sueur
French → English
(physiology) Sweat: the liquid secreted by glands through the skin pores, often from heat or effort
Une sueur froide a ruisselé du front du patient pendant son agonie.
(English) Cold sweat trickled down the patient's forehead during his agony.
Je marchais sous le soleil brûlant et la sueur ruisselait sur tout mon corps.
(English) I was walking under the burning sun and sweat was trickling over my whole body.
(metaphor) Toil: the hard work or great effort spent on achieving something
Ce riche propriétaire vit du travail et des sueurs des pauvres paysans.
(English) This rich landowner lives off the labor and toil of the poor peasants.
Il a fallu bien des sueurs pour construire ce monument sans machines modernes.
(English) It took a lot of toil to build this monument without modern machines.
Entry ID: fr:en:sueur · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary