towel

toalla

Pieza de tela que sirve para secar el cuerpo, las manos u otras cosas mojadas.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of cloth used to dry your body, hands, or other wet things.

• I need a clean towel.
• She dried her hair with a towel.
• Please hang the wet towels in the bathroom.

Expresiones frecuentes: bath towel, clean towel, beach towel

secar con una toalla

Quitar la humedad de una persona o cosa usando una toalla.

En inglés sencillo: To dry someone or something with a cloth made for drying.

• He toweled himself dry.
• She toweled her wet hair carefully.
• I toweled off after getting out of the pool.

Cómo se usa: towel someone/something dry (She toweled the dog dry.); towel off (He toweled off after his swim.)

Sinónimos: dry, wipe dry

Expresiones frecuentes: towel someone dry, towel off, towel something dry