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wet
(wĕt)adj. wet·ter, wet·test
1. Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water: a wet towel.
2. Not yet dry or firm: wet paint.
3.
a. Stored in or prepared with water or other liquids.
b. Characterized by the use or presence of water or liquid reagents: wet chemistry.
c. Involving the performance of experiments rather than the design or analysis of them: a wet lab.
4.
a. Rainy, humid, or foggy: wet weather.
b. Characterized by frequent or heavy precipitation: a wet climate.
5. Informal Allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet county.
n.
1. Something that wets; moisture.
2. Rainy or snowy weather: go out into the wet.
3. Informal One who supports the legality of the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.
v. wet or wet·ted, wet·ting, wets
v.tr.
1. To make wet; dampen: wet a sponge.
2. To make (a bed or one's clothes) wet by urinating.
v.intr.
Idioms: 1. To become wet.
2. To urinate.
all wet Slang
Entirely mistaken.
wet behind the ears
Inexperienced; green.
wet (one's) whistle Informal
To take a drink.
wet′ness n.
wet′ta·ble adj.
wet′ter n.
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wet
(wɛt)adj, wetter or wettest
1. moistened, covered, saturated, etc, with water or some other liquid
2. not yet dry or solid: wet varnish.
3. (Physical Geography) rainy, foggy, misty, or humid: wet weather.
4. (Chemistry) employing a liquid, usually water: a wet method of chemical analysis.
5. (Law) chiefly US and Canadian characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet state.
6. (Brewing) chiefly US and Canadian characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet state.
7. informal Brit feeble or foolish
8. wet behind the ears informal immature or inexperienced; naive
n
9. wetness or moisture
10. (Physical Geography) damp or rainy weather
11. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) informal Brit a Conservative politician who is considered not to be a hard-liner. Compare dry21
12. informal Brit a feeble or foolish person
13. (Brewing) chiefly US and Canadian a person who advocates free sale of alcoholic beverages
14. (Physical Geography) the wet Austral (in northern and central Australia) the rainy season
vb, wets, wetting, wet or wetted
15. to make or become wet
16. (Physiology) to urinate on (something)
17. (Cookery) (tr) dialect to prepare (tea) by boiling or infusing
18. (Brewing) wet one's whistle informal to take an alcoholic drink
[Old English wǣt; related to Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr, Old Slavonic vedro bucket]
ˈwetly adv
ˈwetness n
ˌwettaˈbility n
ˈwettable adj
ˈwetter n
ˈwettish adj
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wet
(wɛt)adj. wet•ter, wet•test, adj.
1. moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid.
2. in a liquid form or state: wet paint.
3. characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid.
4. moistened or dampened with rain; rainy.
5. allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet town.
6. characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.: the wet season.
7. laden with moisture or vapor, esp. water vapor: a wet breeze from the west.
8. intoxicated.
n. 9. something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture.
10. damp weather; rain.
11. a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
v.t. 12. to make (something) wet.
13. to urinate on or in.
v.i. 14. to become wet.
15. (of animals and children) to urinate.
Idioms: 1. all wet, completely mistaken; in error.
2. wet behind the ears, immature; naive; green.
[before 900; Middle English wett, past participle of weten, Old English wǣtan to wet; replacing Middle English weet, Old English wǣt, c. Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr; akin to water]
wet′ly, adv.
wet′ness, n.
wet′ter, n.
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wet
Past participle: wet/wetted
Gerund: wetting
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| Noun | 1. |  wet - wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window"wetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks" |
| Verb | 1. | wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" bedew - cover with drops of dew or as with dew souse, soak, sop, dowse, drench, douse - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" squirt - wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water" |
| 2. | wet - make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" | |
| Adj. | 1. | wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" |
| 2. | wet - containing moisture or volatile components; "wet paint" dry - lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint" | |
| 3. | wet - supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county" dry - opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" | |
| 4. | wet - producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows" dry - not producing milk; "a dry cow" | |
| 5. | wet - consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen" alcoholic - characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks" | |
| 6. |  wet - very drunk besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, pie-eyed, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, pixilated, plastered, cockeyed, loaded, stiff, tight jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" |
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wet
adjective
1. damp, soaked, soaking, dripping, saturated, moist, drenched, watery, soggy, sodden, waterlogged, moistened, dank, sopping, aqueous, wringing wet He rubbed his wet hair with a towel.
damp dried, dry, hardened, set, parched, bone-dry
damp dried, dry, hardened, set, parched, bone-dry
2. rainy, damp, drizzly, showery, raining, pouring, drizzling, misty, teeming, humid, dank, clammy It was a miserable wet day.
rainy fine, dry, sunny, arid
rainy fine, dry, sunny, arid
3. (Informal) feeble, soft, weak, silly, foolish, ineffectual, weedy (informal), spineless, effete, boneless, timorous, namby-pamby, irresolute, wussy (slang), nerdy or nurdy (slang) I despised him for being so wet and spineless.
