seca
seca [say’-cah]
noun
1Drought, dry weather. (f)
2Inflammation and swelling in the glands. (f)
3V. (f)
noun
4A secas, alone, singly. (f)
SECANO, 3d de
adjective
1Dry, not wet, not moist.
2Dry, not rainy (clima).
3Dry, not succulent.
4Barren, arid, sapless, withered.
5Lean, lank, meager.
6Bare (estilo), only, mere.
- A secas -> solely
7Barren, without ornament or embellishment.
8Rude, dry, ill-mannered.
- Es un hombre seco -> he is a man of few words, he is not sociable
9Lukewarm, cold, without affection.
- Pan seco -> stale, dry bread
- En seco -> (1) without cause or motive
10Slap, smack (golpe). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
(2) In a dry place.
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