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dry [draɪ]1. adjective• "keep in a dry place" « tenir au sec »b. ( = dried-up) [riverbed, lake] à sec ; [spring, river] tarid. ( = where alcohol is banned) [country, state] (inf) où l'alcool est prohibéf. ( = not lively) [book, subject, speech] aride2. noun• to dry o.s. se sécher5. compounds• "dry-clean only" (on label) « nettoyage à sec »• to take a coat to the dry-cleaner's porter un manteau chez le teinturier ► dry-cleaning noun nettoyage m à seca. [stream, well] se dessécher, (se) tarir ; [moisture] s'évaporer ; [source of supply, inspiration] se tarirb. ( = dry the dishes) essuyer la vaisselle* * *[draɪ] 1.1) gen sec/sèche2) fig [wit, person, remark] pince-sans-rire inv; [book, subject matter] aride; ( forbidding alcohol) [state] qui interdit la vente de boissons alcoolisées2.transitive verb faire sécher [clothes, washing]; sécher [meat, produce]3.intransitive verb sécher4.Phrasal Verbs:- dry off- dry out- dry up••(as) dry as dust — ennuyeux/-euse comme la pluie
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dry-stone wall — dry stone walls N COUNT A dry stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement. (in AM, use dry wall) … English dictionary
dry-stone wall — n in Britain, a wall built with pieces of stone that are fitted closely together without using ↑cement to hold them in place … Dictionary of contemporary English
dry-stone wall — noun count a wall built from pieces of stone that fit together without MORTAR … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dry-stone wall — noun a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar • Syn: ↑dry wall • Hypernyms: ↑stone wall, ↑dry masonry * * * dry stone wall UK US noun [countable] [ … Useful english dictionary
dry-stone wall — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dry stone wall : singular dry stone wall plural dry stone walls a wall built from pieces of stone that fit together without mortar … English dictionary
dry-stone wall — /ˌdraɪ stoʊn ˈwɔl/ (say .druy stohn wawl) noun a rubble or stone wall built without mortar. Also, dry wall …
dry·stone wall — /ˈdraıˌstoʊn / noun, pl ⋯ walls [count] Brit : a stone wall that is made without mortar to hold the stones together … Useful english dictionary
dry-stone wall — noun (C) a wall built with pieces of stone that fit closely together and no cement … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Stone wall — Stone walls are a kind of masonry construction which have been made by man for thousands of years. First they were constructed by farmers and primitive people by piling loose field stones in what is called a dry stone wall, then later with the… … Wikipedia
Dry stone — 17th century dry stone wall at Muchalls Castle, Scotland … Wikipedia
stone wall — noun a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑fence, ↑fencing • Hyponyms: ↑dry wall, ↑dry stone wall * * * noun 1 … Useful english dictionary