dry

dry
dry [{{t}}draɪ] (compar drier, superl driest, pt & pp dried)
1 adjective
(a) (climate, season, clothing, skin) sec (sèche);
a dry spell une période sèche;
tomorrow will be dry and bright demain sera une journée sans pluie et ensoleillée;
to go or to run dry (well, river) s'assécher, se tarir;
to pump a well dry épuiser un puits;
to keep sth dry garder qch au sec;
keep dry (on packaging) conserver à l'abri de l'humidité;
shampoo for dry hair shampoing m (pour) cheveux secs;
her mouth had gone or turned dry with fear elle avait la bouche sèche de peur;
to be dry (be thirsty) avoir soif; (cow) être tarie ou sèche;
to be (as) dry as a bone, to be bone dry (washing, earth etc) être très sec (sèche);
{{}}humorous{{}} there wasn't a dry eye in the house tout le monde pleurait
(b) (vermouth, wine) sec (sèche); (champagne) brut;
medium dry (wine) demi-sec
(c) (where alcohol is banned) où l'alcool est prohibé; (where alcohol is not sold) où on ne vend pas d'alcool;
to go dry (prohibit alcohol) prohiber la consommation des boissons alcoolisées;
he's been dry for two years ça fait deux ans qu'il ne boit plus;
we've run dry (at party) il n'y a plus rien à boire
(d) (boring → book, lecture) aride;
dry as dust ennuyeux comme la pluie
(e) (wit, sense of humour) pince-sans-rire (inv)
(f) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} (hardline) = en faveur de la politique extrémiste du Parti Conservateur
2 noun
(a) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} (hardliner) = conservateur en faveur de la politique extrémiste du Parti
(b) {{}}Australian{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (dry season) saison f sèche
(c) (dry place)
come into the dry viens te mettre au sec
(d) (with towel, cloth)
to give sth a dry essuyer qch;
give your hair a dry sèche tes cheveux
3 transitive verb
(clothes, fruit, leaves) (faire) sécher; (dishes) essuyer;
to dry one's eyes se sécher les yeux, sécher ses yeux;
to dry one's tears sécher ses larmes;
to dry one's hair se sécher les cheveux;
to dry oneself se sécher, s'essuyer
4 intransitive verb
(a) (clothes, hair, fruit, leaves) sécher;
to put sth out to dry mettre qch à sécher dehors;
you wash, I'll dry (dishes) tu laves et moi j'essuie
(b) (cow) se tarir
►► dry battery pile f sèche;
{{}}American{{}} dry bulk vrac m sec;
dry cell pile f sèche;
dry cleaner (person) teinturier(ère) m,f;
dry cleaner's (shop) teinturerie f, pressing m;
to be in or at the dry cleaner's être chez le teinturier ou à la teinturerie ou au pressing;
to take sth to the dry cleaner's porter qch chez le teinturier ou à la teinturerie ou au pressing;
{{}}Nautical{{}} dry dock cale f sèche;
in dry dock en cale sèche;
{{}}Agriculture{{}} dry farming culture f sèche, dry-farming m;
dry ginger = boisson gazeuse aux extraits de gingembre;
{{}}Commerce{{}} dry goods {{}}British{{}} marchandises fpl sèches; {{}}American{{}} tissus mpl et articles mpl de bonneterie;
dry hole (well) puits m sec;
dry ice neige f carbonique;
dry ice machine machine f à neige carbonique;
dry land terre f ferme;
dry martini martini m dry;
dry measure = unité de mesure des matières sèches;
dry nurse nourrice f sèche;
dry riser colonne f sèche;
dry rot (UNCOUNT) (in wood, potatoes) pourriture f sèche;
dry run (trial, practice) coup m d'essai, test m; {{}}Military{{}} entraînement m avec tir à blanc;
to give sth a dry run tester qch;
to have a dry run faire un essai;
dry ski slope piste f de ski artificielle;
{{}}American{{}} dry state = État ayant adopté les lois de la prohibition;
dry suit combinaison f de plongée
dry off
1 intransitive verb
(clothes) sécher; (person) se sécher
2 separable transitive verb
sécher;
to dry oneself off se sécher
dry out
1 intransitive verb
(a) (clothes) sécher; (person) se sécher
(b) (alcoholic) se faire désintoxiquer, faire une cure de désintoxication
2 separable transitive verb
(alcoholic) désintoxiquer
dry up intransitive verb
(a) (well, river) s'assécher, se tarir; (puddle, street) sécher; (inspiration) se tarir; (cow) se tarir
(b) (dry the dishes) essuyer la vaisselle
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (be quiet) la fermer, la boucler;
dry up, will you? ferme-la ou boucle-la, tu veux?
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (actor, speaker) avoir un trou (de mémoire)

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