sob in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sob in the English»French Dictionary

I.sob¹ [Brit sɒb, Am sɑb] N

sob

sanglot m

‘forgive me, ’ he said with a sob

‘pardonne-moi, ’ dit-il en sanglotant

II.sob¹ <pres part sobbing; pret, pp sobbed> [Brit sɒb, Am sɑb] VB trans

‘it hurts, ’ he sobbed

‘ça fait mal, ’ dit-il en sanglotant

to sob oneself to sleep

s'endormir à force de sangloter

III.sob¹ <pres part sobbing; pret, pp sobbed> [Brit sɒb, Am sɑb] VB intr

sob

sangloter

IV.sob¹ [Brit sɒb, Am sɑb]

to sob one's heart out

pleurer toutes les larmes de son corps

sob² inf, SOB [Brit sɒb, Am sɑb] N pej

sob → son of a bitch

you sob!

espèce d'enfoiré! vulg sl

See also son of a bitch

I.son of a bitch [Brit ˌsʌn əv ə ˈbɪtʃ] N Am sl

1. son of a bitch pej:

son of a bitch

salaud m sl

2. son of a bitch (jocular):

son of a bitch

vieille branche f inf

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

comment vas-tu vieille branche? inf

3. son of a bitch (difficult task):

son of a bitch

vacherie f inf

son of a bitch

saleté f inf

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

son of a bitch

merde! sl

I.sob out VB [Brit sɒb -, Am sɑb -] (sob out [sth])

sob out story:

sob out

raconter [qc] en sanglotant

sob sister N Am inf JOURN

sob sister

journaliste mf qui se spécialise dans le courrier du cœur

sob story N inf

sob story

mélo m inf

sob story

histoire f larmoyante

sob stuff N inf, pej

sob stuff

sensiblerie f pej

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uncontrollably laugh, sob

sans pouvoir se contrôler

to sob hysterically

avoir une violente crise de larmes

Translations for sob in the French»English Dictionary

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sangloter

to sob

sanglot

sob

dire qc dans un sanglot

to say sth with a sob

avec des sanglots dans la voix

with a sob in one's voice

sob in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sob in the English»French Dictionary

I.sob [sɒb, Am sɑ:b] N

sob

sanglot m

II.sob <-bb-> [sɒb, Am sɑ:b] VB intr

sob

sangloter

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

sob

dire en sanglotant

to sob oneself to sleep

s'endormir en sanglotant

sob story N pej

sob story

histoire f à faire pleurer

to tell sb a sob story

chercher à faire pleurer qn

Translations for sob in the French»English Dictionary

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sangloter

to sob

d'exaspération, elle se mit à sangloter

she began to sob with exasperation

sanglot

sob

avoir des larmes dans la voix

to sob

sob Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tell sb a sob story

chercher à faire pleurer qn

to sob oneself to sleep

s'endormir en sanglotant

she began to sob with exasperation

d'exaspération, elle se mit à sangloter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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According to one critic, her deep, strident, almost masculine voice, staggered delivery and the occasional sob created a compelling musical presence.

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

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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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