sweat

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
2. (uncountable, usually) The state of one who is sweating; diaphoresis.
3. (figuratively, uncountable, usually) Hard work; toil.
4. (figuratively, uncountable, usually) Moisture issuing from any substance.
5. (uncountable, usually) A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
6. (historical, uncountable, usually) The sweating sickness.
7. (British, slang, uncountable, usually) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
8. (slang, uncountable, usually) An extremely or excessively competitive player.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To emit sweat.
2. (transitive) To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
3. (transitive) To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
4. (informal, intransitive) To work hard.
5. (informal, intransitive) To work hard.
6. (informal, transitive) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
7. (informal, intransitive) To worry.
8. (informal, transitive) To worry about (something).
9. (transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
10. (intransitive) To emit moisture.
11. (intransitive) To have drops of water form on (something's surface) due to moisture condensation.
12. (intransitive) To solder (a pipe joint) together.
13. (slang, transitive) To stress out, to put under pressure.
14. (intransitive, transitive) To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
15. (archaic, transitive) To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal.
16. (intransitive) To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
17. (transitive) To take a racehorse for a short exercise run.

Concepten

zweet

😓

zweten

😓

transpireren

transpiratievocht

zich zorgen maken

zwoegen

uitbuiten

transpiratie

uitzuigen

Synoniemen

perspiration

perspire

sudor

toil

swelter

drip

sweating

fret

drudgery

swither

moisture

sudate

lather

ooze

glow

exertion

travail

trickle

diaphoresis

work hard

hot

🥵

rob

effort

slave

elbow grease

stew

🍲

leak

taste

steam

strain

tinker

tiredness

transpire

transude

vapor

vapour

warm

☀️

water loss

worry

hidrosis

transudation

alcohol

pain

B.O.

emit heat downwards

burning-out

sweat-out

water leakage

non-watertight

sudoresis

Vertalingen

sueur

😓

sudor

😓

suer

😓

sudore

😓

sudar

😓

schwitzen

😓

Schweiß

😓

transpirer

sudare

😓

transpiration

suor

😓

suor

😓

suar

😓

suar

😓

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/swɛt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: swete

Overgenomen van Oudengels: swāt

Verwant aan Fries: swit

Verwant aan Nederlands: zweet

Verwant aan Duits: Schweiß

Verwant aan Deens: sved

Verwant aan Zweeds: svett

Verwant aan Jiddisch: שוויצן

Verwant aan Engels: shvitz

Verwant aan Latijn: sudor

Verwant aan Frans: sueur

Verwant aan Italiaans: sudore

Verwant aan Spaans: sudor

Verwant aan Perzisch: خوی

Verwant aan Sanskriet: स्वेद

Verwant aan Litouws: sviedri

Verwant aan Tokharian B: syā-

Verwant aan Albanees: djersë

Verwant aan Welsh: chwys

Overgenomen van Middelengels: sweten

Overgenomen van Oudengels: swǣtan

Verwant aan Nederlands: zweten

Verwant aan Duits: schwitzen

Verwant aan Deens: svede

In summary

From Middle English swete, swet, swate, swote, from Old English swāt, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swaitą, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), o-grade of *sweyd- (“to sweat”). Cognate with West Frisian swit, Dutch zweet, German Schweiß, Danish sved, Swedish svett, Yiddish שוויצן (shvitsn) (English shvitz), Latin sudor, French sueur, Italian sudore, Spanish sudor, Persian خوی (xway, “sweat”), Sanskrit स्वेद (svéda), Lithuanian sviedri, Tocharian B syā-, Albanian djersë, and Welsh chwys.