Sobar

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for May 10, 2009

sobar (verb) — to rub, massage. Look up sobar in the dictionary

Sóbame el hombro, me duele mucho.
Rub my shoulder, it hurts a lot.

[Rusty]

Sobar falls into the world of slang and can mean other things in various countries. ¡Ojo!
I would think frotar is generally accepted as to rub and masajear is the more precise (or more technical) word for to massage.

[Bolboreta]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Sobar falls into the world of slang and can mean other things in various countries. ¡Ojo!

...in Spain, for example

In spain the meaning of "sobar" is something like "to touch somebody without permission with sexual intention" Mi hermana llegó a casa muy enfadada porque un tipo la sobó en el metro. Es despreciable que un médico aproveche un chequeo para sobar a sus pacientes.

Sóbame is a verbal form that I think is not very used, so sobar has the meaning of unagreement of the touched person.

Masajear will work better as to massage. Frotar o dar friegas, también

[irmamar]

As Bolboreta said, "sobar" is a bit coarse word in Spain. It's used also meaning "sleep" and "handled" in slang:

Estaba sobando cuando me llamó por teléfono.
No compres ese libro de segunda mano, está muy sobado.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Bolboreta

...in Spain, for example

In spain the meaning of "sobar" is something like "to touch somebody without permission with sexual intention" Mi hermana llegó a casa muy enfadada porque un tipo la sobó en el metro. Es despreciable que un médico aproveche un chequeo para sobar a sus pacientes.

Sóbame is a verbal form that I think is not very used, so sobar has the meaning of unagreement of the touched person.

En chile usamos "tocar". Me tocó las partes...

Originally Posted by Bolboreta

Masajear will work better as to massage. Frotar o dar friegas, también

También lo usamos así en chile.

Originally Posted by irmamar

As Bolboreta said, "sobar" is a bit coarse word in Spain. It's used also meaning "sleep" and "handled" in slang:

Estaba sobando cuando me llamó por teléfono.
No compres ese libro de segunda mano, está muy sobado.

La primera está genial saberla.

La segunda la usamos exactamente igual.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by chileno

La primera está genial saberla.

Estaba sobando en el sobre...

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Estaba sobando en el sobre...

Sí yo me meto al sobre a eso de las 11pm todas las noches...