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dry
(drī)adj. dri·er (drī′ər), dri·est (drī′ĭst) or dry·er or dry·est
1. Free from liquid or moisture: changed to dry clothes.
2.
a. Having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate.
b. Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture: a dry month.
3.
a. Not under water: dry land.
b. Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted: a dry river.
4.
a. No longer yielding liquid, especially milk: a dry cow.
b. Not producing a liquid substance that is normally produced: dry heaves.
c. Not shedding tears: dry sobs.
d. Needing moisture or drink: a dry mouth.
5. No longer wet: The paint is dry.
6. Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities: dry weight.
7. Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Used of wines.
8. Having a large proportion of strong liquor to other ingredients: a dry martini.
9. Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish: dry toast; dry meat.
10. Having no adornment or coloration; plain: the dry facts.
11. Devoid of bias or personal concern: presented a dry critique.
12.
a. Lacking tenderness, warmth, or involvement; severe: The actor gave a dry reading of the lines.
b. Matter-of-fact or indifferent in manner: rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical tone.
13. Wearisome; dull: a dry lecture filled with trivial details.
14. Humorous in an understated or unemotional way: dry wit.
15. Prohibiting or opposed to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages: a dry county.
16. Unproductive of the expected results: a mind dry of new ideas.
17. Constructed without mortar or cement: dry masonry.
v. dried (drīd), dry·ing, dries (drīz)
v.tr.
1. To remove the moisture from; make dry: laundry dried by the sun.
2. To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.
v.intr.
To become dry: The sheets dried quickly in the sun.
n. pl. drys Informal
Phrasal Verbs: A prohibitionist.
dry out Informal
To undergo a cure for alcoholism.
dry up
1. To make or become unproductive, especially to do so gradually.
2. Informal To stop talking. Used especially in the imperative.
[Middle English drie, from Old English drȳge.]
dry′ly, dri′ly adv.
dry′ness n.
Synonyms: dry, dehydrate, desiccate, parch
These verbs mean to remove the moisture from: drying the dishes; added water to eggs that were dehydrated; a factory where coconut meat is shredded and desiccated; land parched by the sun. See Also Synonyms at sour.
These verbs mean to remove the moisture from: drying the dishes; added water to eggs that were dehydrated; a factory where coconut meat is shredded and desiccated; land parched by the sun. See Also Synonyms at sour.
Antonym: moisten
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dry
(draɪ)adj, drier, driest, dryer or dryest
1. lacking moisture; not damp or wet
2. (Physical Geography) having little or no rainfall
3. not in or under water: dry land.
4. having the water drained away or evaporated: a dry river.
5. (Zoology) not providing milk: a dry cow.
6. (of the eyes) free from tears
7.
a. informal in need of a drink; thirsty
b. causing thirst: dry work.
8. (Cookery) eaten without butter, jam, etc: dry toast.
9. (Brewing) (of a wine, cider, etc) not sweet
10. (Pathology) pathol not accompanied by or producing a mucous or watery discharge: a dry cough.
11. consisting of solid as opposed to liquid substances or commodities
12. without adornment; plain: dry facts.
13. lacking interest or stimulation: a dry book.
14. lacking warmth or emotion; cold: a dry greeting.
15. (of wit or humour) shrewd and keen in an impersonal, sarcastic, or laconic way
16. opposed to or prohibiting the sale of alcoholic liquor for human consumption: a dry area.
17. (Agriculture) NZ (of a ewe) without a lamb after the mating season
18. (Electrical Engineering) electronics (of a soldered electrical joint) imperfect because the solder has not adhered to the metal, thus reducing conductance
vb, dries, drying or dried
19. (when: intr, often foll by off) to make or become dry or free from moisture
20. (Cookery) (tr) to preserve (meat, vegetables, fruit, etc) by removing the moisture
n, pl drys or dries
21. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) informal Brit a Conservative politician who is considered to be a hard-liner. Compare wet10
22. (Physical Geography) the dry informal Austral the dry season
23. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US and Canadian an informal word for prohibitionist
[Old English drӯge; related to Old High German truckan, Old Norse draugr dry wood]
ˈdryable adj
ˈdryness n
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dry
(draɪ)adj. dri•er, dri•est, adj.
1. free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet.
2. having or characterized by little or no rain: the dry season.
3. characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture.
4. not under, in, or on water: to be on dry land.
5. not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry.
6. not yielding milk: a dry cow.
7. free from tears: dry eyes.
8. drained or evaporated away: a dry river.
9. desiring drink; thirsty.
10. causing thirst: dry work.
11. served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast.
12. (of bread, rolls, etc.) stale.
