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sod¹

(sŏd)

1. A section of grass-covered surface soil held together by matted roots; turf.

2. The ground, especially when covered with grass.

tr.v. sod·ded, sod·ding, sods

To cover with sod.

[Middle English, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch sode.]

sod²

(sŏd) Chiefly British Vulgar Slang

1. A sodomite.

2. A person regarded as obnoxious or contemptible.

3. A fellow; a guy: "Poor sod, he almost got lucky for once" (Jack Higgins).

tr.v. sod·ded, sod·ding, sods

To damn.

Phrasal Verb:

sod off

Used in the imperative to dismiss someone angrily.

[Short for sodomite.]

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Adj.

sodding - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

arrant, double-dyed, utter, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, everlasting, perfect, pure, staring, consummate, stark, complete, gross

unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"

Translations

sodding

[ˈsɒdɪŋ] (Brit)

A. ADJ → jodido, puñetero
her sodding dog → su jodido perro, su puñetero perro
shut the sodding door! → ¡cierra la jodida puerta!
it's a sodding disgrace! → ¡no hay derecho, joder!
sodding hell! → ¡joder!, ¡me cago en la leche!

B. ADV it's sodding difficult → es muy jodido, es puñeteramente complicado
he's sodding crazy! → ¡está como una puta cabra!

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sodding

(Brit inf)

adj → verflucht (inf), → Scheiß- (inf); what a sodding nuisance → verdammte Scheiße (inf); what the sodding hell is going on? → was zum Teufel geht hier vor? (inf)

adv → verdammt (inf), → verflucht (inf); I’ll sodding murder you if you do that! → verdammt noch mal, ich bring dich um, wenn du das tust! (inf)

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