Seca in english
Dry
pronunciation: draɪ part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: draɪ part of speech: adjective
In gestures
secar = dry ; dab up ; dehumidify ; dry out ; drain off ; blot ; dry + Nombre + up ; parch ; mop up.
Example: In the Wei T'o process books are dried in a vacuum chamber and then treated with a neutrilising solution of liquid gas.Example: Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.Example: Telephone calls were made to the following: dairy (to secure milk carton storage for books); grocery stores (for freezer space for books); fire department (for fans to dehumidify books); and aerospace companies (for vacuum freezing facilities).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.Example: When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.Example: If a stencil is carefully removed from the cylinder after use and blotted to remove excess ink, it can be stored and re-used.Example: They scraped the sinew, washed it up, dried it up, and then they split it.Example: Droughts are becoming a common feature, parching the land at least once every two years.Example: Emergency crews are mopping up after a devastating thunderstorm, which dumped 30mm of rain in two hours.more:
» arroyo + secarse = brook + dry up .
Example: And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up.» colgar Algo para que se seque = hang + Nombre + out to dry .
Example: Squid hanging out to dry is quite a common sight in fishing ports across the country.» colgar mojado y dejar secar = drip-dry [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.» colgar + Nombre + para que + secarse = hang + Nombre + out to dry .
Example: After the bark has been beaten to make it wider and longer, it is hung out to dry.» cortar y secar = cut and dry .
Example: The coconuts are cut and dried until the moisture content of the meat is minimized.» dejar secar = drip-dry [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.» dejar secar al aire = air-dry .
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.» pozo + secarse = well + dry up .
Example: Wells are drying up and underwater tables falling so fast that food supplies are seriously threatened.» secar al aire = air-dry .
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.» secar completamente = dry up .
Example: Each fall and winter, portions of the canals are dried up for maintenance and construction.» secar con una toalla = towel dry .
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.» secar dando golpecitos ligeros con algo absorbente = pat + Nombre + dry .
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.» secar el pelo con secador = blow-dry .
Example: Find out the tips that hair stylists use to get great results from blow-drying.» secar las lágrimas = wipe (away) + Posesivo + tears .
Example: 'He's one of those people who can conceal any signs, but it's affecting his judgment,' she paused to wipe the tears from her eyes.» secar los platos = dry off + dishes .
Example: Keep kitchen towels near your sink and cooking area to wipe up spills, dry off dishes and to clean surfaces.» secarse = dry off ; shrivel up ; shrivel [Inglés británico shrivelled/shrivelling, inglés americano shriveled/shriveling] ; run + dry ; dry out .
Example: The picture portrays a mother and daughter drying off after a swim. Example: Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so. Example: All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too. Example: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry. 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.» secarse completamente = dry up .
Example: Each fall and winter, portions of the canals are dried up for maintenance and construction.» secarse el pelo con el secador = blow + Posesivo + hair with a hairdryer .
Example: Then he combed her hair back with his fingers while blowing her hair with a hairdryer.» secarse las manos = dry + Posesivo + hands .
Example: Everyone who handles food must always thoroughly wash and dry their hands, especially after going to the toilet.» secar un derrame = wipe up + a spill .
Example: Keep kitchen towels near your sink and cooking area to wipe up spills, dry off dishes and to clean surfaces.seco1 = dry ; shrivelled [shriveled, -USA] ; waterless ; sun-dried ; dried ; dried-up.
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.Example: Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.Example: This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.Example: This tasty salad with broad beans, sun-dried tomatoes and griddled lamb is great as a healthy and filling main meal.Example: Smoked and dried fish are preferable to canned, and there are excellent varieties of tuna jerky on the market today.Example: Next, we come across some wild dogs -- six or eight of them -- lying about lazily on the dried-up flash-flood river bed.more:
» albaricoque seco = dried apricot .
Example: Nitrogen concentration in fruit at harvest is a useful tool to predict the darkening of dried apricots during storage.» alergia a los frutos secos = nut allergy .
Example: When someone has a nut allergy, this usually lasts all their life.» ambientador de flores y hojas secas = potpourri .
Example: A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'How can my daughter train to be a hairdresser?', 'Do cars or pedestrians have the right of way at a filling-station entrance?', 'Where can I find out just how to make a potpourri?'.» completamente seco = bone dry .
