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1 severe
severe [sɪˈvɪər]a. ( = serious) [problems, damage, shortage, injury, illness] grave ; [blow, loss] sévère ; [hardship, setback] sérieux ; [pain, frost] fort ; [migraine] violent ; [climate, winter] rigoureux ; [cold] intenseb. ( = strict) [person, expression, measure] sévèrec. [clothes] sévère* * *[sɪ'vɪə(r)]1) ( extreme) [problem, damage, shortage, injury, depression, shock] grave; [weather, cold, winter] rigoureux/-euse; [headache] violent; [loss] lourd2) ( harsh) sévère3) ( austere) austère -
2 dry
(a) (climate, season, clothing, skin) sec (sèche);∎ a dry spell une période sèche;∎ tomorrow will be dry and bright demain sera une journée sans pluie et ensoleillée;∎ to go or to run dry (well, river) s'assécher, se tarir;∎ to pump a well dry épuiser un puits;∎ to keep sth dry garder qch au sec;∎ keep dry (on packaging) conserver à l'abri de l'humidité;∎ shampoo for dry hair shampoing m (pour) cheveux secs;∎ her mouth had gone or turned dry with fear elle avait la bouche sèche de peur;∎ to be (as) dry as a bone, to be bone dry (washing, earth etc) être très sec (sèche);∎ humorous there wasn't a dry eye in the house tout le monde pleurait∎ medium dry (wine) demi-sec(c) (where alcohol is banned) où l'alcool est prohibé; (where alcohol is not sold) où on ne vend pas d'alcool;∎ to go dry (prohibit alcohol) prohiber la consommation des boissons alcoolisées;∎ he's been dry for two years ça fait deux ans qu'il ne boit plus;∎ we've run dry (at party) il n'y a plus rien à boire(d) (boring → book, lecture) aride;∎ dry as dust ennuyeux comme la pluie(e) (wit, sense of humour) pince-sans-rire (inv)(f) British familiar Politics (hardline) = en faveur de la politique extrémiste du Parti Conservateur2 noun(a) British familiar Politics (hardliner) = conservateur en faveur de la politique extrémiste du Parti∎ come into the dry viens te mettre au sec(d) (with towel, cloth)∎ to give sth a dry essuyer qch;∎ give your hair a dry sèche tes cheveux(clothes, fruit, leaves) (faire) sécher; (dishes) essuyer;∎ to dry one's eyes se sécher les yeux, sécher ses yeux;∎ to dry one's tears sécher ses larmes;∎ to dry one's hair se sécher les cheveux;∎ to dry oneself se sécher, s'essuyer(a) (clothes, hair, fruit, leaves) sécher;∎ to put sth out to dry mettre qch à sécher dehors;∎ you wash, I'll dry (dishes) tu laves et moi j'essuie►► dry battery pile f sèche;American dry bulk vrac m sec;dry cell pile f sèche;dry cleaner (person) teinturier(ère) m,f;dry cleaner's (shop) teinturerie f, pressing m;∎ to be in or at the dry cleaner's être chez le teinturier ou à la teinturerie ou au pressing;∎ to take sth to the dry cleaner's porter qch chez le teinturier ou à la teinturerie ou au pressing;Nautical dry dock cale f sèche;∎ in dry dock en cale sèche;Agriculture dry farming culture f sèche, dry-farming m;dry ginger = boisson gazeuse aux extraits de gingembre;Commerce dry goods British marchandises fpl sèches; American tissus mpl et articles mpl de bonneterie;dry ice neige f carbonique;dry ice machine machine f à neige carbonique;dry land terre f ferme;dry martini martini m dry;dry measure = unité de mesure des matières sèches;dry nurse nourrice f sèche;dry riser colonne f sèche;dry rot (UNCOUNT) (in wood, potatoes) pourriture f sèche;∎ to give sth a dry run tester qch;∎ to have a dry run faire un essai;dry ski slope piste f de ski artificielle;American dry state = État ayant adopté les lois de la prohibition;dry suit combinaison f de plongée➲ dry offsécher;∎ to dry oneself off se sécher➲ dry out(b) (alcoholic) se faire désintoxiquer, faire une cure de désintoxication(alcoholic) désintoxiquer(a) (well, river) s'assécher, se tarir; (puddle, street) sécher; (inspiration) se tarir; (cow) se tarir(b) (dry the dishes) essuyer la vaisselle∎ dry up, will you? ferme-la ou boucle-la, tu veux? -
3 severe
severe [sɪ'vɪə(r)](a) (harsh → criticism, punishment, regulations) sévère, dur; (→ conditions) difficile, rigoureux; (→ storm) violent; (→ winter, climate) rude, rigoureux; (→ frost) intense; (→ competition) rude, serré; (strict → tone, person) sévère;∎ severe weather conditions conditions fpl météorologiques très rudes;∎ she's too severe with her children elle est trop dure avec ses enfants;∎ I gave them a severe telling-off je les ai sévèrement grondés∎ I've got severe backache/toothache j'ai très mal au dos/une rage de dents;∎ to suffer severe losses subir de lourdes pertes;∎ his death was a severe blow to them/to their chances sa mort les a sérieusement ébranlés/a sérieusement compromis leurs chances;∎ it will be a severe test of our capabilities cela mettra nos aptitudes à rude épreuve(c) (austere → style, dress, haircut) sévère, strict;∎ the building has a certain severe beauty l'édifice a une certaine beauté austère∎ he is a severe nuisance c'est un sacré emmerdeur►► Medicine severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome syndrome m de déficience immune combinée sévère, déficit m immunitaire combiné sévère
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