sweat like a pig
To sweat profusely; to produce a lot of perspirationTo sweat profusely; to produce a lot of perspiration.
» You're sweating like a pig, Tom.
Том, ты потеешь, как свинья. — odexed
Ти пітнієш неначе свиня, Томе. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo sweat profusely; to produce a lot of perspiration.
schwitzen wie ein Schwein
поте́ть как свинья́potétʹ kak svinʹjá, вспоте́ть как свинья́vspotétʹ kak svinʹjá
Examples
8 sentencesYou're sweating like a pig, Tom.
Ти пітнієш неначе свиня, Томе. — deniko
ruТом, ты потеешь, как свинья. — odexed
Tom was sweating like a pig.
deTom schwitzte wie ein Schwein. — Waldelfe
Tom began to sweat like a pig.
Tom is sweating like a pig.
ruТом отчаянно потеет. — sharptoothed
Elias was sweating like a pig.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
sweats like a pig, sweating like a pig, sweated like a pig, sweated like a pig| Base form | sweat like a pig · to sweat like a pig |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sweats like a pig |
| Present participle | sweating like a pig |
| Past simple | sweated like a pig |
| Past participle | sweated like a pig |
irregular
Synonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.