sweat

sweat
[swet] n
no pl
1) (perspiration) Schweiß m;
beads of \sweat Schweißperlen fpl;
to be covered in \sweat in Schweiß gebadet sein;
to be dripping [or pouring] with \sweat vor Schweiß triefen;
2) (fig fam: worried state)
to be in a \sweat [vor Aufregung] schwitzen;
to bring sb out [or (Am) to make sb break out] in a \sweat jdn zum Schwitzen bringen;
just thinking about the exams brings me out in a cold \sweat wenn ich nur ans Examen denke, bricht mir der kalte Schweiß aus;
to get in a \sweat [about sth] [wegen einer S. gen] ins Schwitzen geraten (fam)
to work oneself into a \sweat [about sth] sich akk [wegen einer S. gen] verrückt machen (fam)
3) (fig: hard effort) schweißtreibende Angelegenheit, Plackerei f (fam)
no \sweat (fam) kein Problem! vi
1) (perspire) schwitzen;
to \sweat with fear vor Angst schwitzen;
to make sb \sweat (fig) (fam) jdn ins Schwitzen bringen (fam)
2) (work hard)
to \sweat over sth (fig) über etw dat schwitzen [o brüten] (fam)
3) (form condensation) wall schwitzen
PHRASES:
to \sweat like a pig (fam) schwitzen wie ein Schwein (sl) vt
PHRASES:
to \sweat blood Blut [und Wasser] schwitzen (fam)
to \sweat buckets [or (Am) bullets] (fam) schwitzen, was das Zeug hält (fam)
the high temperatures soon had us \sweating bullets bei der Hitze waren wir bald klatschnass geschwitzt (fam)
don't \sweat it mach dir nichts draus (fam)

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