schwitzen

Meaning

1. (intransitive, transitive, weak) to sweat; to perspire (of living beings)
2. (intransitive, weak) to give off water (of things)
3. (figuratively, intransitive, weak) to think hard; to work hard
4. (figuratively, intransitive, weak) to be in fear; to worry

Concepts

sweat

😓

perspire

transpire

drip

Synonyms

transpirieren

😓

ausschwitzen

durchsickern

Schweiß

😓

verbreiten

tropfen

abrackern

in Schweiß geraten

absondern

Translations

suer

😓

sudar

😓

sudare

😓

transpirer

zweten

😓

suar

😓

suar

😓

terlemek

transpirar

traspirare

transpirar

😓

transpireren

ιδρώνω

sudo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃvɪtsən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: switzen

Inherited from Old High German: swizzen

In summary

From Middle High German switzen, from Old High German swizzen, from Proto-Germanic *switjaną. A geminated form of Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-. Cognates (without gemination): Dutch zweten, Danish svede, English sweat.

Sentences

Hunde können außer an den Pfoten nicht schwitzen .

Dogs cannot sweat except on their paws.