verb
noun
1. rain, rains, damp, drizzle, wet weather, rainy season, rainy weather, damp weather They had come in from the cold and the wet.
rain dry weather, fine weather
rain dry weather, fine weather
2. moisture, water, liquid, damp, humidity, condensation, dampness, wetness, clamminess splashing around in the wet of the puddles
moisture dryness
moisture dryness
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Translations
بَلَلرَطْبماطِرمُبْتَلّمبلول
mokrývlhký
vådfugtighedfugtigt vejrgøre vådregn
malsekamalsekigi
märg
märkäkastellakastua
mokar
bepisilbevizezliberál-konzervatívnedves
basah
blauturbleytarakirigningvotur
濡らす濡れた
젖은
gadinantis nuotaiką žmogusnaro kostiumassušlapinti
lietainslietusmitrsmitrumssaslapināt
excitaploiosududa
pomočiť
mokersvežvlaženzmočitizmočiti se
blötvåt
เปียก
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wet
[wet]A. ADJ (wetter (compar) (wettest (superl)))
1. [person, clothes, nappy, bed] → mojado; (= sopping) → calado; [paint, ink, plaster] → fresco
the baby was wet → el niño se había hecho pis
"wet paint" → recién pintado
to get wet → mojarse
to get one's feet/shoes wet → mojarse los pies/zapatos
to be soaking or wringing wet → estar chorreando
to be wet through → estar empapado, estar calado
the grass was wet with dew → la hierba estaba mojada de rocío
to be wet behind the ears → estar verde
the baby was wet → el niño se había hecho pis
"wet paint" → recién pintado
to get wet → mojarse
to get one's feet/shoes wet → mojarse los pies/zapatos
to be soaking or wringing wet → estar chorreando
to be wet through → estar empapado, estar calado
the grass was wet with dew → la hierba estaba mojada de rocío
to be wet behind the ears → estar verde
2. (from crying) [eyes] → lloroso, lleno de lágrimas; [cheeks, face] → lleno de lágrimas
her cheeks were wet with tears → las lágrimas le corrían por las mejillas
her cheeks were wet with tears → las lágrimas le corrían por las mejillas
3. (= rainy) [day, month, winter, climate] → lluvioso
take a raincoat if it's wet → llévate un impermeable si llueve
we've had a lot of wet weather → hemos tenido un tiempo muy lluvioso
it's been very wet → ha llovido mucho
the wet season → la estación lluviosa or de las lluvias
take a raincoat if it's wet → llévate un impermeable si llueve
we've had a lot of wet weather → hemos tenido un tiempo muy lluvioso
it's been very wet → ha llovido mucho
the wet season → la estación lluviosa or de las lluvias
4. (= feeble) → soso, blandengue (Brit) (Pol) término aplicado a los políticos conservadores de tendencias centristas, desdeñados por la parte más radicalmente conservadora del partido
5. (US) (= against prohibition) → antiprohibicionista
B. N
1. the wet (= rain, wet weather) → la lluvia
the bike had been left out in the wet → habían dejado la bicicleta bajo la lluvia
the bike had been left out in the wet → habían dejado la bicicleta bajo la lluvia
2. (Brit) (Pol) político conservador de tendencias centristas, desdeñado por la parte más radicalmente conservadora del partido
C. VT
1. (= make wet) → mojar
to wet one's lips → humedecerse los labios
to wet one's whistle (o.f.) → mojar el gaznate
to wet one's lips → humedecerse los labios
to wet one's whistle (o.f.) → mojar el gaznate
2. (= urinate on) he's wet his trousers → se ha orinado en los pantalones → se ha hecho pis en los pantalones → se ha meado en los pantalones
to wet the bed → orinarse en la cama, hacerse pis en la cama, mearse en la cama
to wet o.s. → orinarse encima, hacerse pis encima, mearse encima
to wet o.s. (with amusement) → mearse de risa; (with terror) → mearse de miedo
to wet the bed → orinarse en la cama, hacerse pis en la cama, mearse en la cama
to wet o.s. → orinarse encima, hacerse pis encima, mearse encima
to wet o.s. (with amusement) → mearse de risa; (with terror) → mearse de miedo
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wet
[ˈwɛt] adj
[clothes, hair] → mouillé(e)
wet clothes → des vêtements mouillés
to get wet → se mouiller
to get sth wet → mouiller qch
wet with sth → mouillé(e) de qch
His face was wet with tears → Son visage était mouillé de larmes.
My shirt was wet with sweat → Ma chemise était mouillée de sueur.
dripping wet, soaking wet → trempé(e)
wet clothes → des vêtements mouillés
to get wet → se mouiller
to get sth wet → mouiller qch
wet with sth → mouillé(e) de qch
His face was wet with tears → Son visage était mouillé de larmes.
My shirt was wet with sweat → Ma chemise était mouillée de sueur.
dripping wet, soaking wet → trempé(e)
[paint, cement, varnish] → pas sec(sèche)
The paint's still wet → La peinture n'est pas encore sèche.
