sweat
20
3.4
- noun
- /swɛt/
:
condensación
- I noticed the sweat on the cold bottle of water after I took it out of the fridge.
Examples
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The glass was covered in sweat from the humidity in the air during the summer.
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The air is so full of humidity you can hardly push the sweat out of your pores.
Fiction book (1993) -
- It's got a lot of sweat on it.
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You must remove the sweat.
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It's not safe to drink it if the sweat is still condensing on the bottle.
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His pajamas would be soaked with sweat.
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I was once in a room so hot and crowded that our sweat condensed on the ceiling and rained back down.
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Will sits next to the rack of medical equipment, beads of sweat on his forehead.
Fiction book (1996) -
The air in the galley was stale with breath, sweat, and the soggy smell of food no one wanted.
Fiction book (1996) -
My father came out first, with a half-hearted smile and sweat stains indicative of southern humidity spotting his shirt.
Fiction book (2001)
Idioms
Compounds
- US
5
2.0
A matching set of loose, comfortable clothes with sweatpants and a sweatshirt for exercise or casual wear
- Specialized
1
3.7
A tiny tube in the skin that carries salty liquid from a gland to the outer skin
How Wet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sweat used for the drops on a cold bottle comes from a simple comparison to people: objects seem to 'sweat' when water forms on them, so we call that moisture 'sweat'.