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Meaning of Sweats | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
swɛts

Definitions

  1. A sweatsuit.
    informal, plural, plural-only
  2. Any illness causing copious perspiration.
    informal, plural, plural-only
  3. Nervousness.
    informal, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

العربية العرق
Français sweats

Examples

“I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu?”
“Any law-abiding person gets stomach butterflies when pulled over for running a yellow light And going to traffic court can bring on a case of the sweats.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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