What does suar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word suar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use suar in Portuguese.

The word suar in Portuguese means sweat, sweat, sweat out, sweat it, , suar, sufocar, suar, transpirar, suar, transpirar, suar, suar, suar, suar frio, começar a suar frio, começar a suar, trabalhar duro, suar a camisa, suar a camisa. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word suar

sweat

(transpirar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

sweat

(figurado (gotejar ou destilar umidade) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

sweat out

verbo transitivo (figurado (pôr para fora, exteriorizar) (figurative)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

sweat it

(figurado (esforçar-se) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

suar

intransitive verb (perspire) (transpirar)

Karen estava suando depois da corrida.
Karen was sweating after her run.

sufocar, suar, transpirar

intransitive verb (person: feel uncomfortably hot) (pessoa: de calor)

I am sweltering in this wool sweater; I thought it was colder out!

suar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal (weight: lose by exercising) (figurado, perder peso)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
After the holiday season I'm going to need to sweat off a few kilos at the gym.

transpirar, suar

transitive verb (plant: secrete moisture)

Isso transpira (or: sua) vapor d'água em climas muito quentes.
It transpires water vapour in very hot weather.

suar

intransitive verb (figurative (work hard, toil) (figurado)

Alguns alunos acharam o trabalho fácil, já o Nathan teve que suar.
Some students found the work easy, but not Nathan; he had to sweat.

suar

transitive verb (heat: onions, etc.) (gastronomia)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Sweat the onions for 10 minutes, until they are soft.

suar frio, começar a suar frio

verbal expression (perspire, have chills) (perspirar de medo, nervoso)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

começar a suar

verbal expression (begin to perspire)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

trabalhar duro

verbal expression (figurative, informal (work extremely hard) (trabalho extremamente difícil)

I sweat blood for that woman - I don't know what more she could expect.

suar a camisa

verbal expression (slang, figurative, vulgar (work extremely hard) (informal, figurado, trabalhar demais)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

suar a camisa

verbal expression (perspire from activity)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

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