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1 spell ***

I [spɛl]
vt spelled or spelt pt, pp

how do you spell your name? — come si scrive il tuo nome?

can you spell it for me? — me lo puoi dettare lettera per lettera?

c-a-t spells "cat" — c-a-t formano la parola "cat"

I can't spell — faccio errori di ortografia

it spells disaster for us fig — significa la nostra rovina

•

- spell out
II [spɛl] n
(also: magic spell) incantesimo, (words) formula magica

an evil spell — una stregoneria

to cast or put a spell on sb — fare un incantesimo a qn, fig stregare qn

to be under sb's spell — essere stregato (-a) da qn

to fall under sb's spell fig — subire il fascino di qn

to break the spell — (also), fig rompere l'incantesimo
III [spɛl] n
(period of time) periodo

cold spell — periodo di freddo

a spell of dry weather — un periodo di tempo secco

to do a spell of duty — fare un turno

they're going through a bad spell — stanno attraversando un brutto periodo

English-Italian dictionary > spell ***
2 ♦ dry

♦ dry (1) /draɪ/
a.

1 asciutto: Is the washing dry yet?, è già asciutto il bucato?; The paint's not quite dry yet, la vernice non è ancora del tutto asciutta; with dry eyes, a occhi asciutti, senza piangere; a dry well, un pozzo asciutto; to wipe st. dry, asciugare qc. con un panno; Pat your face dry, asciugati il viso; to go (o to run) dry, ( di fiume, lago, ecc.) prosciugarsi

2 secco: dry soil, suolo secco; dry wood, legna secca; dry skin, pelle secca; dry hair, capelli secchi

3 ( di tempo, giornata) asciutto, senza pioggia; ( di clima) secco: dry weather, tempo asciutto; a dry morning [afternoon], un mattino [un pomeriggio] senza pioggia; It should stay dry over most of the country, non dovrebbe piovere in quasi tutto il paese; Tomorrow will be dry and sunny, domani sarà una giornata di sole senza pioggia; July is generally the driest month, luglio è di solito il mese in cui piove di meno; dry heat, caldo secco; The climate is hot and dry, il clima è caldo e secco; in the dry season, nella stagione secca; to have a dry mouth, avere la bocca secca

4 ( di vino, liquore) secco: dry white wine, vino bianco secco; This sherry is very dry, questo sherry è molto secco

5 ( di alimento) secco, troppo asciutto: The meat was dry and tasteless, la carne era secca e senza gusto; dry bread, pane senza niente sopra ( burro, ecc.)

6 – dry humour [sarcasm, wit], umorismo [sarcasmo, spirito] caustico ( perché espresso con aria fintamente seria)

7 arido, noioso: a dry piece of prose, una prosa arida; I always found economics a bit dry, ho sempre trovato l'economia un po' arida; His books are very dry, i suoi libri sono molto noiosi

8 (fam.) assetato: to feel dry, essere assetato; aver sete

9 ( di vacca, ecc.) senza latte

10 nudo e crudo: the dry facts, i fatti nudi e crudi

11 che vieta l'alcol; (stor.) proibizionista: Many Muslim countries are dry, in molti paesi musulmani l'alcol è proibito; a dry law, una legge proibizionista; Kansas was a dry state, il Kansas era uno stato proibizionista

12 (spec. USA) astemio; ( di una festa, ecc.) senza alcol

13 (stor., in GB; scherz. o spreg.) ultraconservatore

14 ( di bambino) – to be dry, non portare più il pannolino: She's been dry for six months, non porta più il pannolino da sei mesi

15 (comm.) solido: dry provisions, provviste solide

16 (metall.) a grana grossa; fragile

17 ( di suono, della voce, ecc.) aspro; roco; ( di acustica) poco risonante

18 (naut.) secco: dry cargo, carico secco

● (fam.) dry as a bone, del tutto asciutto; asciuttissimo □ ( di un libro, ecc.) dry as dust, noiosissimo □ (elettr.) dry battery, batteria a secco □ dry blast cleaning, sabbiatura ( di superfici metalliche) □ dry-bulb thermometer, termometro a bulbo asciutto □ (elettr.) dry cell, pila a secco □ dry cleaner's, lavanderia a secco; lavasecco (fam.): to take st. to the dry cleaner's, portare qc. in lavanderia □ dry cleaning, lavaggio (o lavatura) a secco □ dry cooper, barilaio ( che fabbrica recipienti per cereali) □ dry cough, tosse secca □ dry-eyed, con gli occhi asciutti; senza piangere □ (naut.) dry dock, bacino di carenaggio □ (naut.) dry-docking, carenaggio □ dry farmer, chi pratica l'aridocoltura □ dry farming, aridocoltura □ ( pesca) dry fly, mosca artificiale; mosca galleggiante □ dry goods, merci secche; cereali; (naut.) carichi secchi; ( USA) mercerie, tessuti □ dry hole, (ind. costr.) pozzo trivellato a secco; (ind. petrolifera) foro sterile □ dry ice, ghiaccio secco □ (geogr.) dry land, terraferma □ dry measure, misura di capacità per aridi □ (arc.) dry nurse, balia asciutta □ (fotogr.) dry plate, lastra asciutta □ ( arte) dry-point, (punta per) incisione a secco; puntasecca □ dry-roasted (o roast), tostato: dry-roasted peanuts, noccioline tostate □ dry-point etching, incisione a puntasecca □ dry rot, carie (o marciume) del legno dovuta a basidiomiceti □ dry run, prova, verifica finale; (teatr.) prova; (mil.) esercitazione; ( di giornale) numero zero; (comput.) simulazione di elaborazione, prova a tavolino □ dry shampoo, shampoo secco □ dry-shod, (avv.) senza bagnarsi i piedi; (agg.) con i piedi asciutti □ dry ski slope, pista da sci artificiale □ (med.) dry socket, alveolite; periodontite □ a dry spell, un periodo di tempo asciutto (o senza pioggia); (fam.) un periodo in cui non si beve (alcol); (fig.) un periodo improduttivo □ dry-stone wall, muro a secco □ dry toast, fetta di pane tostato senza burro □ ( USA) dry milk, latte in polvere □ dry work, lavoro che fa venir sete □ to be ( left) high and dry, essere in panne; (fig.) essere nei guai □ (spec. scherz.) not a dry eye ( in the house), tutti con le lacrime agli occhi: By the end of the movie, there wasn't a dry eye in the place, alla fine del film, nel cinema avevano tutti le lacrime agli occhi.
dry (2) /draɪ/
n.

1 (fam. USA) proibizionista; nemico degli alcolici

2 (stor., in GB; scherz. o spreg.) conservatore intransigente; sostenitore accanito della politica di Mrs Thatcher

3 [u] (Austral.) – the dry, la stagione asciutta.
♦ (to) dry /draɪ/
v. t. e i.

