Dry in spanish
pronunciation: sekoʊ part of speech: adjective
dry [drier -comp., driest -sup.]1 = seco, árido, reseco. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.more:
» be home and dry = estar sano y salvo, estar a salvo, poder respirar tranquilo, sentirse satisfecho, tener el éxito asegurado.
Example: The advantage with rice as a crop is that you don't apply fertilizer to it; once you plant, you are home and dry -- not bothered until harvest time.» bone dry = totalmente seco, completamente seco.
Example: He supports this ambitious thesis in what reads like a short, dense, and bone dry legal brief.» cut and dried [cut and dry] = aburrido, rutinario, soso, insípido. [Escrito con guiones cuando se usa como adjetivo]
Example: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.» cut and dried [cut and dry] = claro, nítido. [Escrito con guiones cuando se usa como adjetivo]
Example: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.» cut and dried [cut and dry] = definitivo, preestablecido, preconcebido, predefinido, preparado de antemano. [Escrito con guiones cuando se usa como adjetivo]
Example: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.» dry bar = minibar sin fregadero. [En general, mueble con barra para servir bebidas en casa u hotel]
Example: Handcrafted from solid pine, this dry bar is designed for years of practical use while bringing a touch of rustic into your home.» dry bean = legumbre seca, leguminosa.
Example: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free = Cocinar las legumbres secas en una olla de cocción es lenta relativamente fácil.» dry cleaners = tintorería, tienda de limpieza en seco.
Example: Employees at a local dry cleaners are cleaning up a huge mess after an out-of-control vehicle crashed into the front of their business.» dry cleaning = limpieza en seco.
Example: The activities assigned were the following: unpacking and drying wet books; handling and drying wet papers and photos; and dry cleaning techniques for papers and books.» drycloth = paño de cocina.
Example: At all times a quick rinsing with water and a wiping with a drycloth will be all that is required to bring back the surface to its original shine.» dry cough = tos carraspera, tos seca.
Example: My 3 month old baby has been congested and coughing with mucus and sometimes just a dry cough for 2 months.» dry dock = dique seco, dársena, varadero.
Example: After the dry dock had been completed the water was pumped out but the cement floor and sides were not strong enough to prevent rupture by the pressure from below.» dry heave = arcada.
Example: However, his biggest challenge is waking in the night with dry heaves that go on for hours and cause serious pain in the gullet, chest and jaw.» dry ice powder = hielo seco en polvo.
Example: Animals were first anesthetized and then decapitated and brains were removed, frozen with dry ice powder, and stored in a deep freezer = Primero se anestesió a los animales y luego se decapitaron y se extrajeron sus cerebros, congelándolos con hielo seco en polvo y guardándolos en un congelador.» dry land [dryland] = tierra, tierra firme.
Example: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.» dry milk = leche en polvo.
Example: Be sure the dry milk you are buying has been fortified with vitamins A and D.» dry mouth = boca reseca.
Example: The most common drug related adverse events were bloodshot eyes, nasal congestion, dry mouth, hypotension and dizziness.» dry photography = fotografía en seco.
Example: This process is slow and the resulting picture is poor in detail; still, it does give another process of dry photography, in which the picture is finished as soon as it is taken.» dry powder = polvo seco.
Example: All mobile units should be provided with a dry powder fire extinguisher.» dry ration = racionamiento no perecedero.
Example: People are being assisted with with goods or dry rations or even with cooked meals but the assistance is inadequate given the sheer scale of the numbers suffering.» dry season, the = estación seca, la.
Example: In the wet season animals were herded, whereas in the dry season animals were mostly left to range freely.» dry ski centre = centro de esquí artificial.
Example: The UK has the greatest number of dry ski centres in Europe, if not the world.» dry ski slope = pista de esquí artificial.
Example: Alternative uses for farmland include conversion to golf courses, dry ski slopes, hotels, film locations, animal sanctuaries, and campsites.» dry slope = pista de esquí artificial.
Example: An estimated two million adults in the UK have skied on dry slopes, although less than half are thought to be recent users.» dry spell = período seco, período de sequía.
Example: There seems to be some authorities that still believe this 'dry-spell' will eventually right itself and things will get back to normal weather and rainfall.» dry spell = período bajo, bache, período de baja actividad, en el dique seco.
Example: After ten years of glut in the economy, a dry spell is due, and it will last for more than a year or two.» dry-stone wall = muro de piedra, muro de sillería, muralla de piedra.
Example: The most numerous and impressive networks of dry-stone walls in Australia are found on the western volcanic plains of Victoria.» dry weight = peso en seco.
Example: The wet weight is 3.9 times more than the dry weight but the amount of heavy metals doesn't change between wet and dry.» dry well = pozo ciego, pozo negro.
