sudar
verbCEFR B1
What does “sudar” mean in English?
1.to sweat
to sweat (produce perspiration during exercise or heat) — sudar mucho, sudar copiosamente
2.to work hard / to struggle
to work hard / to struggle (colloquial: sudar la gota gorda = sweat blood) — me ha costado sudar para aprobar
Example sentences
Cuando sudas mucho durante el ejercicio, tu cuerpo está regulando la temperatura corporal; es un proceso natural y saludable.
When you sweat a lot during exercise, your body is regulating its core temperature; it is a natural and healthy process.
El entrenador nos advirtió de que sudáramos sin preocuparnos, porque la incomodidad del esfuerzo es señal de que estamos trabajando al nivel adecuado.
The trainer warned us not to worry about sweating, because the discomfort of effort is a sign that we are working at the right level.
How to use it
Sudar means 'to sweat' — a regular -ar verb with no reflexive requirement. El sudor is the noun (sweat). Common collocates: sudar mucho / copiosamente, sudar durante el ejercicio, sudar la gota gorda (idiom = to sweat blood / work very hard). In informal speech, sudar can mean to work very hard.
Common mistake
Sudar does not take a reflexive pronoun. The noun el sudor means 'sweat'; the adjective is sudoroso / sudada (sweaty). The colloquial idiom sudar la gota gorda (literally 'sweat the fat drop') is very common in spoken Spanish and means to work very hard or struggle — worth learning at B1.