1 asciugare, asciugarsi: to dry one's hands [face, hair], asciugarsi le mani [la faccia, i capelli]; I like to let my hair dry naturally, mi piace lasciarmi asciugare i capelli all'aria; Dry your eyes, asciugati le lacrime; The washing was drying on the line, il bucato era steso sul filo ad asciugare; to dry the dishes, asciugare i piatti; She left the dishes on the drainer to dry, ha lasciato i piatti sullo scolapiatti ad asciugare; Leave the paint to dry, lasciate asciugare la vernice

2 seccare, seccarsi: The herbs are hung in bunches to dry, le erbe sono appese in fasci a seccare

3 (ind.) essiccare, essiccarsi: The fruit is dried in the sun, la frutta è essicata al sole

4 (teatr.) bloccarsi ( perché non si ricorda la battuta)

● to dry oneself, asciugarsi: She dried herself and got dressed quickly, si è asciugata e vestita in fretta.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ dry
3 weather

I ['weðə] n
погода

What fine weather! — Какая хорошая погода!

What is the weather like today? — Какая сегодня погода?

We are in for a spell of hot (of cold) weather. — Ожидается полоса жаркой (холодной) погоды.

He can't stand hot weather. — Он плохо переносит жаркую погоду.

- spring weather

- stormy weather
- damp weather
- weather chart
- accurate precise weather forecast
- in any sorts of weather
- change of weather
- spell of hot weather
- forecast weather
- have good weather
- predict good weather
- dry weather keeps
- weather changed for the better
- weather cleared up
- weather improved
- cold weather has set in
- weather is hot
USAGE:

Существительное weather обычно употребляется либо с определенным либо с нулевым артиклем и согласуется с глаголом в форме 3-го лица единственного числа. Русское "Какая сегодня погода?" соответствует английскому What is the weather like today? Dry weather eeps. Стоит сухая погода. Существительное weather никогда не употребляется с неопределенным артиклем: What nasty weather we are having
II ['weðə] v
выдерживать, подвергаться атмосферным влияниям, переносить

They weathered a serious illness. — Они перенесли серьезную болезнь.

He has weathered two corruption scandals. — Он уже пережил два коррупционных скандала

- weather the storm

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > weather
4 spell

I
1. [spel] n

1. заклинание, заговор

magic spell - магическая формула

to bind a person by a spell - колдовством подчинить себе человека

2. чары, очарование, обаяние; пленительная, чарующая сила

under a spell - зачарованный, находящийся под обаянием, околдованный

to cast a spell on /over/ smb. - очаровать /околдовать/ кого-л.

to come under a spell - подпасть под чары /под обаяние/, быть очарованным

to break /to remove/ a spell - нарушить очарование, рассеять чары

his spell over the public - его умение владеть аудиторией

he laid his powerful spell on the younger generation - он был властителем дум молодого поколения

2. [spel] v

1. околдовывать; заговаривать

to spell from death in battle - заговорить от смерти в бою

to spell smth. away - прогнать /уничтожить/ колдовством что-л.

2. наделять магическими, волшебными свойствами
II
1. [spel] n

1. срок, время

a spell of service - срок /время/ службы

a six-hour spell of duty - шестичасовое дежурство

a spell at cardplaying - время, проведённое за картами /за игрой в карты/

for a brief spell - на короткое время

it's your turn to take a spell at the sculls - теперь ваша очередь сесть за вёсла /грести/

to do a spell in prison - отбыть /отсидеть/ срок в тюрьме

2. промежуток времени, период

a good spell - порядочный /значительный/ промежуток времени

a cold [a dry, a warm] spell - холодная [сухая, тёплая] пора

a spell of eighteen months on board - восемнадцать месяцев, проведённые на борту корабля

a spell of ill luck - период невезенья

a spell of fine weather - период хорошей погоды

for a spell - (на) некоторое время

at a spell - подряд, сразу; без отдыха, без перерыва

by spells - с перерывами

to take a pretty long spell in town - провести в городе много времени

3. 1) приступ (болезни и т. п.)

coughing spell - приступ кашля

to have a fainting spell - упасть в обморок

she had a bad spell - у неё был сильный приступ

girls sometimes have crying spells - девушки иногда плачут без причины

2) амер. разг. период раздражительности, истерии, мрачного настроения

4. 1) смена

to give smb. a spell - сменить кого-л.

2) проф. сменщик, напарник

5. преим. австрал. отдых, передышка

give the horses a spell and have a pot of tea - дайте лошадям отдохнуть и выпейте чаю

2. [spel] v

1. 1) сменять (кого-л. в работе)

the teams spell each other every fifteen minutes - команды меняются каждые пятнадцать минут

he and other assistants spelled each other - он и другие сотрудники подменяли друг друга

2) сменяться, работать по очереди

to spell at the oars - грести по очереди

2. 1) дать отдых, роздых, передышку

to spell the camels - дать верблюдам отдохнуть

2) передохнуть, отдохнуть
II [spel] v (spelled [-{spel}d], spelt)
1. 1) произносить или писать ( слово) по буквам (тж. spell out)

to spell correctly [wrongly] - писать (орфографически) правильно [неправильно]

to spell backward - а) читать или писать в обратном порядке ( буквы слова); б) разг. читать или писать шиворот-навыворот; в) извращать смысл, толковать неправильно

how do you spell your name? - как пишется ваша фамилия?

we do not pronounce as we spell - мы произносим не так, как пишем

take care to spell every word right - внимательно проверяй написание каждого слова, смотри не наделай орфографических ошибок

you have spelt this word wrong - это слово пишется не так

2) составлять ( слово из букв)

c-a-t spells cat - буквы c-a-t дают /составляют/ слово cat, слово cat состоит из c-a-t

what do these letters spell? - как читается слово, составленное из этих букв?; какое слово образуют эти буквы?

2. читать по слогам, с трудом разбирать написанное (тж. spell out)

3. разбирать, расшифровывать, толковать (тж. spell out)

I found it hard to spell out his meaning - я никак не мог понять, что он хочет сказать

4. означать, влечь за собой, сулить

to spell disaster - сулить беду

such an error spells the ruin of our hopes - подобная ошибка означает крушение наших надежд

5. редк. просить, выражать желание намёком

to spell for an invitation - напрашиваться на приглашение

♢ to spell able - амер. сл. годиться

to spell short - сказать без обиняков

to spell baker - выполнять трудную работу, сложное задание

НБАРС > spell
5 dry

dry

A n GB Pol ultraconservateur/-trice m/f.

