ˈswetɪŋˌsɪstɪm

  • 41Swett — This most unusual name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century swete, swot , in Middle English swete , pleasant, sweet, agreeable, which was used both as a male and female personal name and as a nickname. As …

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  • 42sweat — sweat1 [ swet ] noun uncount * 1. ) liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot: She wiped the sweat off her forehead with a towel. Jeff s T shirt was soaked in sweat. 2. ) INFORMAL hard work: A lot of sweat went into making this project a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 43Schweiß — Schweiß1 Sm Ausdünstung std. (9. Jh., sweizcholi 8. Jh.), mhd. sweiz, ahd. sweiz, as. swēt Stammwort. Aus wg. * swaita m. Schweiß , auch in ae. swāt n., afr. swēt; daneben als n Stamm anord. sveiti. Aus ig. * swoid /sweid in ai. svéda , gr. hĩdos …

    Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • 44sweat */ — I UK [swet] / US noun [uncountable] 1) liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot She wiped the sweat off her forehead with a towel. Jeff s T shirt was soaked in sweat. 2) informal hard work A lot of sweat went into making this project a… …

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  • 45sweated labour — UK [ˌswetɪd ˈleɪbə(r)] / US [ˌswetəd ˈleɪbər] noun [uncountable] hard work that people are paid very little for, or the people who do this type of work …

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  • 46sweater */ — UK [ˈswetə(r)] / US [ˈswetər] noun [countable] Word forms sweater : singular sweater plural sweaters a warm piece of clothing that covers your upper body and arms …

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  • 47sweatshirt — UK [ˈswetˌʃɜː(r)t] / US [ˈswetˌʃɜrt] noun [countable] Word forms sweatshirt : singular sweatshirt plural sweatshirts a piece of clothing made of thick cotton that you wear on the upper part of your body for exercise or informal activities …

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  • 48sweatshop — UK [ˈswetˌʃɒp] / US [ˈswetˌʃɑp] noun [countable] Word forms sweatshop : singular sweatshop plural sweatshops informal a factory where people work very hard in bad conditions and earn very little money …

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  • 49sweatsuit — UK [ˈswetˌsuːt] / US [ˈswetˌsut] noun [countable] Word forms sweatsuit : singular sweatsuit plural sweatsuits American a jogging suit …

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  • 50swōtu- — *swōtu , *swōtuz, *swōtja , *swōtjaz germ., Adjektiv: nhd. süß; ne. sweet (Adjektiv); Rekontruktionsbasis: an., ae., afries., anfrk., as., ahd.; Vw.: s. * laika ; Etymologie …

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