13. of or pertaining to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions.
14. dehydrated.
15. (esp. of wines) not sweet.
16. (of a cocktail) made with dry vermouth, esp. a relatively small amount.
17. characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state.
18. free from the use of alcoholic drink; sober.
19. plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts.
20. dull; uninteresting: a dry subject.
21. expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor.
22. indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer.
23. unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years.
24. (of lumber) fully seasoned.
25.
v.t. a. (of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement.
b. (of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster.
26. to make dry; free from moisture: to dry the dishes.
v.i. 27. to become dry; lose moisture.
28. dry out, to undergo detoxification after drug or alcohol abuse.
29. dry up,
n. a. to cease to exist; evaporate.
b. Informal. to stop talking.
c. (in acting) to forget one's lines or part.
30. a prohibitionist.
31. a dry area.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English drȳge; akin to Middle Dutch drōghe, Old High German trockan; compare drought]
dry′a•ble, adj.
dry′ly, adv.
dry′ness, n.
syn: dry, arid both mean without moisture. dry is the general word indicating absence of water or freedom from moisture, which may be favorable or unfavorable: a dry well; a dry bath towel. arid suggests intense dryness in a region or climate, resulting in bareness or in barrenness: arid tracts of desert.
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dry
Past participle: dried
Gerund: drying
| Imperative |
|---|
| dry |
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dry
Used to distinguish measures of dry (solid) volume as opposed to liquid (fluid) volume.
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| Noun | 1. | dry - a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages |
| Verb | 1. | dry - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" 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" dry up, exsiccate, dehydrate, desiccate - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" spin-dry - dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces tumble dry - dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder; "These fabrics are delicate and cannot be tumbled dry" spray-dry - dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas dehumidify - make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer" rough-dry - dry without smoothing or ironing; "rough-dry the laundry" blow-dry - dry hair with a hair dryer drip-dry - dry by hanging up wet air - expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen" wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" |
| 2. | dry - become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" scorch - become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun" | |
| Adj. | 1. | 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" wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" |
| 2. | dry - humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" | |
| 3. | dry - lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint" wet - containing moisture or volatile components; "wet paint" | |
| 4. | dry - opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" wet - supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county" | |
| 5. | dry - not producing milk; "a dry cow" | |
| 6. | dry - (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux" sour - having a sharp biting taste sweet - (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines" | |
| 7. | dry - without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" phlegmy - characterized by phlegm; "a phlegmy discharge" | |
| 8. | dry - not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes" | |
| 9. | dry - lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown unexciting, unstimulating - not stimulating | |
| 10. | dry - used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" solid - of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state" | |
| 11. | dry - unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" | |
| 12. | dry - having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" | |
| 13. | dry - (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" | |
| 14. | dry - having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" alcoholic - characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks" | |
| 15. | dry - lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion | |
| 16. | dry - practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" sober - not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) |
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dry
adjective
1. dehydrated, dried-up, baked, arid, scorched, torrid, parched, desiccated, bone dry, waterless, rainless, juiceless, sapless, moistureless a hard, dry desert landscape
dehydrated wet, damp, moist, humid
dehydrated wet, damp, moist, humid
2. dried, crisp, withered, brittle, shrivelled, crispy, parched, desiccated, sun-baked She heard the rustle of dry leaves.
3. thirsty, dehydrated, parched, dying of thirst, gasping, longing for a drink She was suddenly dry.
4. alcohol-free, teetotal, abstinent, clean, on the wagon (informal), prohibitionist, non-drinking Gujerat is a dry state.
5. sarcastic, cutting, sharp, keen, cynical, low-key, sly, sardonic, deadpan, droll, ironical, quietly humorous He is renowned for his dry wit.
6. unemotional, cool, impassive, cold, phlegmatic, unfeeling, undemonstrative, unexcitable The solicitor's dry voice
7. dull, boring, tedious, commonplace, dreary, tiresome, monotonous, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, unimaginative, uninteresting, mind-numbing, ho-hum (informal) The work was very dry and dull
dull interesting, entertaining, lively
dull interesting, entertaining, lively
8. plain, simple, bare, basic, pure, stark, unembellished an infuriating list of dry facts and dates
9. dried out, old, hard, stale, dehydrated, overcooked, past its best The meat was dry, shrunk on the bone
verb
dry out become sober, give up drinking, give up alcohol, go on the wagon, become teetotal, overcome alcoholism He checked into hospital to dry out.
dry up or out
1. become dry, harden, wither, mummify, shrivel up, wizen The pollen dries up and becomes hard.
