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1 moist
moist adj [climate, wind, soil, compost, stone] humide ; [towel, cloth] humide ; [cake, meat] moelleux/-euse ; [hands] ( with sweat) moite ; Cosmet [skin] bien hydraté ; his eyes moist with tears ses yeux mouillés de larmes ; keep the soil moist veillez à ce que la terre soit toujours humide. -
2 moist
moist [mɔɪst]∎ her eyes were moist with tears ses yeux étaient mouillés de larmes, ses yeux étaient embués;∎ to grow moist se mouiller, s'humecter -
3 moist
moist [mɔɪst]* * *[mɔɪst]adjective [soil] humide; [cake] moelleux/-euse; [hands] ( with sweat) moite; [skin] bien hydraté -
4 moist
[moist](damp; slightly wet: moist, fertile soil.) moite- moistly- moistness - moisten - moisture - moisturize - moisturise - moisturizer - moisturiser -
5 moist concrete
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > moist concrete
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6 moist-o-graph
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > moist-o-graph
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7 moist adiabatic lapse rate
English-French dictionary of Geography > moist adiabatic lapse rate
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8 slightly moist
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > slightly moist
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9 dab
[dæb] 1. past tense, past participle - dabbed; verb(to touch gently with something soft or moist: He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.) tamponner2. noun1) (a small lump of anything soft or moist: a dab of butter.) un petit peu (de)2) (a gentle touch: a dab with a wet cloth.) coup léger -
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11 dry
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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wipe [waɪp](a) (with cloth) essuyer;∎ he wiped the plate dry il a bien essuyé l'assiette;∎ go and wipe your hands va t'essuyer les mains;∎ to wipe one's feet s'essuyer les pieds;∎ to wipe one's nose se moucher;∎ to wipe one's bottom s'essuyer;∎ she wiped the sweat from his brow elle essuya la sueur de son front;∎ she wiped her knife clean elle nettoya son couteau (d'un coup de torchon);∎ familiar to wipe the floor with sb réduire qn en miettes;∎ he wiped the floor with me il m'a complètement démoli;∎ to wipe the slate clean passer l'éponge, tout effacer;(b) (delete → from written record, magnetic tape) effacer;∎ the remark was wiped from the minutes l'observation fut retirée du compte-rendu;∎ the tape has been wiped la bande a été effacéeessuyer;∎ she wiped round the sink with a wet cloth elle a essuyé l'évier avec un chiffon humide3 noun∎ give the table a wipe donne un coup d'éponge sur la table;∎ he gave the plate a quick wipe il essuya rapidement l'assiette d'un coup de torchon(b) (moist tissue) lingette f;∎ antistatic wipe chiffon m antistatique(blood, tears) essuyer; (dirt, dust) enlever;∎ he wiped the mud away with a cloth il enleva ou il ôta la boue avec un chiffon(paintwork, walls) lessiver➲ wipe off∎ familiar wipe that smile or that grin off your face! enlève-moi ce sourire idiot!;∎ familiar that'll wipe the smile off his face ça n'a rien de drôle∎ Radio & Television he wiped off half the programme by accident il a effacé la moitié de l'émission par mégarde∎ several millions of pounds were wiped off the value of shares la valeur des actions a baissé de plusieurs millions de livres(stain) s'enlever∎ his gambling debts wiped out his entire fortune ses dettes de jeu ont eu raison de toute sa fortune;∎ many small traders were wiped out in the recession de nombreux petits commerçants ont été balayés par la récession∎ whole families were wiped out by the disease des familles entières ont été exterminées par la maladie;∎ the fire wiped out the whole district l'incendie a détruit tout le quartier∎ that match really wiped me out le match m'a complètement crevé➲ wipe upéponger, essuyerBritish essuyer (la vaisselle)
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