dry off

asciugare

Togliere l’acqua da una persona o una cosa, spesso con un asciugamano.

In inglese semplice: To remove water from someone or something, often with a towel.

• Dry off your hands.
• He dried himself off after swimming.
• Can you dry the dog off before it comes inside?

Come si usa: dry someone/something off (She dried the dog off with a towel.)

Sinonimi: dry, towel dry

Contrari: wet

Espressioni comuni: dry off someone, dry off something, dry yourself off

asciugarsi

Perdere l’umidità e diventare asciutto dopo essere stato bagnato.

In inglese semplice: To become dry after being wet.

• My clothes will dry off soon.
• We dried off in the sun after swimming.
• Let the seats dry off before you sit down.

Sinonimi: dry

Espressioni comuni: dry off outside, dry off naturally

mettere in asciutta

Smettere di mungere una mucca per un periodo prima del parto.

In inglese semplice: To stop milking a cow for a period before it gives birth.

• The farmer dried off the cow.
• These cows must be dried off before they give birth.
• When do you dry off pregnant cows?

Come si usa: dry a cow off (We dry each cow off several weeks before calving.)

Espressioni comuni: dry off cows, dry off something