to sleep

piangere fino ad addormentarsi

III.sob <forma in -ing sobbing, pt, pp sobbed> [Brit sɒb, Am sɑb] VB intr

sob

singhiozzare

IV.sob [Brit sɒb, Am sɑb]

to sob one's heart out

piangere tutte le proprie lacrime

s.o.b., SOB [Am ˌɛsˌoʊˈbi] N inf, pej

s.o.b. → son of a bitch

s.o.b.

figlio m di puttana

you s.o.b.!

figlio di puttana!

See also son of a bitch

I.son of a bitch [Brit ˌsʌn əv ə ˈbɪtʃ], sonofabitch N Am inf

1. son of a bitch pej:

son of a bitch

figlio m di puttana

2. son of a bitch (jocular):

son of a bitch

vecchio mio m

how are you, you old son of a bitch? inf

come stai, vecchio mio?

3. son of a bitch (difficult task):

son of a bitch

lavoro m rognoso

son of a bitch

grana f

II.son of a bitch [Brit ˌsʌn əv ə ˈbɪtʃ], sonofabitch INTERJ inf

son of a bitch

porca puttana

sob out VB [sɒb -] (sob out [sth])

sob out story:

sob out

raccontare [qc] tra i singhiozzi

sob sister [Am sɑb ˈsɪstər] N Am JOURN

sob sister inf

= giornalista che scrive articoli di carattere sentimentale o risponde alla posta del cuore

sob story [Brit, Am ˈsɑb ˌstɔri] N inf

sob story

storia f strappalacrime

sob stuff [ˈsɒbstʌf] N inf, pej

sob stuff

= scritto, racconto pieno di sentimentalismo

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uncontrollably laugh, sob

incontrollabilmente

Translations for sob in the Italian»English Dictionary

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una storia lacrimevole

a sob story

singulto

sob

singhiozzo

sob

dire or raccontare qc tra i singhiozzi

to sob out sth

“perdonami, ” disse con la voce rotta dai singhiozzi

“forgive me, ” he said with a sob

sob in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sob in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sob <-bb-> [sɑ:b] VB intr

sob

singhiozzare

II.sob <-bb-> [sɑ:b] VB trans

sob

dire tra i singhiozzi

III.sob [sɑ:b] N

sob

singhiozzo m

sob story N pej

sob story

storia f strappalacrime

Translations for sob in the Italian»English Dictionary

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singhiozzare

to sob

singhiozzo

sob

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Sobbing profusely, she sat alone for over an hour awaiting their decision.

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Sobbing, she tucks in the frightened girl and leaves the room.

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They go to the beach where when wet sand is stepped on, it makes the sound of a sob.

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With his spellbinding dramatic skill, he could make the listeners and viewers sob or burst into laughter, and he raised watchers' emotions to the fullest.

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It is only in the last paragraph that the reader is treated to what might be called a bit of sob-sisterly trivia.

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Every time they meet, she cries on his shoulder and tells him the same sob story.

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The bride's verkavimai (from "verkti" to weep or sob) were an important part of the wedding ritual.

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They walk to the part where the sand does not sob and find an old broken boat.

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She was one of the most prominent sob sisters, a label given female reporters who wrote human interest stories.

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Despite using her cancer as a sob story, she is rejected at her audition.

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