Example: He supports this ambitious thesis in what reads like a short, dense, and bone dry legal brief.» con sabor a frutos secos = nutty [nuttier -comp., nuttiest -sup.] .
Example: Nutty and pleasantly chewy, farro is an ancient variety of wheat usually associated with Mediterranean cooking, especially Italian.» dejar en el dique seco = mothball ; put out to + pasture ; put out to + grass ; put + Nombre + out of action .
Example: Thirty years ago, owners would have either bulldozed entire facilities or mothballed them and built new plants. Example: Let the free market decide whether it wants to support Prince's way of doing business or it wants to put him out to pasture. Example: The article 'Should the computer be put out to grass?' argues that successful transfer of information relies more on quality than quantity. Example: After a brilliant first season with Benfica, Mantorras had a terrible second one; a traumatizing knee injury put Mantorras out of action.» dejarse caer con un golpe seco = plunk (+ Reflexivo +) down .
Example: I plunked down in the chair he'd pulled up to his desk and waited for him to give me a rundown of what he'd been up to since we'd parted ways.» dique seco = dry dock .
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.» en el dique seco = in dry dock ; in the wilderness ; dry spell .
Example: Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them. Example: Beckham is currently back in the starting line-up after a year in the wilderness under Steve McClaren and even skippered the side again on Sunday. 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.» en seco = in blind [Se aplica a la impresión de los huecos correspondientes a letras o adornos en la cubierta o lomo de un libro] ; blind .
Example: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased. Example: Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).» estación seca, la = dry season, the .
Example: In the wet season animals were herded, whereas in the dry season animals were mostly left to range freely.» estar en el dique seco = be out of action ; be out of commission .
Example: DJ Slim will be out of action for a bit -- he has a serious back injury that needs intensive treatment immediately. Example: It is being reported that after the surgery, Fidel Castro would be out of commission for two months.» flor seca = cut-and-dried flower .
Example: Best in a sunny, yet moist border, the delicate plum-coloured blooms make excellent cut-and-dried flowers.» fotografía en seco = dry photography .
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.» fruta seca = dried fruit .
Example: The addition of sugar to the must produced from the dried fruit increased the alcohol content of the wine .» fruto seco = nut .
Example: Nuts on the orchard floor gradually turn mouldy and rancid after a period of exposure to the orchard environment.» frutos secos = nuts .
Example: Many patients who are allergic to pollen display symptoms even after the ingestion of fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts.» frutos secos garrapiñados = marron glacé .
Example: A description is given of the manufacture of crystallized fruit, angelica, and marron glacé.» frutos secos glaseados = marron glacé .
Example: A description is given of the manufacture of crystallized fruit, angelica, and marron glacé.» golpe seco = flop ; plunk ; plonk .
Example: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch. Example: Then she picked up a stone off the sand and tossed it in the lake with a plunk. Example: Suddenly, sitting down with a plonk in her dining room, I felt certain at last that I knew what I had been looking for.» hielo seco = dry ice powder .
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.» hielo seco en polvo = dry ice powder .
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.» impresión en seco = blind impression [Zurcos correspondientes a las letras o adornos que se han impreso sobre la cubierta o el lomo de un libro] ; blind tooling [Grabación en la cubierta o el lomo de un libro de letras o adornos de tal modo que se deja un hueco que posteriormente suele ser decorado de algún modo] .
Example: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased. Example: The tools were heated for use at a small furnace, and no further preparation was necessary for blind tooling.» impreso en seco = blind-tooled .
Example: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.» legumbre seca = dry bean .
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.» limpiar en seco = dry clean only [Aviso que se coloca en ciertas prendas de vestir] ; dry clean .
Example: Hand washing your crocheted items is the safest bet, unless the yarn specifically states 'dry clean only'. Example: Having your clothes professionally dry cleaned can get expensive, especially when you have a lot of items that require special care.» limpieza en seco = dry cleaning .
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.» parar en seco = quit + cold turkey [Referido generalmente al modo de dejar una adicción] .
Example: When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit 'cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.» período seco = dry spell .
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.» peso en seco = dry weight .
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.» polvo seco = dry powder .
Example: All mobile units should be provided with a dry powder fire extinguisher.» semilla seca = dried seed .
Example: Oils extracted from these dried seeds are used for the preparation of resin, oil paints, polish, wood varnish and skin cream.» tienda de limpieza en seco = dry cleaners .
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.» tos seca = dry cough ; tickly cough .
