sweat gland in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sweat gland in the English»Italian Dictionary

sweat gland [Am ˈswɛt ˌɡlænd] N

sweat gland

ghiandola f sudoripara

Translations for sweat gland in the Italian»English Dictionary

ghiandola sudoripara

sweat gland

Translations for sweat gland in the English»Italian Dictionary

gland¹ [Brit ɡland, Am ɡlænd] N

1. gland ANAT:

gland

ghiandola f

to have swollen glands

avere le ghiandole gonfie

2. gland BOT:

gland

ghianda f

gland² [Brit ɡland, Am ɡlænd] N TECH

gland

premistoppa m

I.sweat [Brit swɛt, Am swɛt] N

1. sweat (perspiration):

sweat

sudore m

to be in a sweat

essere (tutto) sudato

to be covered in sweat

essere coperto di sudore

to be dripping or pouring with sweat

essere madido, grondante di sudore, in un bagno di sudore

to break out into a sweat

cominciare a sudare

to work up a (good) sweat

farsi una (bella) sudata

to be in a cold sweat about sth fig

avere i sudori freddi or sudare freddo per qc

beads or drops of sweat

gocce di sudore

night sweats MED

sudori notturni

2. sweat (hard work):

sweat liter

sfacchinata f

by the sweat of his brow

col sudore della fronte

3. sweat (old soldier):

sweat inf

veterano m

sweat inf

vecchio m del mestiere

II.sweats N

sweats npl Am:

sweats

tuta f

III.sweat [Brit swɛt, Am swɛt] VB trans

1. sweat Brit FOOD:

sweat vegetables

fare trasudare

2. sweat (interrogate) inf:

sweat suspect

torchiare, fare il terzo grado a

IV.sweat [Brit swɛt, Am swɛt] VB intr

1. sweat:

sweat person, animal:

sudare

sweat hands, feet:

sudare, traspirare

sweat cheese:

trasudare

the sweating horses, runners

i cavalli, i corridori sudati

2. sweat (wait anxiously) inf, fig:

to let or make sb sweat

fare stare qn sulle spine

V.sweat [Brit swɛt, Am swɛt]

no sweat! inf

nessun problema!

to be, get in a sweat inf

scaldarsi, agitarsi

to sweat blood over sth

sudare, sputare sangue per qc

sweat gland in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sweat gland in the English»Italian Dictionary

gland [glænd] N

gland

ghiandola f

I.sweat [swet] N

1. sweat (perspiration):

sweat

sudore m

to break into a sweat

cominciare a sudare

2. sweat (effort):

sweat

faticaccia f

no sweat inf

non c'è problema

3. sweat pl inf (sweatsuit):

sweat

tuta f (da ginnastica)

II.sweat [swet] VB intr (perspire)

sweat

sudare

to sweat with sth

sudare per qc

III.sweat [swet] VB trans

sweat

sudare

to sweat bullets inf

sudare freddo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There are many theories on how mammary glands evolved, for example, it is believed that the mammary gland is a transformed sweat gland, more closely related to apocrine sweat glands.

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The odor from sweat is due to bacterial activity on the secretions of the apocrine sweat glands, a distinctly different type of sweat gland found in human skin.

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