sobar

v.

1 to finger, to paw.

2 to soften.

3 to kip (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

4 to massage.

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sobar

► verbo transitivo

1 (ablandar) to knead

2 figurado (manosear - objeto) to finger; (- persona) to grope, paw, touch up

3 familiar (pegar) to thrash

4 familiar (molestar) to pester

5 argot (dormir) to sleep

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1. VT

1) (=toquetear) [+ tela] to finger, dirty (with one's fingers); [+ ropa] to rumple, mess up; [+ masa] to knead; [+ músculo] to massage, rub

2) * (=magrear) to grope *, paw *

3) * (=pegar) to wallop

4) * (=molestar) to pester

5) LAm [+ huesos] to set

6) And (=despellejar) to skin, flay

7) And, Caribe, Méx (=lisonjear) to flatter

8) CAm, Méx (=reprender) to tell off *

2.

VI * to kip *, sleep

3.

See:

sobarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (manosear) <tela/ropa/tapizado> to handle, finger, dirty (through excessive handling)

b) (fam) <chica> to feel up (colloq), to grope (esp BrE colloq)

c) (Méx, Per fam) (adular) to suck up to (colloq)

2) (Col, Ven) (dar masajes) to massage

2.

sobar vi (Esp fam) to sleep

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* sobarse = snog.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (manosear) <tela/ropa/tapizado> to handle, finger, dirty (through excessive handling)

b) (fam) <chica> to feel up (colloq), to grope (esp BrE colloq)

c) (Méx, Per fam) (adular) to suck up to (colloq)

2) (Col, Ven) (dar masajes) to massage

2.

sobar vi (Esp fam) to sleep

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* sobarse = snog.

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sobar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (manosear) ‹tela/ropa/tapizado› to handle, finger, dirty (through excessive handling)

deja de sobar el sofá stop putting your dirty hands all over the sofa

2 (fam); ‹chica› to touch up (colloq), to grope (colloq), to paw (colloq)

3 (Per fam) (adular) to suck up to (colloq)

B

1 ‹masa/masilla› to knead

2 ‹pieles› to full

3 (Col, Ven) (dar masajes) to massage, give … a massage

■ sobar

vi

(Esp arg) to have a sleep o (colloq) nap

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sobar (conjugate sobar) verbo transitivo
1

a) (manosear) ‹tela/ropa/tapizado› to handle, finger

b) (fam) ‹chica› to feel up (colloq), to grope (esp BrE colloq)

c) (Méx, Per fam) (adular) to suck up to (colloq)

2 (Col, Ven) (dar masajes) to massage
sobar
I verbo transitivo
1 (manosear) to handle, touch: deja de sobar las fotos, stop fingering the photos
2 (a una persona) to paw, grope
II vi fam (dormir) to sleep
'sobar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sobajear
English:
fondle
- grope
- maul
- touch up
- work

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sobar

♦ vt

1. [toquetear] to finger, to paw

2. Fam [persona] to paw, to touch up

3. [ablandar] to soften

4. Fam [pegar, derrotar] to give a hiding

5. Méx, RP [frotar] to scrub

6. RP [amasar] to knead

♦ vi

Esp Fam Br to kip, US to catch some zees

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sobar

v/t

1 libro, tejido etc handle, finger

2 fam

sexualmente grope fam

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sobar vt

1) : to finger, to handle

2) : to knead

3) : to rub, to massage

4) fam : to beat, to pummel