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1 sweaty
∎ he's got sweaty feet il transpire des pieds;∎ his uniform smelt sweaty son uniforme sentait la sueur(b) (weather, place) d'une chaleur humide ou moite;∎ she went back into the sweaty workshop elle replongea dans la chaleur humide de l'atelier(d) (activity) qui fait transpirer;∎ it was a hard, sweaty climb l'ascension était rude et donnait chaud -
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3 sweaty
1 ( sweat-stained) [person] en sueur ; [hand, palm] moite ; [foot] qui transpire ; [clothing] couvert de sueur ; [cheese] qui transpire ;2 ( hot) [atmosphere] étouffant ; [place, climate] moite ; [clothing] qui fait transpirer ; [climb, work] laborieux/-ieuse. -
4 sweaty
adjective (wet or stained with, or smelling of, sweat: sweaty clothes/bodies.) moite de sueur -
5 sticky
sticky [ˈstɪkɪ]1. adjectiveb. [substance, object, fingers] collant ; [surface] gluantc. ( = sweaty) moite ; [weather, day] chaud et humide2. compounds* * *['stɪkɪ]1) ( tending to adhere) [hand, floor, substance] collant; [label] adhésif/-ive2) ( hot and humid) lourd3) ( sweaty) moiteto feel ou be hot and sticky — transpirer
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6 sweat
[swet] 1. noun(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) sueur2. verb1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) suer2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) suer sur•- sweater- sweaty - sweatiness - a cold sweat -
7 sticky
sticky n2 ( hot and humid) [weather, day] lourd ;4 ( difficult) [situation, problem, period] difficile ; to be sticky about sth/doing ne pas être très conciliant pour qch/faire. -
8 palm
palm [pɑ:m]1 noun∎ to have sweaty palms avoir les mains moites;∎ to read sb's palm lire les lignes de la main à qn;∎ he had them in the palm of his hand il les tenait à sa merci ou sous sa coupe;∎ to grease sb's palm graisser la patte à qn∎ British figurative the winner's palm la palme du vainqueur;∎ British to carry off the palm remporter la palme(coin) cacher dans le creux de la main;∎ to palm a card (in conjuring) filer une carte►► Zoology palm civet civette f des palmiers;palm grove palmeraie f;palm house serre f à palmiers, palmarium m;palm leaf feuille f de palmier;palm oil huile f de palme;palm plantation palmeraie f;Zoology palm squirrel rat m palmiste;palm sugar sucre m de palme;Religion Palm Sunday le dimanche des Rameaux, les Rameaux mpl;palm tree palmier m;palm wine vin m de palme∎ to palm sb off with sth, to palm sth off on sb refiler qch à qn;∎ they're palming the children off on us for the weekend ils vont nous refiler les enfants pour le week-end;∎ when I complained, they palmed me off with a standard letter quand je me suis plaint, ils m'ont refilé une lettre toute faite;∎ she tried to palm me off with some ridiculous excuse elle a essayé de me faire avaler une excuse ridicule -
9 paw
paw [pɔ:]1 noun(a) (of animal) patte f∎ you're not getting your dirty or sweaty paws on my new bike! il n'est pas question que tu touches à mon nouveau vélo!(a) (of animal) donner un coup de patte à;∎ the horse pawed the ground le cheval piaffait∎ the dog pawed at the door le chien grattait à la porte -
10 sticky
(a) (adhesive) adhésif, gommé(b) (tacky, gluey → hands, fingers) collant, poisseux; (→ substance, surface, jamjar) gluant, poisseux;∎ his mouth was all sticky with jam il avait la bouche poisseuse de confiture;∎ to have sticky fingers avoir les doigts collants ou poisseux; figurative être porté sur la fauche(d) (humid → weather) moite, humide;∎ it was a hot, sticky afternoon c'était un après-midi chaud et moite∎ British to be (batting) on a sticky wicket être dans une situation difficile□ ;∎ British to come to a sticky end mal finir□►► familiar sticky bun petit pain m sucré;sticky label étiquette f autocollante, étiquette f gommée;sticky tape ruban m adhésif;sticky toffee pudding = pudding au caramel cuit à la vapeur
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Sweaty — Sweat y, a. [Compar. {Sweatier}; superl. {Sweatiest}.] 1. Moist with sweat; as, a sweaty skin; a sweaty garment. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of sweat; of the nature of sweat. [1913 Webster] No noisome whiffs or sweaty streams. Swift. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweaty — [swet′ē] adj. sweatier, sweatiest 1. a) sweating; covered with sweat b) damp with or smelling of sweat 2. of or like that of sweat [a sweaty odor] 3. causing sweat [a hot, sweaty day] … English World dictionary
sweaty — late 14c., from SWEAT (Cf. sweat) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Sweatiness … Etymology dictionary
sweaty — [adj] damp with perspiration bathed, clammy, covered with sweat, drenched, dripping, drippy, glowing, hot, moist, perspiring, perspiry, soaked, sticky, stinky, sweating, wet; concept 406 Ant. dry … New thesaurus
sweaty — ► ADJECTIVE (sweatier, sweatiest) ▪ exuding, soaked in, or inducing sweat. DERIVATIVES sweatily adverb sweatiness noun … English terms dictionary
sweaty — adjective 1 covered with sweat 2 (1): We came home hot and sweaty after the day s work. | sweaty palms 2 smelling unpleasantly of sweat 2: sweaty socks 3 unpleasantly hot or difficult so that you sweat 1: a sweaty August day | a sweaty job 4… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sweaty — [[t]swe̱ti[/t]] sweatier, sweatiest 1) ADJ GRADED If parts of your body or your clothes are sweaty, they are soaked or covered with sweat. ...sweaty hands... She was hot and sweaty. 2) ADJ GRADED A sweaty place or activity makes you sweat because … English dictionary
sweaty — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, smell ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly … Collocations dictionary
sweaty — sweat|y [ˈsweti] adj comparative sweatier superlative sweatiest 1.) covered or wet with ↑sweat ▪ We came home hot and sweaty after the day s work. ▪ sweaty palms 2.) [usually before noun] unpleasantly hot or difficult, so that you ↑sweat … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweaty — adjective (sweatier; est) Date: 14th century 1. causing sweat < a sweaty day > < sweaty work > 2. wet or stained with or smelling of sweat < sweaty socks > • sweatily adverb • sweatiness … New Collegiate Dictionary
sweaty — UK [ˈswetɪ] / US adjective Word forms sweaty : adjective sweaty comparative sweatier superlative sweatiest 1) covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat 2) sweaty conditions make you feel hot and uncomfortable … English dictionary