sob story in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sob story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sob story N inf

sob story

dramón m inf

sob story

tragedia f

Translations for sob story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cut the sob story!

¡deja de quejarte!

Translations for sob story in the Spanish»English Dictionary

dramón

sob story inf

Translations for sob story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

story¹ <pl stories> [Am ˈstɔri, Brit ˈstɔːri] N

1.1. story:

story (account)

historia f

story (account)

relato m

story (tale)

cuento m

story (genre) LIT

cuento m

he told us the story of his life

nos contó la historia de su vida

tell me a story

cuéntame un cuento

the book tells the story of the expedition

el libro relata la expedición

that's a long story

eso es largo de contar

to cut a long story short

en pocas palabras

but that's not the end of the story

pero ahí no termina

it's the story of my life!

siempre me pasa lo mismo

according to his/your story

según él/tú

what's the story? Am

bueno ¿qué pasa?

he gave me the story on the new models Am

me dio información sobre los nuevos modelos

that's (quite) another or a different story

eso es otro cantar

that's (quite) another or a different story

eso es harina de otro costal

it's a different story if you're poor

si eres pobre es muy diferente or es otro cantar

later on she hit the bottle, but that's another story

más tarde empezó a beber, pero eso es otro cuento

the same old story

la (misma) historia de siempre

1.2. story:

story (anecdote)

anécdota f

story (joke)

chiste m

there's an interesting story attached to this diamond

hay una historia interesante ligada a ese brillante

his 'uncle' was really his father, or so the story goes

su 'tío' era en realidad su padre, o eso dicen

the story goes that he drew a line in the sand

cuenta la leyenda que trazó una línea en la arena

2. story (plot):

story

argumento m

story

trama f

3.1. story JOURN (article):

story

artículo m

3.2. story JOURN (newsworthy event):

a reporter with a nose for a good story

un periodista con buen olfato para lo que es noticia

4. story inf (lie):

story

cuento m inf

story

mentira f

don't tell stories

no me vengas con cuentos inf

don't tell stories

no digas mentiras

story² <pl stories> [Am ˈstɔri, Brit ˈstɔːri] N

story Brit storey (of building):

Brit storey

piso m

Brit storey

planta f

on the first story (in US)

en la planta baja

on the first story (in UK)

en el primer piso

a four-story building

un edificio de cuatro pisos

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 story in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sob story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sob story N pej

sob story

dramón m

Translations for sob story in the English»Spanish Dictionary

story¹ <-ies> [ˈstɔ:ri] N

1. story:

story (account)

historia f

story (fictional)

cuento m

to tell a story

contar un cuento

to tell stories (lie)

contar cuentos

so the story goes

eso dicen

2. story (news report):

story

artículo m

Phrases:

that's another story

eso es harina de otro costal

it's the same old story

es la historia de siempre

a tall story

un cuento chino

story² [ˈstɔ:ri] N Am

story → storey

See also storey

storey [ˈstɔ:ri] N Brit, Aus

storey

piso m

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