dry

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Qui n’a ni eau ni autre liquide à l’intérieur ou à la surface.

En anglais simple : 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.

Contraires : wet, moist

Expressions courantes : dry clothes, dry skin, keep something dry, a dry towel

anhydre

Qui ne contient pas d’eau, même si un autre liquide est présent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : anhydrous, water-free

Expressions courantes : dry alcohol, dry solvent, dry ethanol

abri, endroit sec

Endroit où la pluie ne vous atteint pas, ou où il pleut peu.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : shelter

Expressions courantes : in the dry, into the dry

séchage

Une opération qui retire l’eau de quelque chose, souvent à l’aide d’une machine.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : drying

Expressions courantes : another dry, a quick dry, wash and dry

sécher

Devenir moins mouillé ou rendre quelque chose moins mouillé.

En anglais simple : To become less wet, or make something less wet.

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

Synonymes : dehydrate, desiccate

Contraires : wet, moisten

Expressions courantes : dry your hands, dry in sunlight, dry something naturally, dry your eyes

épuiser, tarir

Utiliser entièrement une réserve jusqu’à ce qu’il n’en reste rien.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : exhaust, deplete

Contraires : replenish

Expressions courantes : dry a well, dry the supply