cold sweat (redirected from cold sweats)

cold sweat

n.

A reaction to nervousness, fear, pain, or shock, characterized by simultaneous perspiration and chill and cold moist skin.

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cold sweat

Noun

Informal coldness and sweating as a bodily reaction to fear or nervousness

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Noun

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cold sweat - the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

Translations

cold sweat n to be in a cold sweat (about sth) → tener sudores fríos (por algo)

cold sweat n to be in a cold sweat (about sth) → avoir des sueurs froides (au sujet de qch)

cold sweat n to come out in a cold sweat (about sth) → (wegen etw) in kalten Schweiß ausbrechen

cold sweat n to be in a cold sweat (about sth) → sudare freddo (per qc)