B adj

1 ( not wet or moist) [clothing, ground, hair, hand, paint, crackle, rustle] sec/sèche ; [skin, hair, throat, mouth, cough] sec/sèche ; [riverbed, well] à sec ; to run dry [river, funds, supplies] se tarir ; dry bread pain sec ; to be ou feel dry ( thirsty) [person] avoir le gosier sec ○ ; to keep sth dry tenir qch au sec ; to keep (oneself) dry rester au sec ; to get dry se sécher ; to get sth dry (faire) sécher qch ; to wipe sth dry essuyer qch ; the kettle has boiled dry toute l'eau de la bouilloire s'est évaporée ; on dry land sur la terre ferme ;

2 ( not rainy) [weather, climate, season, month, heat] sec/sèche ; [day, spell] sans pluie ; it will be dry tomorrow il ne pleuvra pas demain ;

3 ( not sweet) [wine, sherry etc] sec/sèche ;

4 ( ironic) [wit, person, remark] pince-sans-rire inv ; ( cold) [person, remark] sec/sèche ;

5 ( dull) [book, reading, subject matter] aride ;

6 ( forbidding alcohol) [state, country] qui interdit la vente de boissons alcoolisées ;

7 GB Pol [view, minister] ultraconservateur/-trice ; a dry Tory un/-e ultraconservateur/-trice m/f.

C vtr faire sécher [clothes, washing] ; sécher [fruit, meat, flowers] ; to dry the dishes essuyer la vaisselle ; to dry sb's hair sécher les cheveux de qn ; to dry one's hair/hands se sécher les cheveux/les mains ; to dry one's eyes sécher ses larmes.

D vi [sheet, clothes, hair, paint, blood, concrete] sécher.

E v refl to dry oneself se sécher.

Idioms

(as) dry as a bone sec/sèche comme un coup de trique ; (as) dry as dust ennuyeux/-euse comme la pluie.

Phrasal verbs

■ dry off:

▶ dry off [material, object] sécher ; [person] se sécher ;

▶ dry off [sb/sth], dry [sb/sth] off sécher [person, object] ; to dry oneself off se sécher.

■ dry out:

▶ dry out

1 lit [wood, walls, clay, soil] sécher ; don't let the plant dry out ne laissez pas la plante se dessécher ;

2 ○ [alcoholic] se faire désintoxiquer ;

▶ dry out [sth/sb], dry [sth/sb] out

1 lit sécher [wood, clay] ; [sun] dessécher [skin, earth] ;

2 ○ désintoxiquer [alcoholic].

■ dry up:

▶ dry up

1 lit [river, well, spring] s'assécher, se tarir ; [ground, jar of liquid] sécher ;

2 fig ( run out) [supply, source, funds, money] se tarir ;

3 ( wipe crockery etc) [person] essuyer la vaisselle ;

4 ○ ( be unable to speak) [speaker, actor, interviewee] sécher ○ ; oh, dry up will you! GB boucle-la, tu veux bien ○ ! ;

▶ dry up [sth], dry [sth] up

1 [heat, drought] assécher [puddle, river, pond] ;

2 [person] essuyer [plates, crockery].

Big English-French dictionary > dry
6 dry

1. adjective,
drier, driest

1) trocken; trocken, (very dry) herb [Wein]; ausgetrocknet [Fluss, Flussbett]

go dry — austrocknen

as dry as a bone — völlig trocken

dry shave/shampoo — Trockenrasur, die/-shampoo, das

2) (not rainy) trocken [Wetter, Klima]

3) (coll.): (thirsty) durstig

I'm a bit dry — ich habe eine trockene Kehle

4) ausgetrocknet, versiegt [Brunnen]

5) (fig.) trocken [Humor]; (impassive, cold) kühl [Art, Bemerkung usw.]

6) (dull) trocken [Stoff, Bericht, Vorlesung]
2. transitive verb
1) trocknen [Haare, Wäsche]; abtrocknen [Geschirr, Baby]

dry oneself — sich abtrocknen

dry one's eyes or tears/hands — sich (Dat.) die Tränen abwischen/die Hände abtrocknen

2) (preserve) trocknen [Kräuter, Holz, Blumen]; dörren [Obst, Fleisch]
3. intransitive verb
trocknen; trocken werden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/86451/dry_out">dry out

- dry up

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1. adjective
1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) trocken

2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) trocken

3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) trocken

4) ((of wine) not sweet.) trocken
2. verb
(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) (ab)trocknen

- dried
- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up
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dry

[draɪ]

I. adj

<-ier, -iest>

1. (not wet) trocken

the kettle has boiled \dry das ganze Wasser im Kessel ist verdampft

to be [as] \dry as a bone, to be bone-\dry ( fam) knochentrocken [o staubtrocken] sein fam

\dry bread trockenes Brot

to go \dry austrocknen

2. hair, skin trocken

3. river, well, pond ausgetrocknet

to go [or run] \dry austrocknen

to run \dry source versiegen

4. METEO trocken; climate also niederschlagsfrei; soil also dürr

5. (lacking lubrication) trocken

\dry cough trockener Husten

\dry throat trockene Kehle

6. (without alcohol) alkoholfrei

\dry bar Bar f ohne Alkoholausschank

\dry party Fest nt ohne alkoholische Getränke

\dry state Staat m mit Alkoholverbot

7. (not sweet) drink trocken; wine also herb

8. ( pej: uninteresting) speech, writing trocken, nüchtern; (cold) kühl

as \dry as dust sterbenslangweilig, stinklangweilig fam

9. ( approv: understated) trocken

\dry [sense of] humour [or AM humor] /wit trockener Humor

10.

▶ to bleed sb \dry jdn ausnehmen

▶ to come up \dry AM erfolglos sein

▶ to run \dry unproduktiv werden

II. n

<pl dries or -s>

1. (inside)

▪ the \dry das Trockene

come into the \dry komm ins Trockene

2. (drought) Dürre f, SCHWEIZ a. Tröckne f

3. AM ( fam: prohibitionist) Prohibitionist(in) m(f), Alkoholgegner(in) m(f)

III. vt

<- ie->

▪ to \dry sth etw trocknen; fruit, meat etw dörren; (dry out) etw austrocknen; (dry up) etw abtrocknen

\dry your eyes! wisch dir die Tränen ab!; (stop crying) hör auf zu weinen!

to \dry the dishes [das Geschirr] abtrocknen

to \dry flowers Blumen trocknen

to \dry one's hands sich dat die Hände abtrocknen

to \dry the laundry die Wäsche trocknen

▪ to \dry oneself sich akk abtrocknen

IV. vi

<- ie->

1. (lose moisture) trocknen

to put sth out to \dry etw zum Trocknen raushängen

2. (dry up) abtrocknen

3. THEAT ( fam: forget one's lines) steckenbleiben

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[draɪ]
1. vt pret, ptp dried
trocknen; fruit also dörren; skin abtrocknen
to dry oneself — sich abtrocknen

he dried his hands/feet — er trocknete sich (dat) die Hände/Füße ab, er trocknete seine Hände/Füße ab

to dry the dishes — das Geschirr abtrocknen

to dry one's eyes — sich (dat) die Tränen abwischen

2. vi

1) (= become dry) trocknen

the washing was hanging up to dry in the sun — die Wäsche trocknete in der Sonne

2) (= dry dishes) abtrocknen

3. adj

1) thing, weather, period, country trocken; soil, river, lake ausgetrocknet; well versiegt

to run dry (river) — austrocknen; (well) versiegen

dry period or spell — Trockenperiode f

the dry season — die Trockenzeit

to rub oneself dry — sich abrubbeln

to rub sth dry —

to wipe sth dry — etw abtrocknen or trocken wischen

as dry as a bone —

dry shampoo — Trockenshampoo nt

See:

→ high

2) mouth, throat, lips, eyes, cough trocken

there wasn't a dry eye in the house — es blieb kein Auge trocken

3) (COOK) ingredients trocken

dry mustard — Senfpulver nt

dry bread — trocken Brot

4) cow trockenstehend

her breasts are dry — sie hat keine Milch

5) (inf: anti-alcohol) state, country alkoholfrei

6) (= ironic, wry) humour, wit trocken

7) voice ausdruckslos; sound trocken

her voice was harsh and dry — ihre Stimme klang hart und trocken

8) (= uninspired, dull) book, speech, lecture trocken

as dry as dust — todlangweilig, knochentrocken (inf)

9) wine, sherry, cider trocken

4. n

in the dry — im Trockenen

come into the dry — komm ins Trockene

to give sth a dry — etw trocknen

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dry [draı]

A adj komp drier, auch dryer, sup driest, auch dryest (adv → dryly, drily)

1. trocken:

(as) dry as a bone

a) völlig trocken,

b) auch (as) dry as dust pej knochen-, staub-, strohtrocken;

I’m (as) dry as dust umg meine Kehle ist vollkommen ausgedörrt ( → A 14);

feel dry Durst haben;

“keep dry” „vor Nässe schützen!“;

rub sth dry etwas trocken reiben;

not yet dry behind the ears umg noch nicht trocken hinter den Ohren;

a dry cough ein trockener Husten; → run C 30

2. Trocken…:

dry fruit Dörrobst n;

dry milk Trockenmilch f, Milchpulver n;

dry process TECH Trockenverfahren n

3. trocken, niederschlagsarm oder -frei (Gegend, Sommer etc):

dry season Trockenzeit f

4. dürr, ausgedörrt

5. ausgetrocknet, versiegt:

go dry austrocknen, versiegen;

a dry fountain pen ein leerer Füllhalter

6. trockenstehend (Kuh etc):

the cow is dry die Kuh steht trocken oder gibt keine Milch

7. tränenlos (Auge): at the end of the performance there wasn’t a dry eye in the house waren alle in Tränen aufgelöst;

with dry eyes fig trockenen Auges, ungerührt

8. durstig machend (Arbeit etc):

gardening is dry work Gartenarbeit macht durstig

9. trocken, ohne Aufstrich (Brot)

10. obs unblutig, ohne Blutvergießen (Krieg etc)

11. MAL etc streng, nüchtern

12. unproduktiv (Künstler etc)

13. nüchtern, nackt, ungeschminkt (Fakten etc)

14. trocken, langweilig:

(as) dry as dust umg stinklangweilig, furchtbar trocken ( → A 1)

15. trocken (Humor)

16. trocken, humorlos

17. kühl, gleichgültig, gelassen

18. trocken, herb (Wein etc)

19. umg

a) antialkoholisch:

dry law Prohibitionsgesetz n

b) trocken, mit Alkoholverbot (Land etc):

go dry ein Alkoholverbot einführen

c) trocken, ohne Alkohol (Party etc)

d) trocken, weg vom Alkohol

20. MIL US Übungs…, ohne scharfe Munition:

dry firing Ziel- und Anschlagübungen pl

B v/t

1. trocknen

2. (o.s. [off] sich, one’s hands sich die Hände) abtrocknen (on an dat):

dry one’s hair sich die Haare föhnen

3. oft dry up

a) das Geschirr abtrocknen,

b) auch dry out austrocknen

c) fig erschöpfen

4. Obst etc dörren

C v/i

1. auch dry out trocknen, trocken werden

2. verdorren

3. dry up

a) auch dry out ein-, aus-, vertrocknen

b) versiegen

c) keine Milch mehr geben (Kuh etc)

d) (das Geschirr) abtrocknen

e) umg versiegen, aufhören

f) umg den Mund halten:

dry up! halt die Klappe!

g) umg stecken bleiben (Schauspieler etc)

4. dry out umg trocken werden (keinen Alkohol mehr trinken)

D pl dries, drys [draız] s

1. POL Br umg kompromisslose(r) Konservative(r)

2. the dry Aus umg die Trockenzeit

3. US umg Prohibitionist(in)

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1. adjective,
drier, driest

1) trocken; trocken, (very dry) herb [Wein]; ausgetrocknet [Fluss, Flussbett]

go dry — austrocknen

as dry as a bone — völlig trocken

dry shave/shampoo — Trockenrasur, die/-shampoo, das

2) (not rainy) trocken [Wetter, Klima]

3) (coll.): (thirsty) durstig

I'm a bit dry — ich habe eine trockene Kehle

4) ausgetrocknet, versiegt [Brunnen]

5) (fig.) trocken [Humor]; (impassive, cold) kühl [Art, Bemerkung usw.]

6) (dull) trocken [Stoff, Bericht, Vorlesung]
2. transitive verb
1) trocknen [Haare, Wäsche]; abtrocknen [Geschirr, Baby]

dry oneself — sich abtrocknen

dry one's eyes or tears/hands — sich (Dat.) die Tränen abwischen/die Hände abtrocknen

2) (preserve) trocknen [Kräuter, Holz, Blumen]; dörren [Obst, Fleisch]
3. intransitive verb
trocknen; trocken werden

Phrasal Verbs:

- dry out

- dry up

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adj.

trocken adj. v.

abtrocknen v.

dörren v.

trocknen v.

English-german dictionary > dry
7 tørke

drought, dry, mop, wipe

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subst. drought, spell of dry weather, dry spell verb. dry, dry off

Norsk-engelsk ordbok > tørke
8 бездождье

с.
dry spell; dry weather

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > бездождье
9 бездождье

с.

dry spell; dry weather

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > бездождье
10 periodo

m period

periodo di transizione transition period

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periodo s.m.

1 period; spell: un periodo della nostra storia, a period of our history; un periodo di cattivo tempo, a period (o spell) of bad weather; un periodo di freddo, di siccità, a cold, a dry spell; il periodo di incubazione di una malattia, the incubation period of a disease; periodo di prova, ( di macchine) testing period; ha passato un breve periodo in ospedale, she spent a short period in hospital (o she was in hospital for a short spell); durante un periodo della mia vita, during a period of my life; la malattia è nel periodo acuto, the illness is in its acute stage (o period) // (dir.) periodo utile, ( ai fini della prescrizione) limitation

2 (econ., amm. ecc.) period, run; ( corso) trend; ( tempo) time; ( termine) term; ( ciclo) cycle // (econ.): periodo di massima attività, produzione, peak period; periodo di prova, trial period; periodo congiunturale, economic trend; periodo lungo, long period; periodo morto, di inattività, slack (o down) period; periodo di depressione, trough; periodo di prosperità, upswing; periodo di ripresa, upturn // (amm.): periodo contabile, accounting period; periodo di ferie annue, annual leave; periodo di assenza per malattia, sick leave; periodo di preavviso, ( di impiegati) period of notice; il suo periodo di permanenza in carica è scaduto due settimane fa, his term of office expired two weeks ago // (comm.): periodo di apertura, opening time; periodo delle vendite, selling season // ( assicurazioni) periodo di copertura assicurativa, policy period // (trib.) periodo d'imposta, fiscal year (o tax period)

3 (scient.) period; (elettr.) cycle; (mat.) period, repetend; (inform.) time bucket: (elettr.) periodo di interruzione, outage; (geol.) periodo interglaciale, interglacial stage; (astr.) periodo di rivoluzione, orbital period; (inform.) periodo di temporizzazione, di attesa, time-out // (fis.): periodo dimezzato, di dimezzamento ( radioattivo), half-life; periodo naturale, natural period; periodo di un'onda, wave period

4 (gramm.) sentence; period: periodo complesso, composto, complex, compound sentence; la proposizione principale del periodo, the main clause of the period.

