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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:
Dryly — Dry ly, adv. In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without sympathy; coldly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dryly — [drī′lē] adv. in a dry manner; matter of factly * * * See dry. * * * … Universalium
dryly — [drī′lē] adv. in a dry manner; matter of factly … English World dictionary
dryly — dry|ly drily [ˈdraıli] adv if you say something dryly, you say something that is amusing but you appear to be completely serious ▪ I hear you re a hero, Philip said dryly … Dictionary of contemporary English
dryly — adverb if you say something dryly, you do not put any emotion in your voice, especially in order to sound funny: “If you re lucky,” said Harrison dryly, “they ll only hang you.” … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dryly — /ˈdraɪli / (say druylee) adverb in a dry or sarcastic manner: she smiled dryly at his witticism. Also, drily …
dryly — adverb see dry I … New Collegiate Dictionary
dryly — adverb In a dry manner; <!other wording … Wiktionary
dryly — dry|ly [ draıli ] another spelling of drily … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dryly — adv. in a dry manner, without moisture; unemotionally, coldly; sarcastically; in an uninteresting manner … English contemporary dictionary
dryly — adverb variant spelling of drily … English new terms dictionary