Example: My 3 month old baby has been congested and coughing with mucus and sometimes just a dry cough for 2 months. Example: So I've had the mother of all tickly coughs for the last week, can't remember having had a cough so bad and it still hasn't broken yet.» totalmente seco = bone dry .
Example: He supports this ambitious thesis in what reads like a short, dense, and bone dry legal brief.seco2 = thin ; skinny.
Example: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Example: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.more:
» más seco que el ojo de un tuerto = as thin as a rake ; as thin as a rail ; as thin as a toothpick .
Example: I'm a bit overweight but I eat a lot better than my friend who's as thin as a rake. Example: Her constitution was such that no matter what she ate she remained thin as a rail. Example: While most men are comfortable with their bodies, most women won't be happy until they're as thin as a toothpick.» más seco que la mojama = as thin as a rake ; as thin as a rail ; as thin as a toothpick .
Example: I'm a bit overweight but I eat a lot better than my friend who's as thin as a rake. Example: Her constitution was such that no matter what she ate she remained thin as a rail. Example: While most men are comfortable with their bodies, most women won't be happy until they're as thin as a toothpick.» más seco que una pasa = as thin as a rake ; as thin as a rail ; as thin as a toothpick .
Example: I'm a bit overweight but I eat a lot better than my friend who's as thin as a rake. Example: Her constitution was such that no matter what she ate she remained thin as a rail. Example: While most men are comfortable with their bodies, most women won't be happy until they're as thin as a toothpick.» tan seco como el ojo de un tuerto = as thin as a rake ; as thin as a rail ; as thin as a toothpick .
Example: I'm a bit overweight but I eat a lot better than my friend who's as thin as a rake. Example: Her constitution was such that no matter what she ate she remained thin as a rail. Example: While most men are comfortable with their bodies, most women won't be happy until they're as thin as a toothpick.» tan seco como la mojama = as thin as a rake ; as thin as a rail ; as thin as a toothpick .
Example: I'm a bit overweight but I eat a lot better than my friend who's as thin as a rake. Example: Her constitution was such that no matter what she ate she remained thin as a rail. Example: While most men are comfortable with their bodies, most women won't be happy until they're as thin as a toothpick.» tan seco como una pasa = as thin as a rail ; as thin as a toothpick .
Example: Her constitution was such that no matter what she ate she remained thin as a rail. Example: While most men are comfortable with their bodies, most women won't be happy until they're as thin as a toothpick.seco3 = curt.
Example: The young man pointed to him and said in a sharp, curt tone: 'Let me see your briefcase'.more:
» cortar en seco = kill + Nombre + stone dead ; knock it on + the head .
Example: Having built up your reputation for over half a century you have managed to kill it stone dead in only a few seconds. Example: A part of me wanted knock it on the head, but my inner voice was telling me I'd got this far, so I may as well follow it through.» dejar caer con un golpe seco = plonk .
Example: She plonked her head on the desk in apparent boredom = Con un golpe seco, dejó caer la cabeza sobre el escritorio por aburrimiento, aparentemente.» depositar con un golpe seco = plunk + Nombre + down ; plonk .
Example: On impulse, she poured a second glass and plunked it down on the countertop next to the man. Example: She plonked her head on the desk in apparent boredom = Con un golpe seco, dejó caer la cabeza sobre el escritorio por aburrimiento, aparentemente.» detener a Alguien en seco = stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks ; stop + Nombre + cold .
Example: I stopped him dead in his tracks and pretty much told him that I know about their scam and he really needs to get lost quick. Example: She replied that way because you stopped her cold and put your foot down.» matar en seco = kill + Nombre + stone dead .
Example: Having built up your reputation for over half a century you have managed to kill it stone dead in only a few seconds.» parar a Alguien en seco = stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks ; stop + Nombre + cold .
Example: I stopped him dead in his tracks and pretty much told him that I know about their scam and he really needs to get lost quick. Example: She replied that way because you stopped her cold and put your foot down.» plantar con un golpe seco = plunk + Nombre + down .
Example: On impulse, she poured a second glass and plunked it down on the countertop next to the man.» poner con un golpe seco = plunk + Nombre + down ; plonk .
Example: On impulse, she poured a second glass and plunked it down on the countertop next to the man. Example: She plonked her head on the desk in apparent boredom = Con un golpe seco, dejó caer la cabeza sobre el escritorio por aburrimiento, aparentemente.