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[swet] 1. noun(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) suor2. verb1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) suar2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) trabalhar duro•- sweater- sweaty
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- a cold sweat* * *[swet] n 1 suor. 2 suação, transpiração. 3 coll sofrimento, ansiedade que produz suor. 4 umidade, líquido condensado. 5 trabalho duro, exercício. • vt+vi 1 suar, transpirar. 2 fazer suar. 3 fermentar, fazer perder umidade. 4 transudar, sair em gotas. 5 molhar, manchar com suor. 6 condensar umidade do ar. 7 coll sofrer de ansiedade, preocupar-se, etc. 8 maltratar, fazer trabalhar duramente, explorar, extorquir. 9 coll labutar, mourejar, trabalhar duramente. 10 soldar. 11 aquecer (metal) para refiná-lo. 12 sl submeter a interrogatório rigoroso. by the sweat of my brow com o suor do meu rosto. don’t sweat it não se preocupe. don’t sweat the small stuff não se preocupe com coisas sem importância. in a cold sweat fig em um estado de terror ou ansiedade. no sweat sl sem problemas, tranqüilo. to be in a sweat coll estar em apuros. to sweat blood trabalhar ou preocupar-se em excesso. to sweat it out a) agüentar até o fim, conseguir viver em uma época cheia de perigos. b) fazer muitos exercícios físicos, Braz sl malhar muito. to sweat one’s guts out trabalhar muito, especialmente com esforço físico. to sweat something out of someone tirar informações de alguém através de ameaças. -
2 sweat
[swet] 1. noun(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) suor2. verb1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) suar2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) dar duro•- sweater- sweaty - sweatiness - a cold sweat
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sweat — [c]/swɛt / (say swet) verb (sweat or sweated, sweating) –verb (i) 1. to excrete watery fluid through the pores of the skin, as from heat, exertion, etc.; perspire, especially freely or profusely. 2. to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a… …
sweat off — verb lose weight by sweating I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna • Hypernyms: ↑reduce, ↑melt off, ↑lose weight, ↑slim, ↑slenderize, ↑thin, ↑slim down … Useful english dictionary
sudate — verb excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin Exercise makes one sweat • Syn: ↑sweat, ↑perspire • See Also: ↑sweat off (for: ↑sweat) • … Useful english dictionary
sweat off — verb To lose (weight) by sweating (from heavy exercise, sauna etc.). The shocked Aussie fighters started to sweat off the excess pounds, but competition manager Lenni Gama denied any problem with the scales … Wiktionary
sweat bullets — verb To sweat profusely; especially, to be very nervous or anxious. He was sweating bullets about the exam all week. Syn: shit bricks, sweat blood … Wiktionary
break a sweat — verb a) To start sweating. Are you feeling stronger and more energetic, and even dare I say it breaking a sweat? No, not a pink faced, dripping sweat; nevertheless, a little dewy under the arms and around your forehead b) To put effort into… … Wiktionary
break into sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 STEAL to enter a building by using force, in order to steal something: Thieves broke into the bank vault by digging a tunnel. 2 break into a run/gallop/trot etc to suddenly start running etc: Suzie heard footsteps behind her and broke… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
break out phrasal — verb (I) 1 ESCAPE to escape from a prison or similar place (+ of): a plan to break out of jail see also: breakout 2 WAR/FIRE ETC if something unpleasant such as a fire, war, or disease breaks out, it starts to happen: Several scuffles broke out… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sweat cobs — Verb. To perspire profusely, to sweat excessively. E.g. With the room temperature at 95 degrees, I was sweating cobs … English slang and colloquialisms
sweat — I. verb (sweat or sweated; sweating) Etymology: Middle English sweten, from Old English swǣtan, from swāt sweat; akin to Old High German sweiz sweat, Latin sudare to sweat, Greek hidrōs sweat Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
sweat — 1 verb 1 LIQUID FROM SKIN (I) to have liquid coming out through your skin, especially because you are hot or frightened: I was sweating after the long climb. | sweat heavily/profusely (=sweat a lot) | sweat like a pig informal (=sweat a lot) |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
