dry

dry
dry [draɪ]
1. adjective
   a. sec (sèche f)
• wait till the glue is dry attendez que la colle sèche
• her throat was dry elle avait la gorge sèche
• her eyes were dry elle avait les yeux secs
• there wasn't a dry eye in the house toute la salle était en larmes
• on dry land sur la terre ferme
• to wipe sth dry essuyer qch
• to keep sth dry tenir qch au sec
• "keep in a dry place" « tenir au sec »
• as dry as a bone complètement sec
• a dry day un jour sans pluie
• it was dry and warm (weather) le temps était sec et chaud
• to be dry (inf) ( = thirsty) avoir le gosier sec (inf)
   b. ( = dried-up) [riverbed, lake] à sec ; [spring, river] tari
• to run dry [river] s'assécher ; [well] tarir ; [resources] s'épuiser
   c. [wine, sherry] sec (sèche f)
   d. ( = where alcohol is banned) [country, state] (inf) où l'alcool est prohibé
   e. [humour, wit, person] (inf) pince-sans-rire inv
• he has a dry sense of humour il est pince-sans-rire
   f. ( = not lively) [book, subject, speech] aride
• as dry as dust ennuyeux comme la pluie
2. noun
• in the dry au sec
3. transitive verb
sécher
• to dry one's eyes sécher ses larmes
• to dry the dishes essuyer la vaisselle
• to dry o.s. se sécher
• he gave me a towel to dry my hands il m'a donné une serviette pour m'essuyer les mains
4. intransitive verb
sécher
5. compounds
► dry-as-dust adjective aride
► dry-clean transitive verb nettoyer à sec
• "dry-clean only" (on label) « nettoyage à sec »
• to have a dress dry-cleaned donner une robe à nettoyer ► dry-cleaner noun teinturier m
• to take a coat to the dry-cleaner's porter un manteau chez le teinturier ► dry-cleaning noun nettoyage m à sec
► dry goods plural noun tissus mpl et articles mpl de mercerie
► dry dock noun cale f sèche
► dry ice noun neige f carbonique
► dry-roasted adjective [peanuts] grillé à sec
► dry rot noun pourriture f sèche (du bois)
► dry run noun ( = trial) galop m d'essai ; ( = rehearsal) répétition f
► dry ski slope noun piste f de ski artificielle
► dry-stone wall noun mur m de pierres sèches
► dry off intransitive verb
separable transitive verb
sécher
► dry out intransitive verb sécher
► dry up intransitive verb
   a. [stream, well] se dessécher, (se) tarir ; [moisture] s'évaporer ; [source of supply, inspiration] se tarir
   b. ( = dry the dishes) essuyer la vaisselle
* * *
[draɪ] 1.
adjective
1) gen sec/sèche

to run dry — se tarir

to keep something dry — tenir quelque chose au sec

to get dry — se sécher

to get something dry — (faire) sécher quelque chose

to wipe something dry — essuyer quelque chose

on dry land — sur la terre ferme

a dry day — un jour sans pluie

2) fig [wit, person, remark] pince-sans-rire inv; [book, subject matter] aride; (forbidding alcohol) [state] qui interdit la vente de boissons alcoolisées
2.
transitive verb faire sécher [clothes, washing]; sécher [meat, produce]

to dry the dishes — essuyer la vaisselle

to dry one's hands — se sécher les mains

3.
intransitive verb sécher
4.
reflexive verb

to dry oneself — se sécher

Phrasal Verbs:
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(as) dry as dust — ennuyeux/-euse comme la pluie


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