sob

sangloter

Pleurer bruyamment en respirant de façon saccadée.

En anglais simple : To cry with loud, broken breaths.

• The child began to sob.
• She sobbed into her pillow.
• He was sobbing so hard that he could barely breathe.

Comment l'utiliser : sob with something (She sobbed with relief when her son returned.)

Synonymes : weep, cry

Expressions courantes : sob uncontrollably, sob into something, sob with grief

dire en sanglotant

Dire quelque chose en pleurant, avec une respiration saccadée.

En anglais simple : To say something while crying with broken breaths.

• “I’m sorry,” she sobbed.
• He sobbed out the news about his dog.
• The boy sobbed that he wanted to go home.

Comment l'utiliser : sob that… (She sobbed that she had lost her keys.); sob out something (He sobbed out a few words of thanks.)

Expressions courantes : sob out something, sob a reply

sanglot

Son bref et saccadé que l’on produit en pleurant.

En anglais simple : A short, broken sound someone makes while crying.

• I heard a quiet sob.
• She tried to hold back her sobs.
• A loud sob broke the silence.

Expressions courantes : let out a sob, quiet sob, muffled sob