To sweat
Definition
To eliminate perspiration through the pores of the skin as a result of heat, muscular exertion, illness, or emotion; to sweat. In an extended or figurative sense, it refers to the act of working hard, putting in intense intellectual or physical effort to complete a complex task.
Bilingual Equivalents
- To sweat
- To perspire
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | First conjugation verb. Present indicative third person: asudă. Past participle: asudat. |
| Formation | Inherited directly from the Latin verb 'assudare', maintaining its core structural meaning. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.su.ˈda] |
| Source | Grammar and Lexicon of Romance Languages |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Sportivul a început să asude abundent încă din primele minute ale încălzirii pe bandă.
EN: The athlete began to sweat profusely from the very first minutes of warming up on the treadmill.
RO: A trebuit să asude din greu asupra acelor cărți vechi pentru a descifra textul manuscrisului.
EN: He had to sweat hard over those old books to decipher the text of the manuscript.
RO: Pereții subsolului au început să asude din cauza umidității ridicate și a lipsei de ventilație.
EN: The basement walls began to sweat due to the high humidity and lack of ventilation.
Idioms & Phrases
A asuda din greu / To sweat blood
RO: A depune un efort uriaș, aproape suprauman, pentru a finaliza o activitate extrem de solicitantă.
EN: To put in a monumental, almost superhuman effort to finish an extremely demanding activity.
A asuda pe brânci / To work oneself to the bone
RO: A munci neîncetat până la epuizarea fizică completă, fără momente de odihnă.
EN: To work continuously until complete physical exhaustion, without any moments of rest.
A pune pe cineva să asude / To make someone sweat
RO: A supune o persoană la un interogatoriu sever sau la o muncă fizică extrem de obositoare pentru a o testa.
EN: To subject a person to a severe interrogation or extremely tiring physical work in order to test them.
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