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[pe'riodo]
sostantivo maschile

1) (arco di tempo) period, time

periodo di tempo — span of time

periodo di prova — trial period

in questo periodo non lavoro — at the moment o in this period I'm not working

in questo periodo dell'anno — at this time of year

nel breve, lungo periodo — in the short, long term o run

essere in un periodo fortunato — to be on a winning streak

attraversare un brutto periodo — to have a hard o rough o tough time (of it), to go through a hard o rough period

abitavo a Roma in quel periodo — I was living in Rome then o at the time

periodo di siccità, di caldo — a dry, warm period o spell

2) (epoca) period, age

in quel periodo — at that time

il periodo vittoriano — the Victorian period

3) (stagione)

periodo estivo, invernale — summertime, wintertime

periodo di pioggia — rainy period

il periodo natalizio — the Christmas season, Christmas time

4) geol. astr. mus. mat. fis. ling. period

••

andare a -i — to have highs and lows

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periodo

/pe'riodo/

sostantivo m.

1 (arco di tempo) period, time; periodo di tempo span of time; periodo di prova trial period; in questo periodo non lavoro at the moment o in this period I'm not working; in questo periodo dell'anno at this time of year; nel breve, lungo periodo in the short, long term o run; essere in un periodo fortunato to be on a winning streak; attraversare un brutto periodo to have a hard o rough o tough time (of it), to go through a hard o rough period; abitavo a Roma in quel periodo I was living in Rome then o at the time; periodo di siccità, di caldo a dry, warm period o spell

2 (epoca) period, age; in quel periodo at that time; il periodo vittoriano the Victorian period

3 (stagione) periodo estivo, invernale summertime, wintertime; periodo di pioggia rainy period; il periodo natalizio the Christmas season, Christmas time

4 geol. astr. mus. mat. fis. ling. period

IDIOMS

andare a -i to have highs and lows.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > periodo
11 siccità

f drought

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siccità s.f. drought; dry weather: un lungo periodo di siccità, a long period of drought.

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[sittʃi'ta]
sostantivo femminile invariabile drought

periodo di siccità — dry spell o period

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siccità

/sitt∫i'ta/

f.inv.

drought; periodo di siccità dry spell o period.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > siccità
12 межень

1) Geology: normal water level

2) Engineering: low water

3) Agriculture: low-water season

4) Construction: low-water period

5) Forestry: normal (summer) water level

6) Ecology: drought period, low-water

7) Makarov: dry weather period, low flow, mean water

8) General subject: drought season, dry spell, dry-weather period

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > межень
13 засуха

1) General subject: drought, drouth, dry season, dry

2) Engineering: dry weather

3) Forestry: dry period

4) Ecology: dry spell, dryness

5) Energy system: draught, dry conditions

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > засуха
14 засушливый период

1) Engineering: dry spell, spell of drought

2) Agriculture: drought season

3) Ecology: drought, drought period, dry-weather period, period of drought, rain-free period, rainless period

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > засушливый период
15 oppholdsvær

subst. dry spell subst. spell of good weather

Norsk-engelsk ordbok > oppholdsvær
16 periode

day, era, lapse, period, run, stretch, term, time

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(en -r) period;

( om vejr) period, spell ( fx of rain, of dry weather);

( i ishockey) period;

(gram.) period;

( i undervisningsforløb) module, unit;

(præsidents etc embedstid) term ( fx he wants to serve another term).

Danish-English dictionary > periode
17 студ

1. cold

(застудяване на времето) cold spell

от студ with cold

снлен/остьр/лют студ bitter/sharp/biting cold

сух студ dry frost

кучешки студ beastly/bitter cold weather

свива/хваща-а cold spell sets in

умирам от студ be freezing

бера студ be cold; stand in the cold; suffer from cold

дърво н камък се пука от студ it's bitter/icy cold

2. мед. algor, cold, chill

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студ,

м., -овѐ 1. cold; ( застудяване на времето) cold spell; дърво и камък се пука от \студ it’s bitter/icy cold; кучешки \студ beastly/bitter cold weather; свива/хваща \студ a cold spell sets in; силен/остър/лют \студ bitter/sharp/biting cold; сух \студ dry frost; умирам от \студ be freezing;

2. мед. algor, cold, chill.

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cold: She is shaking with студ. - Тя трепери от студ.; algor (мед.); chill ; iciness

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1. (застудяване на времето) cold spell 2. cold 3. бера СТУД be cold;stand in the cold;suffer from cold 4. дърво н камък се пука от СТУД`it's bitter/icy cold 5. кучешки СТУД beastly/bitter cold weather 6. мед. algor, cold, chill 7. от СТУД with cold 8. свива/хваща - a cold spell sets in 9. снлен/остьр/лют СТУД bitter/sharp/biting cold 10. сух СТУД dry frost 11. умирам от СТУД be freezing

Български-английски речник > студ
18 claro

adj.

1 obvious, apparent, clear, crisp.

2 clear, bright, clear-cut, articulate.

3 definite, distinct.

intj.

sure, sure enough, of course.

m.

1 clearing, glade, clear space, clear.

2 gap.

3 Claro.

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claro

► adjetivo

1 (gen) clear

■ no está nada claro it's not clear at all

2 (iluminado) bright, well-lit

3 (color) light

■ azul claro light blue

4 (salsa etc) thin; (café, chocolate, etc) weak

5 (evidente) clear

► adverbio

1 clearly

► nombre masculino claro

1 (gen) gap, space; (de bosque) clearing

2 (en el pelo) bald patch

► interjección ¡claro!

1 of course!

■ ¡claro que no puedes! of course you can't!

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a las claras openly

dejar algo claro to make something clear

estar claro to be clear

¡lo llevas claro! / ¡lo tienes claro! familiar you've got it coming to you!

más claro,-a que el agua familiar as clear as daylight

poner en claro to make plain, clear up

sacar en claro to get out

■ no sacamos nada en claro del informe we didn't get anything out of the report

claro de luna moonlight

mente clara figurado clear mind

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claro

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) gap, space; (de bosque) clearing

2 (en el pelo) bald patch

► interjección

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1. (f. - clara)
adj.

