French word

transpirer

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁɑ̃spiʁe/

Meaning

  • verbsweat

Example

Il transpire beaucoup quand il fait chaud.

He sweats a lot when it's hot.

Illustration for transpirer (sweat)

More examples

Pendant le match, il transpire beaucoup.

During the game, he sweats a lot.

Core concept

Something inside gradually seeping outward as sweat, odor, or information.

Common phrases

  • transpirer beaucoup

    sweat a lot

  • transpirer de peur

    sweat from fear

  • transpirer à grosses gouttes

    sweat profusely

Similar words

suer: Sweat comes from the body and makes the skin or clothes damp.
perler: Liquid such as sweat forms into small drops and falls from a surface.

Definition in French

Libérer de la sueur par la peau; par extension, laisser échapper involontairement quelque chose (par exemple une odeur ou une information).

Word origin

Latin transpirare, from trans- ('through') and spirare ('breathe'), gave French transpirer for passage outward through the body.

Usage tips

  • In the information sense, the impersonal phrase 'Il transpire que...' is formal and means that something has leaked or become known.

Other meanings

  • leakverb

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