Also means
leak out
Usage Note
Transpirer is the standard verb for sweating (transpirer sous la chaleur). In a figurative sense, it means for information to leak out or become known (les détails ont transpiré dans la presse). The related noun is la transpiration (perspiration, sweating).
Examples
"Il transpire beaucoup en été."
Natural Translation
He sweats a lot in summer.

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