dry

seco

Que no tiene agua ni otro líquido dentro o en la superficie.

En inglés sencillo: Without water or other liquid on or in it.

• My clothes are dry now.
• The soil stayed dry all summer.
• Keep the bread covered so it does not become dry.

Antónimos: wet, moist

Expresiones frecuentes: dry clothes, dry skin, keep something dry, a dry towel

anhidro

Que no contiene agua, aunque pueda contener otro líquido.

En inglés sencillo: Containing no water, even if another liquid is present.

• The reaction requires dry alcohol.
• Keep the dry solvent in a sealed bottle.
• Water in the sample means it is no longer dry.

Sinónimos: anhydrous, water-free

Expresiones frecuentes: dry alcohol, dry solvent, dry ethanol

lugar seco, resguardo

Lugar donde la lluvia no te alcanza o donde llueve poco.

En inglés sencillo: A place where rain cannot reach you, or where there is little rain.

• Come and sit in the dry.
• We moved into the dry when the rain started.
• The porch kept our bags in the dry.

Sinónimos: shelter

Expresiones frecuentes: in the dry, into the dry

secado

Una ocasión en que se elimina el agua de algo, a menudo con una máquina.

En inglés sencillo: An occasion when water is removed from something, often using a machine.

• These towels need another dry.
• Give the clothes a quick dry before packing them.
• The wash and dry took two hours.

Sinónimos: drying

Expresiones frecuentes: another dry, a quick dry, wash and dry

secar, secarse

Perder humedad o hacer que algo pierda humedad.

En inglés sencillo: To become less wet, or make something less wet.

• Leave the clothes to dry.
• The paint dried overnight.
• Can you dry my hair?

Sinónimos: dehydrate, desiccate

Antónimos: wet, moisten

Expresiones frecuentes: dry your hands, dry in sunlight, dry something naturally, dry your eyes

agotar

Consumir por completo una reserva hasta que no queda nada.

En inglés sencillo: To use up a supply completely so that nothing remains.

• The drought dried the well.
• Months of heat dried the village's water supply.
• Heavy pumping had dried every nearby spring.

Sinónimos: exhaust, deplete

Antónimos: replenish

Expresiones frecuentes: dry a well, dry the supply