1) clear

2) evident

3) bright

4) fair, light

5) weak, thin

6) frank
2. adv.
1) clearly

2) sure

3) frankly

4) of course
3. noun m.
clearing

- claro de luna

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1. ADJ

1) (=no oscuro) [piel] fair; [color] light, pale

un vestido verde claro — a light o pale green dress

pelo castaño claro — light brown hair

una alemana de ojos claros — a blue-eyed German girl

2) (=evidente)

a) [con sustantivos] [ejemplo, prueba, ventaja] clear; [inconveniente] obvious; [desastre] total, absolute

esto es un claro reflejo de que el sistema no funciona — this is a clear indication that the system does not work

España ganó por un claro 15-6 — Spain won a decisive 15-6 victory, Spain were clear winners by 15-6

... aseguró, en clara referencia a sus superiores —... he asserted, clearly referring o in an obvious reference to his superiors

b) [con verbos]

• dejar algo claro — to make sth clear

ha dejado bien claro que no quiere vernos más — he has made it quite clear he does not want to see us again

dejar las cosas claras o en claro — to get things clear, get things straight *

• estar claro — to be clear

el futuro del equipo no está muy claro — the future of the team is not very clear

¿está claro? — is that clear?

estar claro que — to be clear that, be obvious that

está claro que así no vamos a ninguna parte — it's clear o obvious that we'll get nowhere like this

no está nada claro que nuestro partido vaya a ganar las elecciones — it's not at all clear that our party will win the election

• quedar claro — to be clear

si te lees la bibliografía, te quedará todo más claro — if you read the books on the reading list, it'll all be clearer to you o you'll have a better idea of things

así quedarán claras nuestras intenciones — this way our intentions will be (quite) clear

• tener algo claro — to be sure of sth, be clear about sth

ni siquiera tengo claro lo que me espera mañana — I'm not even sure o clear what's in store for me tomorrow

es importante tener nuestro objetivo bien claro — it is important to be sure of our objective

no lo tengo nada claro — I'm not at all sure, I don't really know

c)

a las claras —

prefiero decírselo a las claras — I prefer to tell him straight (out)

su triunfo deja bien a las claras el buen momento que atraviesa — his victory is a clear indication o sign that he is on excellent form

- ser más claro que el agua

las cuentas claras —

me gustan las cuentas claras — I like to have o keep things clear

el ministro ha presentado las cuentas claras al Parlamento — the minister has been quite straightforward with Parliament

llevarlo Esp o tenerlo claro iró —

lo tienes claro — things won't be easy for you

sacar algo en claro (de algo) —

solo hemos sacado en claro que no pretende dimitir — all that we can safely o definitely say is that he has no intention of resigning

lo único que la policía consiguió sacar en claro durante el interrogatorio — the only definite thing the police got from the interview

no he sacado nada en claro de esa conferencia — I'm still none the wiser after that lecture

ver algo claro —

no ven claro cómo van a poder terminar a tiempo — they can't really see how they are going to finish on time

el ministro ve claro que se puede lograr un acuerdo — the minister is optimistic about reaching an agreement

lo vi claro en cuanto oí la noticia — it became clear to me when I heard the news

sus padres no veían muy claro el tema — his parents weren't too sure about the matter

3) (=poco espeso) [té, café] weak; [caldo] thin

4) (=luminoso) [día, mañana] bright; [habitación, casa] light, bright

5) (=transparente) [agua] clear; [tejido] transparent

6) (=nítido) [sonido, voz] clear; [imagen] sharp, clear

7) (=escaso) [pelo] thin; [bosque] light, sparse

8) (=preciso) [idea] clear

tiene las ideas muy claras — he really knows what he wants from life

una mente clara — (lit) a clear mind; (fig) a clear thinker

9) (=sincero) frank

ser claro — to be frank

2. ADV

1) (=con precisión) [oír, ver, hablar] clearly

2) (=sinceramente) frankly

• hablar claro — to speak frankly, be frank

- claro y raspado

3) [tras invitaciones, peticiones] sure

-¿puedo usar tu coche mañana? -¡claro! — "can I use your car tomorrow?" - "sure!"

-¿queréis venir a cenar? -¡claro! — "would you like to come to dinner?" - "sure!"

4) [uso enfático]

¡claro! por eso estaba ayer tan rara — of course! that's why she was acting so funny yesterday

a menos que, claro está, él también la conozca — unless of course he knows her too

-¿por qué no te disfrazas tú? -¡claro, para que os riáis de mí todos! — "why don't you dress up?" - "oh sure, so you can all laugh at me!"

• claro que, claro que nadie se imaginaba lo que vendría después — of course nobody could imagine what would happen afterwards

¡claro que no! — of course not!

claro que no es verdad — of course it isn't true

¡claro que sí! — yes, of course!

3. SM

1) (Meteo) bright spell, sunny interval

habrá nubes y claros — it will be cloudy with bright spells o sunny intervals

un pequeño claro entre las nubes — a slight break in the clouds

claro de luna — moonlight

2) [de tiempo] lull

aprovechamos un clarillo para salir a comprar — we took advantage of a little lull to go and do some shopping

- velar de claro en claro

3) (=espacio despejado) [entre personas] space; [entre árboles] clearing; [de pelo] bald patch

se pueden ver algunos claros en la sala — there are a few (empty) spaces in the hall

4) [en un texto] gap, space; [en discurso] pause

5) (Arquit) (=claraboya) skylight; (=abertura) window (opening)

6) Caribe (Culin) guava jelly

7) Caribe (=bebida) sugar-cane brandy

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I
- ra adjetivo

1) ( luminoso) <cielo/habitación> bright

2) ( pálido) <color/verde/azul> light, pale; < piel> fair

tiene los ojos claros — she has blue/green/gray eyes

3) <salsa/sopa> thin

4) <agua/sonido> clear; <ideas/explicación/instrucciones> clear; <situación/postura> clear

tener algo claro — to be clear about something

que quede bien claro que... — I want it to be quite clear that...

¿está claro? — is that clear?

quiero dejar (en) claro que... — I want to make it very o quite clear that...

a las claras: díselo a las claras tell her straight; llevarlo claro (Esp fam) to be in for a shock; sacar algo en claro de algo — to make sense of something

5) ( evidente) clear, obvious

hay pruebas claras — there is clear evidence

está claro que... — it is clear o obvious that...

a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo — unless, of course, he's lying
II
adverbio

1) < ver> clearly

voy a hablarte claro — I'm not going to beat around o about the bush

me lo dijo muy claro — he made it very o quite clear (to me)

2) (indep)

a) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course

claro que lo sabe! — of course she knows!

claro que no! — no, of course not!

claro que sí! — of course, absolutely!

b) ( como enlace) mind you

nadie le creyó, claro no es de extrañar — nobody believed him. Mind you, it's not surprising

claro, así cualquiera puede — well, of course anyone can do it like that

díselo - claro, para que me regañe ¿no? — (iró) tell him - oh sure, and have him tell me off, right? (iro)
III
masculino

1) ( en bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch

2) (Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval

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= apparent, clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], definite, distinct, light, neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], straightforward, tidy, distinctive, designated, uncloudy, unclouded, unclouded, cloudless, forthright, uncompromising, unqualified, cut and dried [cut and dry], patent.

Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex. In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.

Ex. The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.

Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.

Ex. I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.

Ex. Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.

Ex. To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.

Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex. This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.

Ex. A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.

Ex. It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.

Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.

Ex. We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.

Ex. 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.

Ex. It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.

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* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.

* con una meta clara = focused [focussed].

* con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma clara = clearly.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, send + a clear signal that.

* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.

* de modo claro = transparently.

* en + Lengua + claro = in plain + Lengua.

* en términos claros = in simple terms.

* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.

* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.

* no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.

* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.

* poco claro = fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* sin una meta clara = unfocused [unfocussed].

* sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tener Algo claro = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* tener claro = be clear in your mind.

* violeta claro = periwinkle.

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I
- ra adjetivo

1) ( luminoso) <cielo/habitación> bright

2) ( pálido) <color/verde/azul> light, pale; < piel> fair

tiene los ojos claros — she has blue/green/gray eyes

3) <salsa/sopa> thin

4) <agua/sonido> clear; <ideas/explicación/instrucciones> clear; <situación/postura> clear

tener algo claro — to be clear about something

que quede bien claro que... — I want it to be quite clear that...

¿está claro? — is that clear?

quiero dejar (en) claro que... — I want to make it very o quite clear that...

a las claras: díselo a las claras tell her straight; llevarlo claro (Esp fam) to be in for a shock; sacar algo en claro de algo — to make sense of something

5) ( evidente) clear, obvious

hay pruebas claras — there is clear evidence

está claro que... — it is clear o obvious that...

a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo — unless, of course, he's lying
II
adverbio

1) < ver> clearly

voy a hablarte claro — I'm not going to beat around o about the bush

me lo dijo muy claro — he made it very o quite clear (to me)

2) (indep)

a) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course

claro que lo sabe! — of course she knows!

claro que no! — no, of course not!

claro que sí! — of course, absolutely!

b) ( como enlace) mind you

nadie le creyó, claro no es de extrañar — nobody believed him. Mind you, it's not surprising

claro, así cualquiera puede — well, of course anyone can do it like that

díselo - claro, para que me regañe ¿no? — (iró) tell him - oh sure, and have him tell me off, right? (iro)
III
masculino

1) ( en bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch

2) (Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval

* * *

= apparent, clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], definite, distinct, light, neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], straightforward, tidy, distinctive, designated, uncloudy, unclouded, unclouded, cloudless, forthright, uncompromising, unqualified, cut and dried [cut and dry], patent.

Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex: In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.

Ex: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.

Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.

Ex: I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.

Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.

Ex: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.

Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.

Ex: A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.

Ex: It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.

Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.

Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.

Ex: 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.

Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.

* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.

* con una meta clara = focused [focussed].

* con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma clara = clearly.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, send + a clear signal that.

* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.

* de modo claro = transparently.

* en + Lengua + claro = in plain + Lengua.

* en términos claros = in simple terms.

* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.

* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.

* no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.

* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.

* poco claro = fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* sin una meta clara = unfocused [unfocussed].

* sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tener Algo claro = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* tener claro = be clear in your mind.

* violeta claro = periwinkle.

* * *

claro¹ -ra

adjective

A (luminoso) ‹cielo› bright; ‹habitación› bright, light

el día amaneció claro the day dawned bright and clear

B (pálido) ‹color/verde/azul› light, pale; ‹piel› fair, white

tiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyes

el típico sueco rubio y de ojos claros the typical blue-eyed, blond Swede

C ‹salsa/sopa› thin; ‹café/té› weak

D ‹agua/sonido› clear

habló con voz clara she spoke in a clear voice

E ‹ideas/explicación/instrucciones› clear; ‹situación/postura› clear

consiguieron una clara ventaja they gained a clear advantage

tiene muy claro lo que quiere en la vida she is very clear o sure about what she wants out of life, she knows exactly what she wants out of life

que quede bien claro que … I want it to be quite clear that …

lo harás como yo te diga, ¿está claro? you'll do it the way I say, is that clear o do I make myself clear?

quiero dejar (en) claro que … or que quede bien (en) claro que … I want to make it very o quite clear that …, let it be very o quite clear that …

a las claras: no me lo dijo a las claras she didn't tell me in so many words o straight out o ( AmE) right off

no seas cobarde y díselo a las claras don't be a coward, tell her straight

llevarlo claro ( Esp fam) (estar equivocado) to be in for a shock o a disappointment; (enfrentarse a algo difícil) to have one's work cut out ( colloq)

pasar la noche en claro to lie o be awake all night

sacar algo en claro de algo to make sense of sth

¿tú sacaste algo en claro de lo que dijo? did you manage to make any sense of what he said?

F (evidente) clear, obvious

hay pruebas claras de que miente there is clear evidence that he is lying

está claro que ella es la culpable it is clear o obvious that she is the culprit, she is clearly o obviously the culprit

… a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo … unless, of course, he's lying

claro²

adverb

A ‹hablar/ver›

voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush, I'm going to give it to you straight ( colloq)

ahora lo veo claro I see it all clearly now, now I get it! ( colloq)

me lo dijo muy claro he made it very o quite clear (to me)

claro y raspado ( Ven fam); straight

me lo dijo todo claro y raspado he told me straight, he didn't beat around o about the bush

B ( indep)

1 (en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course!

¡claro que lo sabe! of course she knows!

¿te gustaría verlo? — ¡claro! would you like to see it? — yes, I'd love to o ( colloq) sure!

¿lo hizo? — ¡claro que no! did he do it? — no, of course not! o no, of course he didn't!

2 (como enlace) mind you

nadie le creyó, claro que conociéndolo no es de extrañar nobody believed him. Mind you, knowing him it's not surprising

lo ayudó la madre — claro, así cualquiera his mother helped him — well, of course anyone can do it like that

anda, díselo tú — claro, para que me eche a mí la bronca ¿no? ( iró); go on, you tell him — oh sure o oh fine o I see, so that way it's me he gets mad at, right? ( iro)

claro³

masculine

A (en un bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch

había algunos claros en las gradas there were a few empty spaces in the stand

B ( Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval

Compuesto:

claro de luna

moonlight

* * *

claro 1
◊ -ra adjetivo

a) ( luminoso) ‹cielo/habitación› bright

b) ( pálido) ‹color/verde/azul› light, pale;

‹ piel› fair;
◊ tiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyes

c) ‹salsa/sopa› thin

d) ‹agua/sonido› clear;

‹ideas/explicación/instrucciones› clear;
‹situación/postura› clear;
◊ tener algo claro to be clear about sth;

¿está claro? is that clear?;
quiero dejar (en) claro que … I want to make it clear that …;
sacar algo en claro de algo to make sense of sth
e) ( evidente) clear, obvious;

