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sec, sèche [sεk, sε∫]1. adjectivea. dry ; [fruit] driedb. ( = maigre) slender• « non », dit-il d'un ton sec "no," he said curtlyd. ( = sans eau) [alcool] neate. (Cards) atout/valet sec singleton trump/jackf. ( = sans prestations supplémentaires) le vol sec coûte 1 500 € the flight-only price is 1,500 euros2. adverb3. masculine noun• tenir or conserver qch au sec to keep sth in a dry place• être à sec [puits, torrent] to be dry ; ( = être sans argent) (inf) [personne] to be broke (inf) ; [caisse] to be empty4. feminine noun* * *
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sèche sɛk, sɛʃ adjectif1) ( sans humidité) [temps, cheveux] dry; [fruit] driedavoir la gorge sèche — to feel parched (colloq)
3) ( austère) [personne, communiqué] terse; [lettre, ton] curt; [style] dryavoir un cœur sec — to be cold-hearted; trique
4) ( net) [bruit] sharp
2.
nom masculinêtre à sec — [rivière, réservoir] to have dried up; [personne] to have no money
3.
1) ( avec netteté)2) (colloq) ( beaucoup) [cogner, pleuvoir, boire] a lot••aussi sec — (colloq) immediately
rester sec — (colloq) to be unable to reply
je l'ai eu sec — (colloq) I was pretty choked (colloq)
* * *sɛk, sɛʃ (sèche)1. adj1) (vêtement, cheveux, route) dryMon jean n'est pas encore sec. — My jeans aren't dry yet.
2) (raisins, figues) dried3) (sans eau ni glaçons) (whisky) neat, straightUn malt se boit sec. — A pure malt should be drunk neat., A pure malt should be drunk straight.
4) (démarrage, secousse) sharp, sudden5) (personne) spare, lean6) (réponse, ton) sharp, curt7)2. nm"tenir au sec" — "keep in a dry place"
à sec (rivière) — dried up, (personne) (à court d'argent) broke
3. adv1) (avec intensité) [taper, frapper] hardboire sec — to knock it back, to drink heavily
Il buvait sec, le vieux. — The old boy could really knock it back.
2) (= brusquement) [démarrer] sharply* * *A adj1 ( sans humidité) [temps, matière, peau, cheveux] dry; [abricot, fruit] dried; bois sec dry wood; vapeur/chaleur sèche dry steam/heat; avoir la gorge sèche to feel parched○; à pied sec without getting one's feet wet; ne plus avoir un fil de sec○ to be soaked through ou drenched; garder l'œil sec not to shed a tear;2 ( pas doux) [vin, cidre] dry; ( sans eau) boire son gin sec to like one's gin straight ou neat GB;3 ( austère) [personne, communiqué] terse; [lettre, ton] curt; [style] dry; [élégance] stark; [traits] sharp; avoir un cœur sec to be cold-hearted; ⇒ trique;4 ( net) [bruit] sharp; se briser d'un coup sec to snap; donner un coup sec à qch to give sth a sharp tap.B nm être à sec [rivière, réservoir] to have dried up; [compte en banque] to be empty; [personne] to have no money; tenir qch au sec to keep sth in a dry place; mettre une mare à sec to drain a pond; avoir les pieds bien au sec to have nice dry feet; cacahuètes grillées à sec dry roasted peanuts.C adv1 ( avec netteté) se briser sec to snap;2 ○( beaucoup) [cogner, pleuvoir, boire] a lot.( féminin sèche) [sɛk, sɛʃ] adjectif1. [air, bois, endroit, vêtement etc.] dryil fait un froid sec it's cold and dry, there's a crisp cold airavoir l'œil sec ou les yeux secs2. [légume, fruit] dried[alcool] neat3. [non gras - cheveux, peau, mine de crayon] dry[maigre - personne] lean4. [désagréable - ton, voix] harsh, curt, terse ; [ - explication, refus, remarque] curt, terse ; [ - rire] dryavoir le cœur sec to be hard-hearted ou cold-heartedun bruit sec a snap ou crackouvrir/fermer quelque chose avec un bruit sec to snap something open/shutd'un coup sec smartly, sharply7. CARTESatout/roi sec singleton trumps/king————————adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE2. [brusquement] harda. [conducteur] to shoot off at top speedb. [course] to get a flying start————————nom masculin————————à sec locution adjectivale[réservoir] empty————————à sec locution adverbiale1. [sans eau]2. (familier) [financièrement]————————au sec locution adverbialegarder ou tenir quelque chose au sec to keep something in a dry place, to keep something dry
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