What does sueur in French mean?

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

The word sueur in French means sweat, by the sweat of your brow, sweating, be sweating, earn your living by the sweat of your brow, be running with sweat, cold sweat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sueur

sweat

nom féminin (transpiration)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son front était couvert de sueur.
His forehead was covered in sweat.

by the sweat of your brow

locution adverbiale (figuré (par des efforts physiques) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

sweating

locution adjectivale (transpirant)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il a fini son marathon en sueur.
He was sweating when he finished the marathon.

be sweating

locution verbale (transpirer, suer)

Après avoir monté sept étages à pied, elle était en sueur.

earn your living by the sweat of your brow

locution verbale (mériter sa paie par des efforts)

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

be running with sweat

locution verbale (beaucoup transpirer)

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

cold sweat

nom féminin (souvent au pluriel (frisson, peur) (usually singular)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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