SOS

SOS  (s-s)

n.

1. The letters represented by the Morse Code signal · · · - - - · · ·, used as an international distress signal, especially by ships and aircraft.

2. A call or signal for help.

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SOS

n

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) an internationally recognized distress signal in which the letters SOS are repeatedly spelt out, as by radio-telegraphy: used esp by ships and aircraft

2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a message broadcast in an emergency for people otherwise unobtainable

3. Informal a call for help

[letters chosen as the simplest to transmit and receive in Morse code; by folk etymology taken to be abbrev. for save our souls]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

SOS - an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code distress call, distress signal - an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed

Translations

SOS N (= signal) → SOS m (fig) → llamada f de socorro

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SOS [ˌɛsəʊˈɛs] n abbr (=save our souls) → SOS m
so-so [ˈsəʊsəʊ]

adv → comme ci comme ça, couci-couça >
How are you feeling? - So-so → Comment est-ce que tu te sens? - Comme ci comme ça.

adj (= middling) → très moyen(ne)

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SOS

n → SOS nt; to radio an SOS → SOS funken

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SOS [ˌɛsəʊˈɛs] n → S.O.S. m inv

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SOS [ˌɛsəʊˈɛs] n → S.O.S. m inv

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SOS

n SOS [esəuˈes]

a call for help or rescue, often in code and usually from a distance Send an SOS to the mainland to tell them that we are sinking! SOS أنْقِذونا!: نِداء اسْتِغاثَه SOS SOS SOS das SOS ΣΟΣ SOS, llamada de socorro SOS, hädasignaal تماسي براي كمك و امداد hätäsanoma S.O.S אֶס אוֹ אֶס त्राहिमाम संदेश, (बेतार का) संकट-संदेश, गुहार SOS, hitni poziv za pomoć S.O.S. (segélykérés) SOS S.O.S, neyðarkall S.O.S. 遭難信号 조난 신호 SOS glābiet mūsu dvēseles! SOS noodsignaal nødsignal, SOS S.O.S. SOS S.O.S. (радио)сигнал бедствия SOS SOS poziv upomoć SOS สัญญาณขอความช่วยเหลือ imdat işareti (船舶、飛機等)遇難時的呼救信號(電碼) (радіо)сигнал про небезпеку, біду المدد کی پکار، انتہائی مایوسی میں حصوصا سمندروں میں رواں جہازوں کی طرف سے مدد کے لیے استعمال ہونے والا بین الاقوامی اشارہ tín hiệu cấp cứu （船舶、飞机等）遇难时的呼救信号（电码）

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SOS → إشارة استغاثة SOS SOS SOS σήμα κινδύνου S.O.S. SOS SOS SOS SOS 救難信号 SOS SOS SOS SOS SOS радиосигнал бедствия (SOS) SOS สัญญาณขอความช่วยเหลือ SOS tín hiệu cấp cứu SOS 紧急呼救