sob story

Synonyymisanakirja

sob story

kerronta, tarina, narratiivi, kertomus, nyyhkytarina.

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sob story rimmaa näiden kanssa:

henry, sherry, sorry, curry, kärry, ostoskärry, peräkärry, country, jury, treasury...

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Englannin sanakirja

sob story (englanti > suomi)

  1. nyyhkytarina

sob story englanniksi

  1. puhekieltä A sad story, especially one intended to elicit sympathy.

  2. 1922, w:Upton Sinclair|Upton Sinclair, They call Me Carpenter, ch. 14:

  3. "Dis picture is called De Tale o Two Cities, and its de French revolution. It's about a feller vot takes anodder feller's place and gits his head cut off; and say, dere's a sob story in it vot's a vunder."
  4. 2006, w:Keith Donohue|Keith Donohue, The Stolen Child, ISBN 9781400096534, http://books.google.ca/books?id=9ApE1F48IVwC&pg=PA56&dq=%22sob+story%22+subject:%22fiction%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=2001&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=2008&as_brr=3&cd=27v=onepage&q=%22sob%20story%22%20subject%3A%22fiction%22&f=false p. 56:

  5. Mr. Martin objected at first to the bastardization of my talent, but I gave him a sob story about needing money for lessons.

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