sob in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sob in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sob <pres part sobbing; pt, pp sobbed> [Am sɑb, Brit sɒb] VB intr

sob

sollozar

to sob with relief

sollozar de alivio

II.sob <pres part sobbing; pt, pp sobbed> [Am sɑb, Brit sɒb] VB trans

sob

decir sollozando

sob

decir entre sollozos

I lost it, she sobbed

—lo perdí —dijo sollozando or entre sollozos

she sobbed out her story to them

les contó lo que le había pasado entre sollozos

to sob oneself to sleep

sollozar hasta quedarse dormido

to sob one's heart out

llorar a lágrima viva

III.sob [Am sɑb, Brit sɒb] N

sob

sollozo m

SOB N sl

SOB → son of a bitch

See also son of a bitch

son of a bitch <pl sons of bitches> N esp Am sl

1. son of a bitch (person):

son of a bitch

hijo m de puta

son of a bitch

hijo m de la chingada Mex vulg sl

how are you, you old son of a bitch?

¿qué tal, cabrón? sl

2. son of a bitch (object):

son of a bitch

condenado m / condenada f inf

I can't get the son of a bitch to start!

¡el condenado no quiere arrancar! inf

I can't get the son of a bitch to start!

¡esta mierda no quiere arrancar! vulg sl

3. son of a bitch as interj:

son of a bitch! who's taken my wallet?

¡carajo! ¿quién me robó la cartera? vulg sl

sob sister N

1. sob sister (journalist):

sob sister

periodista que lleva un consultorio sentimental

2. sob sister (actress):

sob sister

actriz especialista en papeles sentimentales

sob story N inf

sob story

dramón m inf

sob story

tragedia f

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the silence was punctuated only by the occasional sob

el silencio se veía interrumpido tan solo por algún sollozo

Translations for sob in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sollozar

to sob

dramón

sob story inf

sollozo

sob

lagrimear

to sob quietly

llorar a moco tendido inf

to sob one's heart out

sob in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sob in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sob [sɒb, Am sɑ:b] -bb- -bb- N

sob

sollozo m

II.sob [sɒb, Am sɑ:b] -bb- -bb- VB intr

sob

sollozar

III.sob [sɒb, Am sɑ:b] -bb- -bb- VB trans

sob

decir sollozando

sob story N pej

sob story

dramón m

Translations for sob in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sollozo

sob

hipido

sob

sollozar

to sob

chillido

sob

chillar

to sob

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As the castaways sob in frustration, they hear a steam whistle from a ship.

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Sobbing, she begged her father to make other arrangements because she had an awful feeling.

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He would sob and sigh and sing heart-rending verses giving expression to his grief over the loss of his beloved.

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

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After a few moments she ran herself out and with a spit, sob and weary sigh, her great three-bladed propeller came to a stop.

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

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

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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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