sudar

v.

1 to sweat.

sudaban a chorros (informal) they were running with sweat

sudar la gota gorda (informal) to sweat buckets; to sweat blood (figurative) (trabajar duro)

2 to make sweaty.

3 to work hard for (informal) (trabajar duro por).

4 to ooze forth, to exude, to ooze.

* * *

sudar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (transpirar) to sweat, perspire

2 figurado (paredes) to sweat

3 figurado (plantas) to exude, ooze

4 familiar (trabajar) to slog one's guts out, work hard

► verbo transitivo

1 (transpirar) to sweat

2 (empapar en sudor) to make sweaty

3 figurado (plantas) to exude, ooze

4 familiar figurado (conseguir con esfuerzo) to work hard for

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer sudar a alguien to drive somebody hard

¡me la suda! I couldn't give a toss!

sudar el kilo / sudar la gota gorda / sudar tinta familiar to sweat blood

* * *

verb

to sweat

* * *

1. VI

1) (=transpirar) to sweat

- sudar a chorros

- hacer sudar a algn

2) (=exudar) [recipiente] to ooze; [pared] to sweat

2. VT

1) (=transpirar) to sweat

- sudar la gota gorda

sangre 2), tinta 1)

2) (=mojar) [+ ropa, prenda] to make sweaty

- sudar la camiseta

me la suda *** —

es un asunto que me la suda — it bores the pants off me *

3) (Bot) (=segregar) to ooze, give out, give off

4) * (=conseguir con esfuerzo)

sudarlo — to sweat it out

sudar un aumento de sueldo — to sweat for a rise in pay

ha sudado el premio — he really went flat out to get that prize

5) * [+ dinero] to cough up *, part with

* * *

1.

verbo intransitivo

a) (transpirar) to sweat, perspire (frml)

b) (fam) (trabajar duro) to work flat out (colloq)

2.

sudar vt <camiseta> to make ... sweaty

me la suda — (Esp vulg) I couldn't give a damn (colloq) o (sl) a toss

sudar tinta or la gota gorda — to sweat blood (colloq)

* * *

= sweat, work up + a lather.

Ex. Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.

Ex. There's one option that lets you work out without working up a lather.

----

* empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.

* esfuerzo + hacer sudar = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.

* hacer que Alguien sude tinta = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* sudar a chorros = sweat + buckets, sweat + profusely, sweat + bullets.

* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.

* sudar la camisa = sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, work + Posesivo + butt off, work up + a lather, work up + a sweat.

* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.

* sudar sangre = work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out.

* sudar tinta = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out.

* * *

1.

verbo intransitivo

a) (transpirar) to sweat, perspire (frml)

b) (fam) (trabajar duro) to work flat out (colloq)

2.

sudar vt <camiseta> to make ... sweaty

me la suda — (Esp vulg) I couldn't give a damn (colloq) o (sl) a toss

sudar tinta or la gota gorda — to sweat blood (colloq)

* * *

= sweat, work up + a lather.

Ex: Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.

Ex: There's one option that lets you work out without working up a lather.

* empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.

* esfuerzo + hacer sudar = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.

* hacer que Alguien sude tinta = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* sudar a chorros = sweat + buckets, sweat + profusely, sweat + bullets.

* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.

* sudar la camisa = sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, work + Posesivo + butt off, work up + a lather, work up + a sweat.

* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.

* sudar sangre = work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out.

* sudar tinta = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out.

* * *

sudar [A1 ]

vi

1 (transpirar) to sweat, perspire (frml)

sudar a chorros or mares to sweat buckets o streams (colloq)

2 (fam) (trabajar duro) to work flat out (colloq), to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)

sudar tinta or la gota gorda to sweat blood (colloq)

■ sudar

vt

to make … sweaty

me la suda (vulg); I couldn't give a damn (colloq) o (vulg) toss

* * *

 

sudar (conjugate sudar) verbo intransitivo
to sweat, perspire (frml)
sudar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to sweat, perspire
2 fam (esforzarse) to work hard, make a big effort
♦ Locuciones: familiar sudar tinta/la gota gorda, to sweat blood
'sudar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camiseta
- gota
- tinta
English:
bluff
- profusely
- run
- slog
- sweat

* * *

sudar

♦ vi

1. [transpirar] to sweat;

Fam

sudaban a chorros they were dripping sweat

2. [pared] to run with condensation

3. [trabajar duro]

sudaron mucho por (conseguir) ese trofeo they had to sweat blood to win this trophy

4. Comp

Esp muy Fam

me la suda Br I don't give a monkey's, US I don't give a rat's ass

♦ vt

1. [empapar] to soak in sweat;

sudó las sábanas he soaked the sheets in sweat

2. Fam [trabajar duro por] to sweat blood for

3. Comp

sudar la gota gorda [transpirar mucho] to sweat buckets;

[esforzarse] to sweat blood;

sudar tinta to sweat blood

* * *

sudar

I v/i sweat; fam (trabajar duro) work one’s butt off fam ;

sudar la gota gorda fig sweat blood

II v/t make sweaty

* * *

sudar vi

transpirar: to sweat, to perspire

* * *

sudar vb to sweat