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1 dryness
['draɪnɪs]1) (of weather) siccità f., aridità f.; (of skin) secchezza f.2) (of wit) causticità f., ironia f.* * *noun aridità, secchezza* * *dryness /ˈdraɪnəs/n. [u]2 monotonia; noiosità* * *['draɪnɪs]1) (of weather) siccità f., aridità f.; (of skin) secchezza f.2) (of wit) causticità f., ironia f. -
2 dryness dry·ness n
['draɪnɪs](gen) secchezza, (of ground) ariditàshe remarked with some dryness that... — osservò con una punta d'ironia che...
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3 thirst
I [θɜːst] II [θɜːst]* * *[Ɵə:st] 1. noun1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) sete2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) sete2. verb(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) avere sete- thirsty- thirstily
- thirstiness* * *[θɜːst]1. nsete f2. vi* * *thirst /ɵɜ:st/n. [uc]sete ( anche fig.): to die of thirst, morire di sete; a thirst for knowledge [for pleasure], sete di conoscenza [di piacere]; to quench (o to satisfy) one's thirst, appagare la sete; dissetarsi; to give sb. a thirst, far venire sete a q.; (fam.) to have a thirst, aver desiderio di bere qc. NOTA D'USO: - avere sete-.(to) thirst /ɵɜ:st/v. i.(lett. o arc.) avere sete; essere assetato ( anche fig.): to thirst for revenge (lett.: after revenge), essere assetato di vendetta● to thirst for a cool drink, aver voglia di bere qc. di fresco.* * *I [θɜːst] II [θɜːst] -
4 dry
I [draɪ]1) (not wet or moist) [clothing, ground, paint] asciutto; [skin, hair, throat, cough] secco; [rustle, riverbed] arido, seccoto run dry — [river, funds, supplies] prosciugarsi
to be o feel dry (thirsty) [ person] essere assetato; to get dry seccarsi, asciugarsi; to get sth. dry fare asciugare qcs.; to wipe sth. dry asciugare qcs.; on dry land — sulla terraferma
2) (not rainy) [climate, heat] secco; [weather, season] asciutto; [ day] senza pioggia3) (not sweet) [wine, sherry etc.] secco5) (dull) [book, subject matter] arido, noioso6) (forbidding alcohol) [state, country] proibizionista••II 1. [draɪ](as) dry as a bone — completamente asciutto, secco
verbo transitivo fare asciugare [clothes, washing]; seccare, fare seccare [meat, flowers]2.verbo intransitivo [clothes, hair, paint] asciugarsi; [ blood] seccarsi3.- dry off- dry out- dry up* * *1. adjective1) (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.) secco2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) arido3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) (che scherza restando serio)4) ((of wine) not sweet.) secco2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) asciugare- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up* * *I [draɪ]1) (not wet or moist) [clothing, ground, paint] asciutto; [skin, hair, throat, cough] secco; [rustle, riverbed] arido, seccoto run dry — [river, funds, supplies] prosciugarsi
to be o feel dry (thirsty) [ person] essere assetato; to get dry seccarsi, asciugarsi; to get sth. dry fare asciugare qcs.; to wipe sth. dry asciugare qcs.; on dry land — sulla terraferma
2) (not rainy) [climate, heat] secco; [weather, season] asciutto; [ day] senza pioggia3) (not sweet) [wine, sherry etc.] secco5) (dull) [book, subject matter] arido, noioso6) (forbidding alcohol) [state, country] proibizionista••II 1. [draɪ](as) dry as a bone — completamente asciutto, secco
verbo transitivo fare asciugare [clothes, washing]; seccare, fare seccare [meat, flowers]2.verbo intransitivo [clothes, hair, paint] asciugarsi; [ blood] seccarsi3.- dry off- dry out- dry up
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