2. dwindle, decline, disappear, run out, diminish, decrease, lessen, wane, subside, ebb, die out, fade away, peter out, taper off Credit from foreign banks is drying up.
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dry
adjective3. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
5. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids:
6. Without addition, decoration, or qualification:
7. With little or no emotion or expression:
8. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:
phrasal verb
dry up
1. To make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moisture:
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Translations
جافجاف، ناشِف، ساخِرجافّغَيْر حُلوغَيْر حَيَوي، غَيْر مُمْتِع
suchýsušitutíratschnoutsuchopárný
tørtørrekedelig
seka
kuiv
kuivakuivatakuivattaakuivuavedetön
suhsušiti
szárítszáradszárazfanyarmegszárít
kering
launhæîinnòorna; òurrkaòurr, leiîinleguròurr; òurrkaîuròurrt
乾かす乾燥させる乾燥した
건조시키다마른
chemiškai valytidžiovintidžiovintuvasdžiūtiišdžiovinti
garlaicīgsizkalstizkaltisizžūtneinteresants
suchýuschnúťutierať
obrisatiposušitiposušiti sesuh
torkatorr
แห้งทำให้แห้ง
khôsấy khô
dry
[draɪ]A. ADJ (drier (compar) (driest (superl)))
1. (= not moist) [clothes, paint, leaves, weather] → seco; [climate] → árido, seco
it was warm and dry yesterday afternoon → ayer hizo una tarde cálida y seca
wait till the glue is dry → espere a que la cola se seque
he rubbed himself dry with a towel → se secó frotándose con una toalla
her throat/mouth was dry; she had a dry throat/mouth → tenía la garganta/boca seca
his mouth was dry with fear → tenía la boca seca de miedo
her eyes were dry (= without tears) → no había lágrimas en sus ojos
there wasn't a dry eye in the house → no había nadie que no estuviera llorando
for dry skin/hair → para piel seca/pelo seco
"keep in a dry place" → mantener en un lugar seco
dry bread (without butter) → pan m sin mantequilla; (stale) → pan m seco
a dry cough → una tos seca
to get dry → secarse
on dry land → en tierra firme
to run dry [river, well] → secarse; [inspiration] → agotarse
to wipe sth dry → secar algo (con un trapo)
as dry as a bone → más seco que una pasa
it was warm and dry yesterday afternoon → ayer hizo una tarde cálida y seca
wait till the glue is dry → espere a que la cola se seque
he rubbed himself dry with a towel → se secó frotándose con una toalla
her throat/mouth was dry; she had a dry throat/mouth → tenía la garganta/boca seca
his mouth was dry with fear → tenía la boca seca de miedo
her eyes were dry (= without tears) → no había lágrimas en sus ojos
there wasn't a dry eye in the house → no había nadie que no estuviera llorando
for dry skin/hair → para piel seca/pelo seco
"keep in a dry place" → mantener en un lugar seco
dry bread (without butter) → pan m sin mantequilla; (stale) → pan m seco
a dry cough → una tos seca
to get dry → secarse
on dry land → en tierra firme
to run dry [river, well] → secarse; [inspiration] → agotarse
to wipe sth dry → secar algo (con un trapo)
as dry as a bone → más seco que una pasa
3. (= prohibiting alcohol) [country, state] → seco
due to a storm, the island was dry for a week → a causa de una tormenta, durante una semana no hubo ni una gota de alcohol en la isla
due to a storm, the island was dry for a week → a causa de una tormenta, durante una semana no hubo ni una gota de alcohol en la isla
4. (= wry) [humour, wit] → mordaz; [laugh] → sardónico
he has a very dry sense of humour → tiene un sentido del humor muy mordaz or cargado de ironía
he has a very dry sense of humour → tiene un sentido del humor muy mordaz or cargado de ironía
5. (= harsh) it broke with a dry snapping sound → se rompió con un ruido seco
6. (= uninteresting) [lecture, subject, book] → árido; [voice] → seco
as dry as dust → terriblemente árido
as dry as dust → terriblemente árido
B. N the dry (Brit) → lo seco
such cars grip the road well, even in the dry → estos coches se agarran bien al firme, incluso en seco
come on into the dry → métete aquí que no llueve
such cars grip the road well, even in the dry → estos coches se agarran bien al firme, incluso en seco
come on into the dry → métete aquí que no llueve
C. VT → secar
to dry one's hands/eyes → secarse las manos/las lágrimas
to dry the dishes → secar los platos
to dry o.s → secarse
