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I.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] N Brit POL

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dry

ultraconservateur/-trice m/f

II.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] ADJ

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1. dry (not wet or moist):

dry clothing, ground, hair, hand, paint, crackle, rustle

dry skin, hair, throat, mouth, cough

dry riverbed, well

à sec

to run dry river, funds, supplies:

dry bread

to be or feel dry (thirsty) person:

avoir le gosier sec inf

to keep sth dry

tenir qc au sec

to keep (oneself) dry

to get dry

to get sth dry

(faire) sécher qc

to wipe sth dry

the kettle has boiled dry

toute l'eau de la bouilloire s'est évaporée

on dry land

sur la terre ferme

2. dry (not rainy):

dry weather, climate, season, month, heat

dry day, spell

it will be dry tomorrow

il ne pleuvra pas demain

3. dry (not sweet):

dry wine, sherry etc

4. dry inv:

dry (ironic) wit, person, remark

pince-sans-rire

dry (cold) person, remark

5. dry (dull):

dry book, reading, subject matter

6. dry (forbidding alcohol):

dry state, country

qui interdit la vente de boissons alcoolisées

7. dry Brit POL:

dry view, minister

ultraconservateur/-trice

a dry Tory

un/-e ultraconservateur/-trice m/f

III.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] VB trans

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IV.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] VB intr

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dry sheet, clothes, hair, paint, blood, concrete:

dry

V.to dry oneself VB refl

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to dry oneself refl:

to dry oneself

VI.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ]

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dry slope, dry ski slope N

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dry slope

piste f (de ski) artificielle

I.blow-dry [Brit ˈbləʊdrʌɪ, Am ˈbloʊdraɪ] N

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a cut and blow-dry

une coupe avec brushing

II.blow-dry [Brit ˈbləʊdrʌɪ, Am ˈbloʊdraɪ] VB trans

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bone dry ADJ

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bone dry

complètement desséché

tumble-dry [Brit tʌmb(ə)lˈdrʌɪ, Am ˈtəmbəlˌdraɪ] VB trans

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sécher (dans un sèche-linge)

‘do not tumble-dry’

‘ne pas sécher en machine’

I.drip-dry [Brit ˌdrɪpˈdrʌɪ, Am ˈdrɪp ˈˌdraɪ] ADJ

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qui se lave et s'étend sans essorage

II.drip-dry [Brit ˌdrɪpˈdrʌɪ, Am ˈdrɪp ˈˌdraɪ] VB trans

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‘wash and drip-dry’

‘laver et étendre sans essorer’

I.dry off VB [Brit drʌɪ -, Am draɪ -] (dry off)

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dry off material, object:

dry off person:

II.dry off VB [Brit drʌɪ -, Am draɪ -] (dry off [sb/sth], dry [sb/sth] off)

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dry off person, object:

dry off

to dry oneself off

I.dry out VB [Brit drʌɪ -, Am draɪ -] (dry out)

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1. dry out lit wood, walls, clay, soil:

dry out

don't let the plant dry out

ne laissez pas la plante se dessécher

2. dry out inf alcoholic:

dry out

se faire désintoxiquer

II.dry out VB [Brit drʌɪ -, Am draɪ -] (dry out [sth/sb], dry [sth/sb] out)

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1. dry out lit:

dry out wood, clay

dry out sun: skin, earth

2. dry out inf alcoholic:

dry out

dry-clean [Brit ˌdrʌɪˈkliːn, Am ˈdraɪˌklin] VB trans

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dry-cleaner N

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dry-cleaner

Translations for ‘dry in the English»French Dictionary

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I.dry <-ier, -iest [or -er, est]> [draɪ] ADJ

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1. dry (not wet):

dry

to go/boil dry

2. dry (having no butter):

dry toast

3. dry (with soft drinks):

dry

dry bar

qui ne sert pas d'alcool

4. dry (not sweet):

dry sherry, martini

dry champagne

5. dry pej (uninteresting):

dry

6. dry (sarcastic):

dry

II.dry <dries [or -s]> [draɪ] N Aus (dried season)

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dry

III.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB trans

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IV.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB intr

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dry cleaner's N no pl

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dry cleaner's

medium-dry ADJ

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dry-shod ADJ ADV

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dry out VB intr

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1. dry out (make dry):

dry out

dry out skin

2. dry out inf (overcome alcoholism):

dry out

se faire désintoxiquer

I.dry up VB intr

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1. dry up (become dry):

dry up

2. dry up (dry the dishes):

dry up

3. dry up (run out):

dry up source

dry up goods

4. dry up inf (become silent):

dry up

II.dry up VB trans

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dry up

dry goods N pl

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1. dry goods Brit (non-liquid food):

dry goods

2. dry goods Am FASHION:

dry goods

I.drip-dry <-ie-> VB intr

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sécher sans essorer

drip-dry on labels

ne pas repasser

II.drip-dry ADJ

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ne nécessitant aucun repassage

dry ice N

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dry ice

neige f carbonique

spin-dry VB trans

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essorer (à la machine)

to be (as) dry as a bone inf

être sec comme les blés

to put sth out to dry

mettre qc à sécher

the ink is not yet dry

l'encre est encore fraîche

to take sth to the dry cleaner's

porter qc chez le teinturier

to keep sth in a warm/dry place

préserver qc du froid/de l'humidité

to leave sb high and dry

laisser qn en plan inf

to be in/put into dry dock

être/mettre en cale sèche

to put the washing out to dry

mettre le linge à sécher

to put sth in a dry place

mettre qc au sec

to keep sth in a dry place

tenir qc au sec

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Gently dry with a piece of kitchen roll, place on a platter and coat with a light drizzle of olive oil. www.independent.co.uk

Notably, when officers in that city nabbed their jewel-swallowing thief this week, they already had a ready-made dry cell in which to put him. news.nationalpost.com

During wet conditions the callipers automatically skim the surface of the discs to keep them dry. en.wikipedia.org

Fixing heavy loads to a dry-lined plasterboard wall is not difficult. www.telegraph.co.uk

Measures are classified as either dry measures or fluid measures. en.wikipedia.org

It is prepared by the broth of offals and cutting dry bread and adding pepper powder and onion. en.wikipedia.org

It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county. en.wikipedia.org

Dry rot first began to appear in the building in the 1940s. en.wikipedia.org

The resulting stock is then filtered and squeezed dry using cheesecloth, and then finally sweetened. en.wikipedia.org

The sterilised items leave the sterilisation chamber in a completely dry state. en.wikipedia.org

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