Example: Sump pumps send water away from a house to any place where it is no longer problematic, such as a municipal storm drain or a dry well.» in dry dock = en el dique seco, aparcado en espera.
Example: Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.» leave + Nombre + high and dry = dejar en la estacada, dejar en la cuneta, dejar plantado, deja en bragas.
Example: The argument can be made that if a librarian decides not to convert all the library's holdings to machine-readable format, the library user is not left high and dry.» milk + Nombre + dry = aprovecharse de Alguien, exprimir a Alguien, sacarle la chicha a Alguien, chuparle la sangre a Alguienlguien. [Aprovecharse del dinero y esfuerzo de otros]
Example: How do you really treat your customers, do you milk them dry or do you really want to offer your products and services without stepping beyond the law?.» nonfat dry milk = leche en polvo desnatada.
Example: Plus, as good cooks know, instant nonfat dry milk is so easy to use in cooking and baking for great results.» on dry land = en tierra firme.
Example: In other words, Elian's real shipwreck was not on the open sea, but when he stepped on dry land in the United States.» pat + Nombre + dry = secar dando golpecitos ligeros con algo absorbente.
Example: To steam a vegetable in your microwave, just wash it and pat it dry, place it in a microwave-safe bowl, cover tightly and microwave it.» run + dry = secarse, agotarse.
Example: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.» spin-dry = centrifugado.
Example: A short 6-10 second spray followed by a spin-dry is generally adequate to remove the photoresist.dry2 = secar.
Example: In the Wei T'o process books are dried in a vacuum chamber and then treated with a neutrilising solution of liquid gas.more:
» air-dry = dejar secar al aire, secar al aire.
Example: We don't have a hair dryer due to me being as bald as a baby's backside and the wife preferring to towel or air-dry her hair.» be like watching paint dry = ser aburridísimo, ser un plomo, ser capaz de aburrir a un muerto.
Example: I'm a Liverpool fan myself and I was on the terraces a few times last season watching them play and that was like watching paint dry.» blow-dry = secar el pelo con secador.
Example: Find out the tips that hair stylists use to get great results from blow-drying.» brook + dry up = arroyo + secarse.
Example: And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up.» cut and dry = cortar y secar.
Example: The coconuts are cut and dried until the moisture content of the meat is minimized.» drip-dry = colgar mojado y dejar secar, dejar secar. [Generalmente usado para prendas que se deforman al secarlas en la secadora]
Example: You'll need to clean the bottom of your trash bin periodically -- simply rinse it out over your lawn and turn it upside down to drip dry.» dry clean = limpiar en seco, llevar a la tintorería.
Example: Having your clothes professionally dry cleaned can get expensive, especially when you have a lot of items that require special care.» dry clean only = limpiar en seco. [Aviso que se coloca en ciertas prendas de vestir]
Example: Hand washing your crocheted items is the safest bet, unless the yarn specifically states 'dry clean only'.» dry + Nombre + up = secar.
Example: They scraped the sinew, washed it up, dried it up, and then they split it.» dry off = secarse.
Example: The picture portrays a mother and daughter drying off after a swim.» dry off + dishes = secar los platos.
Example: Keep kitchen towels near your sink and cooking area to wipe up spills, dry off dishes and to clean surfaces.» dry out = secar, secarse.
Example: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour, but ordinary cellulose tapes such as Sellotape are not suitable for this purpose as they dry out, become discoloured and brittle, and cannot be removed without lifting a layer of paper and text.» dry + Posesivo + hands = secarse las manos.
Example: Everyone who handles food must always thoroughly wash and dry their hands, especially after going to the toilet.» dry up = secar completamente, secarse completamente.
Example: Each fall and winter, portions of the canals are dried up for maintenance and construction.» funding + dry up = financiación + agotarse, financiación + acabarse, financiación + terminarse.
Example: The article 'Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.» hang + Nombre + out to dry = colgar Algo para que se seque.
Example: Squid hanging out to dry is quite a common sight in fishing ports across the country.» hang + Nombre + out to dry = dejar colgado, dejar en la estacada.
Example: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.» hang + Nombre + out to dry = colgar + Nombre + para que + secarse.
Example: After the bark has been beaten to make it wider and longer, it is hung out to dry.» money + dry up = dinero + agotarse, dinero + acabarse, dinero + terminarse.
Example: The money dried up, but at least Dubai's celebrity investors are not left out of pocket.» spin-dry = centrifugar.
Example: This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water.» towel dry = secar con una toalla.
Example: We don't have a hair dryer due to me being as bald as a baby's backside and the wife preferring to towel or air-dry her hair.» well + dry up = pozo + secarse.
Example: Wells are drying up and underwater tables falling so fast that food supplies are seriously threatened.