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transpirer

sweat

verb trahn-spee-REH Rare

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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