to dry one's hands/eyes → secarse las manos/las lágrimas
to dry the dishes → secar los platos
to dry o.s → secarse
D. VI
E. CPD dry cell N → pila f seca
dry cleaner's N → tintorería f, tinte m (Sp)
dry cleaning N → limpieza f en seco
dry dock N → dique m seco
dry fly N (Fishing) → mosca f seca
dry ginger N → ginebra f seca
dry goods NPL (US) → artículos mpl de confección
dry goods store N (US) → mercería f
dry ice N → nieve f carbónica
dry measure N → medida f para áridos
dry rot N putrefacción seca de la madera causada por un hongo
dry run N (fig) → ensayo m
the dry season N → la estación seca
dry shampoo N → champú m seco
dry shave N to have a dry shave → afeitarse en seco
dry ski slope N → pista f artificial de esquí
dry stone wall N → muro m seco
dry cleaner's N → tintorería f, tinte m (Sp)
dry cleaning N → limpieza f en seco
dry dock N → dique m seco
dry fly N (Fishing) → mosca f seca
dry ginger N → ginebra f seca
dry goods NPL (US) → artículos mpl de confección
dry goods store N (US) → mercería f
dry ice N → nieve f carbónica
dry measure N → medida f para áridos
dry rot N putrefacción seca de la madera causada por un hongo
dry run N (fig) → ensayo m
the dry season N → la estación seca
dry shampoo N → champú m seco
dry shave N to have a dry shave → afeitarse en seco
dry ski slope N → pista f artificial de esquí
dry stone wall N → muro m seco
dry off
A. VI + ADV [clothes etc] → secarse
B. VT + ADV → secar
dry out
A. VI + ADV
1. (lit) (= dry) → secarse
2. (fig) [alcoholic] → seguir una cura de desintoxicación de alcohol
B. VT + ADV
1. (lit) (= dry) [+ clothes, ground, food, skin] → secar
2. (fig) [+ alcoholic] → curar del alcoholismo
dry up VI + ADV
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dry
[ˈdraɪ] adj
(not wet) [clothes, paint, towel] → sec(sèche)
The paint isn't dry yet → La peinture n'est pas encore sèche.
The paint isn't dry yet → La peinture n'est pas encore sèche.
(not oily) [hair, skin] → sec(sèche)
(not sweet) [wine] → sec(sèche)
(= wry) [humour] → pince-sans-rire inv
(= unapproachable) [book, style] → aride, rébarbatif/ive
vt
(= remove moisture from) [+ hair, eyes, hands] → sécher; [+ food] → sécher
to dry one's hair → se sécher les cheveux
I haven't dried my hair yet → Je ne me suis pas encore séché les cheveux.
to dry one's hands → se sécher les mains
to dry one's eyes → se sécher les yeux
to dry one's hair → se sécher les cheveux
I haven't dried my hair yet → Je ne me suis pas encore séché les cheveux.
to dry one's hands → se sécher les mains
to dry one's eyes → se sécher les yeux
vi (= get dry) → sécher
vt sep (= make dry) → sécher
dry out
vi (= get dry) → s'assécher
vt sep (= make dry) [+ soil] → sécher
dry up
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dry
vt pret, ptp <dried> → trocknen; fruit also → dörren; skin → abtrocknen; to dry oneself → sich abtrocknen; he dried his hands/feet → er trocknete sich (dat) → die Hände/Füße ab, er trocknete seine Hände/Füße ab; to dry the dishes → das Geschirr abtrocknen; to dry one’s eyes → sich (dat) → die Tränen abwischen
vi
(= become dry) → trocknen; the washing was hanging up to dry in the sun → die Wäsche trocknete in der Sonne
(= dry dishes) → abtrocknen
adj
thing, weather, period, country → trocken; soil, river, lake → ausgetrocknet; well → versiegt; to run dry (river) → austrocknen; (well) → versiegen; dry period or spell → Trockenperiode f; the dry season → die Trockenzeit; to rub oneself dry → sich abrubbeln; to rub something dry → etw abtrocknen or trocken reiben; to wipe something dry → etw abtrocknen or trocken wischen; as dry as a bone → knochentrocken; dry shampoo → Trockenshampoo nt ? high ADJ a
mouth, throat, lips, eyes, cough → trocken; to feel/be dry (inf: = thirsty) → Durst haben, eine trockene Kehle haben; there wasn’t a dry eye in the house → es blieb kein Auge trocken
(inf: = anti-alcohol) state, country → alkoholfrei
(= ironic, wry) humour, wit → trocken
voice → ausdruckslos; sound → trocken; her voice was harsh and dry → ihre Stimme klang hart und trocken
(= uninspired, dull) book, speech, lecture → trocken; as dry as dust → todlangweilig, knochentrocken (inf)
wine, sherry, cider → trocken
n in the dry → im Trockenen; come into the dry → komm ins Trockene; to give something a dry → etw trocknen
dry
:dry-as-dust