◊ está claro que … it is clear o obvious that …;

a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo unless, of course, he's lying
claro 2 adverbio
1 ‹ ver› clearly;
◊ voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush;

me lo dijo muy claro he made it very quite clear (to me)
2 ( indep) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course
■ sustantivo masculino
a) ( en bosque) clearing;

(en pelo, barba) bald patch
b) (Meteo) sunny spell o period

claro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (despejado, evidente) clear: tengo muy claro que no va a volver, I'm quite sure she won't come back
un asunto poco claro, a shady deal
2 (poco espeso) thin
3 (color) light
II sustantivo masculino
1 (de un bosque) clearing
2 (entre las nubes) break in the clouds
3 claro de luna, moonlight
III adverbio clearly: deberías hablar claro, you must speak clearly
IV exclamación of course!
¡claro que puedo!, of course I can!
♦ Locuciones: a las claras, clearly
dejar algo claro, to make something clear
lo lleva claro si piensa que voy a tolerarlo, she can be quite sure that i?m not going to put up with it
sacar algo en claro, to draw a conclusion: después de tanta discusión, no sacamos nada en claro, we were back to square one after hours of discussion
' claro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clara
- escarceo
- estar
- hombre
- nebulosa
- nebuloso
- nítida
- nítido
- notoria
- notorio
- patente
- poca
- poco
- precisa
- preciso
- pues
- rondar
- sacar
- salvaje
- agua
- celeste
- color
- constar
- hablar
- lavado
- neto
- oscuro
- palpable
- que
- quedar
- visto
English:
ale
- apparent
- articulate
- break
- broad
- clean-cut
- clear
- clear-cut
- clearing
- confusing
- crystal-clear
- decided
- distinct
- enough
- fuzzy
- good
- ice-blue
- indistinct
- let
- light
- lucid
- mousy
- mud
- neat
- obscure
- outset
- pale
- plain
- precise
- sharp
- speak out
- spell out
- straight
- surely
- tenuous
- then
- thin
- transparently
- unclear
- unequivocal
- why
- blur
- by
- certainly
- clearly
- course
- crystal
- flash
- increasingly
- more

* * *

claro, -a

♦ adj

1. [luminoso] bright;

una habitación clara a bright o light room

2. [color] light;

verde claro light green

3. [sonido] clear;

hablaba con una voz clara she spoke in a clear voice

4. [sin nubes] clear;

un día/cielo claro a clear day/sky

5. [diluido] [té, café] weak;
[salsa, sopa] thin;
no me gusta el chocolate claro I don't like my hot chocolate thin

6. [poco tupido] thin, sparse

7. [persona, explicación, ideas, libro] clear;

hablaba con un lenguaje claro she spoke in clear terms;

dejar algo claro to make sth clear;

poner algo en claro to get sth clear, to clear sth up;

que quede (bien) claro que no fue idea mía I want to make it (quite) clear that it wasn't my idea;

sacar algo en claro (de) to make sth out (from);

después de escuchar su explicación no saqué nada en claro after listening to her explanation, I was none the wiser;

tengo claro que no puedo contar con él one thing I'm quite sure about is that I can't rely on him, one thing's for sure, I can't rely on him;

verlo claro [estar seguro] to be sure;

Comp

pasar una noche en claro to have a sleepless night;

Comp
Esp Fam
llevarlo o [m5]tenerlo claro: ¡lo lleva o [m5] tiene claro si piensa que le vamos a ayudar! if he thinks we're going to help him, he can think again!;

si no vienen ellos, lo tenemos claro if they don't come, we've had it

8. [obvio, evidente] clear;

el resultado fue claro the result was clear;

¿está claro? is that clear?;

está claro que van a ganar it's clear they're going to win;

está claro que te quieren engañar it's obvious that they are trying to deceive you, they are obviously trying to deceive you;

está claro o [m5]claro está que si no quieres, no estás obligado a participar of course o obviously, you're not obliged to participate if you don't want to;

a no ser, claro, que tengas una idea mejor unless, of course, you have a better idea;

Comp

está más claro que el agua it's perfectly o crystal clear;

allí no vuelvo, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not going there again, that's for certain

♦ nm

1. [en bosque] clearing;
[en multitud] space, gap;
vi un claro en la fila I saw a gap in the row

2. [en cielo nublado] break in the clouds;

se esperan nubes y claros it will be cloudy with some bright spells;

en cuanto haya un claro salimos we'll go out as soon as it brightens up

3. [calvicie, calva] bald patch

4. [en pintura] highlight

5. Arquit skylight

6. claro de luna moonlight

♦ adv

clearly;

hablar claro to speak clearly;

dilo claro, ¿te interesa o no? tell me straight, are you interested or not?;

¡claro! of course!;

¡claro que sí!, ¡pues claro! of course!;

¡claro que no! of course not!;

¡claro que me gusta! of course I like it!;
Irónico
¿me ayudarás? – claro, no pensaba en otra cosa will you help me? – oh sure, I wouldn't dream of doing anything else;
Irónico
ve tú primero – claro, así si hay algún agujero me caigo yo you go first – oh great o thanks a lot, that way if there's a hole I'll be the one to fall into it;

claro, con un jugador más ya se puede of course, with an extra player it's hardly surprising;

la obra no tuvo éxito, claro que conociendo al director no me sorprende the play wasn't a success, but then again that's hardly surprising knowing the director

♦ a las claras loc adv

clearly

* * *

claro

I adj

1 tb fig

clear;

poner en claro make clear;

dejar claro make plain;

quedar claro be clear;

tener algo claro be sure o clear about sth;

pasar la noche en claro lie awake all night, not sleep a wink;

a las claras clearly

2 color light

3 ( luminoso) bright

4 salsa thin

II adv

:

hablar claro speak plainly;

¡claro! of course!;

claro está of course

III m

1 METEO clear spell

2 en bosque clearing

* * *

claro adv

1) : clearly

habla más claro: speak more clearly

2) : of course, surely

¡claro!, ¡claro que sí!: absolutely!, of course!

claro que entendió: of course she understood

claro, -ra adj

1) : bright, clear

2) : pale, fair, light

3) : clear, evident

claro nm

1) : clearing

2)

claro de luna : moonlight

* * *

claro¹ adj

1. (en general) clear

una respuesta clara a clear answer

un día claro a clear day

2. (luminoso) bright

ésta es la habitación más clara de toda la casa this is the brightest room in the house

3. (color) light

le gusta vestir colores claros she likes wearing light coloured clothes

claro² adv clearly

no puede ver claro he can't see clearly

claro³ interj of course

claro que voy a ir a la fiesta of course I'm going to the party

claro que no of course not

claro que sí of course

claro⁴ n (en meteorología) sunny interval

claro de luna moonlight

Spanish-English dictionary > claro
19 período de sequía

(n.) = dry spell

Ex. 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.

* * *

(n.) = dry spell

Ex: 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.

Spanish-English dictionary > período de sequía
20 período seco

(n.) = dry spell

Ex. 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.

* * *

(n.) = dry spell

Ex: 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.

Spanish-English dictionary > período seco

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