Grammatical class
Verb
sangloter
(intransitive) to sob
Details
Syllables
san-glo-ter
Phonetics
sɑ̃.glo.te
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
12011
Freq. (movies)
33578
Freq. (news)
71047
Sentences
Tom s'est mis à sangloter.
Tom started sobbing.
Je l'ai entendue sangloter.
I heard her sobbing.
Je l'ai entendue sangloter dans sa chambre.
I could hear her sobbing in her bedroom.
Elle a continué à sangloter, sans lever les yeux.
She continued sobbing without looking up.
Et leur chanson se mêle au clair de lune, / Au calme clair de lune triste et beau, / Qui fait rêver les oiseaux dans les arbres / Et sangloter d’extase les jets d’eau, / Les grands jets d’eau sveltes parmi les marbres.
And their song blends with the moonlight, / With the sad and beautiful moonlight, / Which sets the birds in the trees dreaming, / And makes the fountains sob with ecstasy, / The tall slim water streams among the marble statues.