adj → fürchterlich trocken, staubtrocken
dry battery
n (Elec) → Trockenbatterie f
dry cell
n (Elec) → Trockenelement nt
dry cell battery
n → Trockenbatterie f
dry-clean
dry-cleaner’s
dry-cleaning
dry dock
n (Naut) → Trockendock nt
dry
:dry farming
n → Trockenfarmsystem nt
dry-fly fishing
n → Trockenfliegenfischen nt
dry ginger
n (mixer) → Ingwerlimonade f
dry goods
pl (Comm) → Kurzwaren pl
dry ice
n → Trockeneis nt
dry
:dry nurse
n → Säuglingsschwester f
dry rot
n → (Haus- or Holz)schwamm m
dry run
n → Probe f; (Mil) → Trockentraining nt
dry ski slope
n → Trockenskipiste f
dry-stone wall
n → Bruchsteinmauer f
dry valley
n → Trockental nt
dry weight
n → Trockengewicht nt
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dry
[draɪ]1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))
a. (gen) → secco/a; (clothes) → asciutto/a; (day) → senza pioggia; (battery) → a secco
on dry land → sulla terraferma
as dry as a bone → completamente asciutto/a
to be dry (thirsty) → avere la gola secca
the reservoir ran dry → il lago artificiale si è prosciugato
on dry land → sulla terraferma
as dry as a bone → completamente asciutto/a
to be dry (thirsty) → avere la gola secca
the reservoir ran dry → il lago artificiale si è prosciugato
b. (humour) a dry sense of humour → un senso dell'umorismo all'inglese; (uninteresting, lecture, subject) → poco avvincente
2. vt (subj, person, hair, hands, clothes, child) → asciugare; (herbs, figs, flowers) → far seccare; (subj, sun, wind) → seccare
to dry one's hands/hair/eyes → asciugarsi le mani/i capelli/gli occhi
to dry the dishes → asciugare i piatti
to dry o.s → asciugarsi
to dry one's hands/hair/eyes → asciugarsi le mani/i capelli/gli occhi
to dry the dishes → asciugare i piatti
to dry o.s → asciugarsi
3. vi → asciugarsi
dry off
1. vi + adv (clothes etc) → asciugarsi
2. vt + adv → asciugare
dry out
1. vi + adv → seccarsi; (alcoholic) → disintossicarsi
2. vt + adv → asciugare
dry up vi + adv
a. (river, well) → seccarsi; (moisture) → asciugarsi; (source of supply) → esaurirsi; (fig, imagination) → inaridirsi
b. (dry the dishes) → asciugare (i piatti)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dry
(drai) adjective1. having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc. The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.
2. uninteresting and not lively. a very dry book.
3. (of humour or manner) quiet, restrained. a dry wit.
4. (of wine) not sweet.
verb – past tense, past participle dried – to (cause to) become dry. I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.
dried adjective (of food) having had moisture removed for the purpose of preservation. dried flowers; dried fruit.
ˈdrier, ˈdryer noun a machine etc that dries. a spin-drier; a hair-dryer.
ˈdrily, ˈdryly adverb in a quiet, restrained (and humorous) manner. He commented drily on the untidiness of the room.
ˈdryness nounˌdry-ˈclean verb
to clean (clothes etc) with chemicals, not with water.
dry land the land as opposed to the sea etc.
dry off to make or become completely dry. She climbed out of the swimming-pool and dried off in the sun.
dry up1. to lose water; to cease running etc completely. All the rivers dried up in the heat.
2. to become used up. Supplies of bandages have dried up.
3. to make dry. The sun dried up the puddles in the road.
4. (of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say. He dried up in the middle of his speech.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dry
→ جافّ, يُجَفِّفُ suchý, sušit (se) tør, tørre trocken, trocknen στεγνός, στεγνώνω secar, seco kuiva, kuivata sec, sécher suh, sušiti asciugare, asciutto 乾燥させる, 乾燥した 건조시키다, 마른 drogen, droog tørke, tørr suchy, wysuszyć secar, seco сухой, сушить torka, torr แห้ง, ทำให้แห้ง kuru, kurutmak khô, sấy khô 干燥, 干燥的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dry
a. seco-a; árido-a;
v. secar;
___ abscess → absceso ___;
___ cough → tos ___;
___ gangrene → gangrena ___;
to ___ out → secarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dry
adj seco; — heaves (fam) arcadas (form), vómitos secos, intento de vomitar sin nada que expulsar; — mouth sequedad f de boca, boca seca; to get — secarse; vt (pret & pp dried) secar; vi (también to — out) secarseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.