dry

dry
1. adjective
1) (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.) seco
2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) aburrido
3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) agudo, mordaz
4) ((of wine) not sweet.) seco

2. verb
(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) secar
- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up

dry1 adj seco
is the washing dry? ¿está seca la ropa?
a dry climate un clima seco
El comparativo de dry se escribe drier; el superlativo se escribe driest
dry2 vb secar
dry your hair before you go out sécate el pelo antes de salir
El pasado y participio pasado de dry se escribe dried; el gerundio se escribe drying
dry
tr[draɪ]
adjective (comp drier, superl driest)
1 (gen) seco,-a; (bread - stale) duro,-a; (- without butter) sin mantequilla
tomorrow will be hot and dry mañana hará un tiempo cálido y seco
dry white wine vino blanco seco
2 (cow) sin leche, que no da leche
3 (dull, uninteresting) aburrido,-a, árido,-a
4 (amusing, ironic) agudo,-a, mordaz, cáustico,-a
transitive verb (pt & pp dried, ger drying)
1 (gen) secar
dry your hands on this towel sécate las manos en esta toalla
intransitive verb
1 (become dry) secarse (off, -)
just leave the glasses to dry deja que los vasos se sequen
1 (Also to dry up) (dry the dishes) secar (los platos)
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
there wasn't a dry eye in the house no hubo quien no llorara
as dry as a bone completamente seco,-a
as dry as dust muy árido,-a
to be dry / feel dry (thirsty) tener la garganta seca, tener sed
to dry one's eyes enjugarse las lágrimas
to dry oneself (off) secarse
to run dry (river, well) secarse
to wipe something dry secar algo
dry dock dique nombre masculino seco
dry goods SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL comestibles nombre masculino plural no perecederos 2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL artículos nombre masculino plural de mercería
dry ice hielo seco
dry land tierra firme
dry law SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL ley nombre femenino seca
dry rot putrefacción nombre femenino de la madera
dry run simulacro
dry ['draɪ] v, dried ; drying vt
: secar
dry vi
: secarse
dry adj, drier ; driest
1) : seco
2) thirsty: sediento
3) : donde la venta de bebidas alcohólicas está prohibida
a dry county: un condado seco
4) dull: aburrido, árido
5) : seco (dícese del vino), brut (dícese de la champaña)
dry
adj.
enjuto, -a adj.
seco, -a adj.
sediento, -a adj.
árido, -a adj.
n.
sequedal s.m.
v.
acecinar v.
desecar v.
enjugar v.
enjutar v.
quemar v.
quemarse v.
secar v.
draɪ
I
adjective drier, driest
1)
a) (not wet) <ground/washing> seco
b) (lacking natural moisture) <leaves/skin/hair> seco; <cough> seco

there wasn't a dry eye in the house — (set phrase) no hubo quien no llorara

c) (dried-up) <well/river> seco

to run dry — \<\<river/well\>\> secarse*

d) (not rainy, not humid) <climate/weather/heat> seco

tomorrow will be dry — mañana no lloverá

e) (using no fluid) <cell> seco

a piece of dry bread — una rebanada de pan sin mantequilla

he had a dry shave — se afeitó en seco

2) (prohibiting sale of alcohol) <state/county> seco, donde está prohibida la venta de bebidas alcohólicas
3) (not sweet) <wine/sherry> seco; <champagne> brut, seco
4)
a) (ironic) <humor/wit> mordaz, cáustico
b) (lacking warmth) <laugh/style> seco
5) (dull, boring) <lecture/book> árido

II
1.
dries, drying, dried transitive verb
a) \<\<clothes/crockery\>\> secar*

to dry oneself — secarse*

to dry one's eyes/tears — secarse* or (liter) enjugarse* las lágrimas

b) (preserve) \<\<fish/fruit/meat\>\> secar*

2.
vi \<\<washing/dishes/paint\>\> secarse*

you wash and I'll dry — tú lavas y yo seco

Phrasal Verbs:
[draɪ]
1. ADJ
(compar drier) (superl driest)
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)

2) * (=thirsty)

to be or feel dry — tener sed, estar seco *

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

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

5) (=harsh)

it broke with a dry snapping sound — se rompió con un ruido seco

6) (=uninteresting) [lecture, subject, book] árido; [voice] seco
7) (=not sweet) [wine, sherry, cider] seco; [champagne] brut, seco

a dry white wine — un vino blanco seco

8) (=not producing milk)

the old cow went dry — la vaca vieja se quedó sin leche

2.
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

3.
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

4. VI
1) (=become dry) secarse

leave it to dry — déjalo que se seque

would you rather wash or dry? — ¿prefieres lavar o secar?

2) (esp Brit) (Theat) quedarse en blanco
5.
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 Nputrefacción 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

* * *
[draɪ]
I
adjective drier, driest
1)
a) (not wet) <ground/washing> seco
b) (lacking natural moisture) <leaves/skin/hair> seco; <cough> seco

there wasn't a dry eye in the house — (set phrase) no hubo quien no llorara

c) (dried-up) <well/river> seco

to run dry — \<\<river/well\>\> secarse*

d) (not rainy, not humid) <climate/weather/heat> seco

tomorrow will be dry — mañana no lloverá

e) (using no fluid) <cell> seco

a piece of dry bread — una rebanada de pan sin mantequilla

he had a dry shave — se afeitó en seco

2) (prohibiting sale of alcohol) <state/county> seco, donde está prohibida la venta de bebidas alcohólicas
3) (not sweet) <wine/sherry> seco; <champagne> brut, seco
4)
a) (ironic) <humor/wit> mordaz, cáustico
b) (lacking warmth) <laugh/style> seco
5) (dull, boring) <lecture/book> árido

II
1.
dries, drying, dried transitive verb
a) \<\<clothes/crockery\>\> secar*

to dry oneself — secarse*

to dry one's eyes/tears — secarse* or (liter) enjugarse* las lágrimas

b) (preserve) \<\<fish/fruit/meat\>\> secar*

2.
vi \<\<washing/dishes/paint\>\> secarse*

you wash and I'll dry — tú lavas y yo seco

Phrasal Verbs:

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