SOB

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'sob': /ˈsɒb/; 'SOB': /ˌɛsəʊ'biː /US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɑb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sob)

Inflections of 'sob' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
sobs
v 3rd person singular
sobbing
v pres p
sobbed
v past
sobbed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
SOB nmainly US, pejorative, slang, initialism (insult: son of a bitch) (coloquial; sigla: hijo de puta)HDP, HP nm
 Edward thought Larry was an SOB.
 Edward pensaba que Larry era un HDP.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sob⇒ vi(cry)sollozar⇒ vi
  lloriquear⇒ vi
 Rachel's boyfriend had dumped her and she was sobbing in the girls' restroom.
 A Rachel la había dejado su novio y estaba sollozando en el baño.
sob n(crying sound)sollozo nm
 Oliver grew calmer and his sobs subsided.
 Oliver se calmó y sus sollozos disminuyeron.
sob [sth]⇒ vtr(say with sobs)decir algo entre sollozos vtr + loc adv
  decir algo sollozando vtr + adv
 "But I don't want to go," the little girl sobbed.
 «¡Pero no quiero ir!», dijo entre sollozos la niña.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
sob | SOB | S.O.B.
InglésEspañol
sob sister nslang (human interest journalist)periodista sentimental n común + adj mf
sob sister nslang (do gooder) (coloquial)buenudo, buenuda nm, nf
  bienhechor, bienhechora nm, nf
sob story ninformal (tale or account meant to evoke pity) (irónico)tragedia nf
  historia para llorar nf + loc adj
 Just get on with your job – I don't want to hear any more of your sob stories.
 Continúa con el trabajo, ¡no quiero escuchar más tus tragedias!
sob yourself to sleep v expr(cry until you fall asleep)llorar hasta dormir loc verb
 After his wife left, Henry sobbed himself to sleep almost every night for a month.
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'SOB' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
catch in the throat - snivel - stifle - stifled
Spanish:
sollozar - chillar - desalmado - hijo de la gran puta - llorar a moco tendido

Collocations: offensive: get out of here, you SOB, offensive: you're nothing but an SOB, offensive: is such an SOB, more...

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