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arid, dry, stale* * *I. præs af turde.II. adj dry ( fx air, climate, weather, clothes; style, lecture, humour, facts);(mods sød) dry ( fx sherry);( ikke iblandet vand) neat,(am) straight ( fx whisky);[tørt adv] dryly, drily;(T: uerfaren) he is still wet (el. not dry) behind the ears;[ tørt brød](uden smør etc) dry bread,( gammelt) stale bread;[ give et barn tørt på] change a baby's nappie (, am: diaper);(fig) give somebody a dressing-down;[ være tør i halsen] have a dry throat,( være tørstig) feel like a drink, be thirsty;[ han kan ikke ligge tør] he cannot sleep without wetting the bed;[ løbe tør] run dry;[ løbe tør for] run out of;[ have sit på det tørre] have nothing to worry about; be all right;[ det kom på et tørt sted] it was very welcome; it was a godsend;[ tørre tal] dry figures;( sikre) hard figures ( fx he substantiated his assertion with hard figures);(se også tåre).
См. также в других словарях:
Drily — Dri ly, adv. See {Dryly}. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drily — (also dryly) ► ADVERB 1) in a matter of fact or ironically humorous way. 2) in a dry way or condition … English terms dictionary
drily — [drī′lē] adv. DRYLY … English World dictionary
drily — adv. Drily is used with these verbs: ↑answer, ↑ask, ↑comment, ↑laugh, ↑murmur, ↑mutter, ↑note, ↑observe, ↑remark, ↑reply, ↑respond, ↑retort, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
drily — UK [ˈdraɪlɪ] / US adverb in a way that expresses humour while appearing to be serious It looks like you ve already made up your mind, she said drily … English dictionary
drily — drier, driest, drily are the comparative (= more dry) and superlative (= most dry) forms, and the adverb form, of dry … Modern English usage
drily — adv. (also dryly) 1 (said) in a dry manner; humorously. 2 in a dry way or condition. * * * drily, adv. see dryly … Useful english dictionary
drily — adverb see dry I … New Collegiate Dictionary
drily — /druy lee/, adv. dryly. * * * … Universalium
drily — adverb In a dry manner … Wiktionary
drily — dri|ly [ˈdraıli] adv another spelling of ↑dryly … Dictionary of contemporary English
