SOB - Translation from English into French

English

French

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

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

uncontrollably laugh, sob

sans pouvoir se contrôler

to sob hysterically

avoir une violente crise de larmes

French

English

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

English

French

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

French

English

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

English

French

I. sob [sab] N

sob

sanglot m

II. sob <-bb-> [sab] VB intr

sob

sangloter

III. sob <-bb-> [sab] VB trans

sob

dire en sanglotant

to sob oneself to sleep

s'endormir en sanglotant

sob story N

sob story

histoire f à faire pleurer

to tell sb a sob story

chercher à faire pleurer qn

French

English

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

Present

I	sob
you	sob
he/she/it	sobs
we	sob
you	sob
they	sob

Past

I	sobbed
you	sobbed
he/she/it	sobbed
we	sobbed
you	sobbed
they	sobbed

Present Perfect

I	have	sobbed
you	have	sobbed
he/she/it	has	sobbed
we	have	sobbed
you	have	sobbed
they	have	sobbed

Past Perfect

I	had	sobbed
you	had	sobbed
he/she/it	had	sobbed
we	had	sobbed
you	had	sobbed
they	had	sobbed

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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

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

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

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