"wet paint" → "peinture fraîche"
The paint's still wet → La peinture n'est pas encore sèche.
"wet paint" → "peinture fraîche"
(= rainy) [weather, day] → pluvieux/euse
wet weather → un temps pluvieux
to be wet (= rain) → pleuvoir
It was wet all week → Il a plu toute la semaine.
It's going to be wet tomorrow → Il va pleuvoir demain.
wet weather → un temps pluvieux
to be wet (= rain) → pleuvoir
It was wet all week → Il a plu toute la semaine.
It's going to be wet tomorrow → Il va pleuvoir demain.
(= weak, pathetic) [person] → timoré(e)
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wet
vb: pret, ptp <wet or wetted>adj (+er)
→ nass; to be wet (paint, varnish, ink) → nass or feucht sein; to be wet through → durch und durch nass sein, völlig durchnässt sein; wet with tears → tränenfeucht; her eyes were wet with tears → sie hatte feuchte Augen, sie hatte Tränen in den Augen; “wet paint” (esp Brit) → „Vorsicht, frisch gestrichen“; to get one’s feet wet → nasse Füße bekommen, sich (dat) → nasse Füße holen (inf); to be wet behind the ears (inf) → noch feucht or noch nicht trocken hinter den Ohren sein (inf)
(= rainy) → nass, feucht; climate, country → feucht; the wet season → die Regenzeit; in wet weather → bei nassem Wetter, bei Regenwetter; it’s been wet all week → es war die ganze Woche (über) regnerisch
(= allowing alcohol) state, city → wo kein Alkoholverbot besteht, nicht prohibitionistisch
(Brit inf) (= weak, spiritless) → weichlich, lasch; (Pol pej) → gemäßigt; don’t be so wet! → sei nicht so ein Waschlappen! (inf)
(with urine) child, nappy → nass
(Brit Pol) → liberal-konservativ
n
(= moisture) → Feuchtigkeit f
(inf: = wet season) → Regenzeit f
(US, inf: = anti-prohibitionist) → Antiprohibitionist(in) m(f)
vt → nass machen; lips, washing → befeuchten; to wet the baby’s head (inf) → den Sohn/die Tochter begießen (inf); to wet one’s whistle (inf) → sich (dat) → die Kehle anfeuchten (inf); to wet the bed/one’s pants/oneself → das Bett/seine Hosen/sich nass machen, ins Bett/in die Hose(n) machen; I nearly wet myself (inf) → ich habe mir fast in die Hose gemacht (inf)
wet
:wet-and-dry
n → Schmirgelpapier nt
vt → (nass) schmirgeln
wet bar
n (US) → Bartresen m → mit Wasseranschluss
wet blanket
n (inf) → Miesmacher(in) m(f) (inf), → Spielverderber(in) m(f)
wet cell
n → Nasselement nt
wet dock
n → Dock nt, → Flutbecken nt
wet
:wet nurse
n → Amme f
wet pack
n → Kulturbeutel m; (Med) → feuchte Packung, feuchter Umschlag
wet rot
n → Nassfäule f
wet suit
n → Neoprenanzug m, → Taucheranzug m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
wet
[wɛt]1. adj (-ter (comp) (-test (superl)))
a. → bagnato/a; (damp) → umido/a; (soaked) → fradicio/a; (paint, varnish, ink) → fresco/a
in wet clothes → coi vestiti bagnati
to get wet → bagnarsi
to be wet through or wet to the skin → essere fradicio/a fino alle ossa
he's still wet behind the ears (fig) → ha ancora il latte alla bocca
in wet clothes → coi vestiti bagnati
to get wet → bagnarsi
to be wet through or wet to the skin → essere fradicio/a fino alle ossa
he's still wet behind the ears (fig) → ha ancora il latte alla bocca
c. (fam, pej) (person) → smidollato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wet
(wet) adjective1. containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid. We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.
2. rainy. a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.
verb – present tense ˈwetting: past tense, past participles wet, ~ˈwetted – to make wet. She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.
noun1. moisture. a patch of wet.
2. rain. Don't go out in the wet.
ˈwetness nounwet blanket
a depressing companion.
ˈwet-nurse noun a woman employed to breast-feed someone else's baby.
ˈwetsuit noun a rubber suit for wearing in cold conditions when diving etc.
wet through soaked to the skin.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
wet
→ مُبْتَلّ mokrý våd nass βρεγμένος mojado märkä mouillé mokar bagnato 濡れた 젖은 nat våt mokry molhado мокрый blöt เปียก ıslak ướt 潮湿的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
wet
a. mojado-a, humedecido-a;
v. mojar, humedecer.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
wet
adj (comp wetter; super wettest) mojado; to get — mojarse; vt (pret & pp wet o wetted; ger wetting) mojar; to — the bed orinarse en la cama, mojar la camaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.