French Conversation · Level 110
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IPA/sɥe/
En été, je sue beaucoup.
I sweat a lot in summer.
Après la course, il sue comme un bœuf.
After the race, he sweats like an ox.
Sweat seeping through the skin during heat, exertion, or strong emotion.
suer comme un bœuf
sweat like an ox
suer de nervosité
sweat from nervousness
transpirer: To perspire in response to exercise or heat.
être en sueur: To be damp with sweat, including clothing made wet by perspiration.
Émettre de la sueur à travers la peau sous l'effet de la chaleur, d'un effort ou d'une émotion.
The French verb suer is inherited from Latin sudare through Old French, and it is related to the noun sueur.