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"Perspire" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "sudar", and "sweat" is an intransitive verb which is also often translated as "sudar". Learn more about the difference between "perspire" and "sweat" below.
perspire(
puhr
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spayr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (general)
a. sudar
By the time he reached the door he was perspiring heavily.Para cuando llegó a la puerta estaba sudando profusamente.
b. transpirar
I always used to change my shirt at lunchtime because I perspired a lot.Siempre me cambiaba de camisa al mediodía porque transpiraba mucho.
sweat(
sweht
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. transpirar
The heat is making me sweat as if I was in a sauna.El calor me está haciendo transpirar como si estuviera en una sauna.
2. (colloquial) (to work hard)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. sudar la gota gorda (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I sweated to buy this car.Sudé la gota gorda para comprar este automóvil.
3. (colloquial) (to be worried)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. sufrir
Let them sweat a while before you tell them what really happened.Déjales que sufran un poco antes de decirles lo que de verdad ocurrió.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (culinary)
a. rehogar
Sweat the onions for eight minutes and then add the meat.Rehoga las cebollas durante ocho minutos y luego añade la carne.
5. (colloquial) (to worry about)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la transpiración (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
All my shirts have sweat stains.Todas mis camisas tienen manchas de transpiración.
7. (hard work)
sweats
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
8. (colloquial) (sweatpants) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
b. el pantalón del jogging (M) (River Plate)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She arrived at the gym wearing a T-shirt and sweats.Llegó al gimnasio vistiendo una camiseta y pantalón del jogging.
c. el pantalón de la sudadera (M) (Colombia)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Colombia
Sweats are always useful to have, even if you don't do exercise.Siempre es útil tener un pantalón de la sudadera, incluso si no haces ejercicio.
d. el pantalón del buzo (M) (Chile)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Chile
Your sweats are dirty. You'll have to wear your leggings.El pantalón del buzo está sucio. Tendrás que ponerte los leggings.
e. el pantalón de chándal (M) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
I always wear sweats when I am home.Cuando estoy en casa, siempre llevo pantalón de chándal.
