dry up

agotarse

Llegar cada vez menos recursos, hasta dejar de llegar por completo.

En inglés sencillo: To become less available and finally stop completely.

• The money dried up.
• Orders have dried up since the factory closed.
• What will we do if donations dry up?

Sinónimos: run out, stop, cease

Expresiones frecuentes: dry up completely, dry up suddenly

secarse

Perder el agua y quedar seco, o terminar el tiempo lluvioso.

En inglés sencillo: To lose water and become dry, or for wet weather to end.

• The pond dried up.
• These streams dry up every summer.
• We can leave when the weather dries up.

Sinónimos: dry, parch

Expresiones frecuentes: dry up completely, dry up in summer

secar

Quitar el agua de algo hasta dejarlo completamente seco.

En inglés sencillo: To make something lose its water and become completely dry.

• The heat dried up the pond.
• Strong winds can dry up shallow pools.
• The drought has dried up all our wells.

Cómo se usa: dry something up (The sun dried the puddles up.)

Sinónimos: dry, drain

Expresiones frecuentes: dry up something, dry up rivers

secar los platos

Pasar un paño por los platos, vasos y otros utensilios lavados para secarlos.

En inglés sencillo: To wipe washed plates, cups, and other kitchen things with a cloth until they are dry.

• I will dry up.
• He dried up while I washed the plates.
• Can you dry up these glasses?

Sinónimos: dry, wipe dry

Expresiones frecuentes: dry up dishes, dry up afterwards

cortar, agotar

Cortar o agotar recursos importantes para que dejen de llegar a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: To make a supply of something important stop reaching someone.

• The scandal dried up their funding.
• False rumours dried up sales at his shop.
• New restrictions could dry up credit for small businesses.

Cómo se usa: dry up something (The dispute dried up outside support.)

Sinónimos: cut off, stop

Expresiones frecuentes: dry up funding, dry up credit

quedarse en blanco

Dejar de hablar porque no se recuerda qué decir a continuación.

En inglés sencillo: To stop speaking because you cannot remember what to say next.

• I dried up during my speech.
• Actors sometimes dry up in front of an audience.
• She was so nervous that she dried up halfway through.

Sinónimos: go blank

Expresiones frecuentes: dry up onstage, dry up completely