suée
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɥe/
Noun
suée f (plural suées)
- (informal) a sweat, sweatiness
- (dated) an intense effort, burdensome labor
- (figurative) an intense fear or emotion which may induce a cold sweat
Further reading
- “suée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
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Synonyms
- (beating): dêgraîsseuse, èrlîntcheuse, latteuse, ronde, sécouée, stipanne
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