dry up

se tarir

Devenir de moins en moins disponible, puis cesser complètement, en parlant d'argent, d'aide ou d'autres ressources.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : run out, stop, cease

Expressions courantes : dry up completely, dry up suddenly

s’assécher, sécher

Perdre son eau et devenir sec, ou voir le temps pluvieux se terminer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : dry, parch

Expressions courantes : dry up completely, dry up in summer

assécher

Enlever toute l'eau de quelque chose pour le rendre complètement sec.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : dry something up (The sun dried the puddles up.)

Synonymes : dry, drain

Expressions courantes : dry up something, dry up rivers

essuyer la vaisselle

Sécher avec un torchon les assiettes, verres et autres ustensiles qui viennent d'être lavés.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : dry, wipe dry

Expressions courantes : dry up dishes, dry up afterwards

tarir, assécher

Supprimer ou épuiser une source de ressources importantes pour qu'elles n'arrivent plus à quelqu'un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : dry up something (The dispute dried up outside support.)

Synonymes : cut off, stop

Expressions courantes : dry up funding, dry up credit

avoir un trou de mémoire

S'arrêter de parler parce qu'on ne se souvient plus de ce qu'on voulait dire ensuite.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : go blank

Expressions courantes : dry up onstage, dry up completely