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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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B adj1 ( 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 ;5 ( dull) [book, reading, subject matter] aride ;6 ( forbidding alcohol) [state, country] qui interdit la vente de boissons alcoolisées ;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.(as) dry as a bone sec/sèche comme un coup de trique ; (as) dry as dust ennuyeux/-euse comme la pluie.■ dry off:■ dry out:▶ dry out1 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] out2 ○ désintoxiquer [alcoholic].■ dry up:▶ dry up3 ( 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] up1 [heat, drought] assécher [puddle, river, pond] ;2 [person] essuyer [plates, crockery]. -
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5 medium
medium [ˈmi:dɪəm]1. noun(plural media)a. moyen mb. ( = mid-point) milieu m2. adjective3. compounds* * *['miːdɪəm] 1.advertising medium — support m publicitaire
3) ( mid-point) milieu mto find ou strike a happy medium — trouver le juste milieu
5) (pl - iums) ( spiritualist) médium m2.1) [size, temperature] moyen/-enne2) Radio [wave] moyen/-enne
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