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[mɔɪst]* * *[moist](damp; slightly wet: moist, fertile soil.) umido- moistly- moistness
- moisten
- moisture
- moisturize
- moisturise
- moisturizer
- moisturiser* * *moist /mɔɪst/a.1 umido: moist soil, terra umida; moist winds, venti umidi; moist with sweat, bagnato di sudore; to grow moist, inumidirsi; slightly moist, umidiccio4 (med.) essudante; essudativomoistilyavv.moistnessn. [u]umidità.* * *[mɔɪst] -
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3 moistness moist·ness n
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4 dab
I [dæb] II [dæb]to dab (at) — sfiorarsi [one's eyes, mouth]; tamponare [wound, stain]
III [dæb]to dab sth. off — togliere qcs. tamponando
* * *[dæb] 1. past tense, past participle - dabbed; verb(to touch gently with something soft or moist: He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.) sfregare lievemente2. noun1) (a small lump of anything soft or moist: a dab of butter.) un poco2) (a gentle touch: a dab with a wet cloth.) tocco lieve* * *I [dæb]1. n(light stroke) colpetto, tocco, (of paint) pennellata, (small amount) pochino, punta, (of glue) goccio2. adjto be a dab hand at sth/at doing sth fam — essere in gambissima in qc/a fare qc
3. vtII [dæb] n(apply: paint, cream)
to dab sth on sth — applicare qc con colpetti leggeri su qc(fish) limanda* * *dab (1) /dæb/n.● (fam.) to be a dab hand (at st., at doing st., with st.), essere un mago (in qc., nel fare qc., con qc.): He's a dab hand with a screwdriver, è un mago con un cacciavite; She's a dab hand at dressmaking, è una sarta provetta.dab (2) /dæb/n. (zool.)(to) dab /dæb/v. t. e i.1 dare lievi colpetti a; tamponare: to dab (at) one's eyes with a handkerchief, tamponarsi gli occhi con un fazzoletto; Dab the stain with a clean cloth, tamponare la macchia con un panno pulito2 applicare con lievi tocchi: to dab paint on the canvas, applicare il colore sulla tela con lievi tocchi; She was dabbing moisturizer on her face, si stava applicando sul viso una crema idratante con lievi tocchi; Dab off the excess polish with a dry cloth, rimuovi l'eccesso di lucido tamponando con un panno asciutto.* * *I [dæb] II [dæb]to dab (at) — sfiorarsi [one's eyes, mouth]; tamponare [wound, stain]
III [dæb]to dab sth. off — togliere qcs. tamponando
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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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moist — mȯist adj 1) slightly or moderately wet 2 a) marked by a discharge or exudation of liquid <moist eczema> b) suggestive of the presence of liquid used of sounds heard in auscultation <moist rales> … Medical dictionary
moist — [moist] adj. [OFr moiste < VL * muscidus, altered (prob. infl. by L musteus, of new wine, fresh < mustum,MUST3) < L mucidus, moldy < mucus,MUCUS] 1. slightly wet; damp 2. suggestive of the presence of liquid [a moist sound] 3. tearful … English World dictionary
Moist — Moist, v. t. To moisten. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
