dry [draɪ]
adjective
drier (comparative)driest (superlative)1 (not moist) [+clothes, paint, leaves, weather] seco; [+climate] árido; seco
it was warm and dry yesterday afternoon ayer hizo una tarde cálida y seca; wait till the glue is dry espere a que la cola se seque; he rubbed himself dry with a towel se secó frotándose con una toalla
her throat/mouth was dry she had a dry throat/mouth tenía la garganta/boca seca
his mouth was dry with fear tenía la boca seca de miedo; her eyes were dry (without tears) no había lágrimas en sus ojos; there wasn't a dry eye in the house no había nadie que no estuviera llorando; for dry skin/hair para piel seca/pelo seco
keep in a dry place mantener en un lugar seco
dry breadbread (without butter) pan sin mantequilla; (m) (stale) pan seco; (m)
a dry coughcough una tos seca
to get dryget secarse
on dry landland en tierra firme
to run dryrun [+river, well] secarse; [+inspiration] agotarse
to wipe sth drywipe secar algo (con un trapo)
as dry as a bone más seco que una pasa
3 (informal) (prohibiting alcohol) [+country, state] seco
due to a storm, the island was dry for a week a causa de una tormenta, durante una semana no hubo ni una gota de alcohol en la isla
4 (wry) [+humour, wit] mordaz; [+laugh] sardónico
he has a very dry sense of humour tiene un sentido del humor muy mordaz cargado de ironía;or
noun
the dry (Britain) lo seco; such cars grip the road well, even in the dry estos coches se agarran bien al firme, incluso en seco; come on into the dry métete aquí que no llueve
verb:transitive
secar to dry one's hands/eyes secarse las manos/las lágrimas; to dry the dishes secar los platos; to dry o.s. secarse
verb:intransitive
modifier
dry cell (n) pila seca; (f)
dry cleaner's (n) tintorería; (f) tinte; (m) (Esp)
dry cleaning (n) limpieza en seco; (f)
dry dock (n) dique seco; (m)
dry fly (n) (Fishing) mosca seca; (f)
dry ginger (n) ginebra seca; (f)
dry goods (n) (US) artículos de confección; (m)
dry goods store (n) (US) mercería; (f)
dry ice (n) nieve carbónica; (f)
dry measure (n) medida para áridos; (f)
dry rot (n) putrefacción seca de la madera causada por un hongo
dry run (n) ensayo; (m)
the dry season (n) la estación seca
dry shampoo (n) champú seco; (m)
dry shave (n)
to have a dry shave afeitarse en seco
dry ski slope (n) pista artificial de esquí; (f)
dry stone wall (n) muro seco; (m)
