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adjectivecompletely cold, dead, or deaf:تماما، كُلّياًYour soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.
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تَمَامًا \ absolutely: completely: You are absolutely wrong. all: completely: I’m all alone. Your hand is all dirty. They stood all around me. altogether: completely: I don’t agree with you altogether.. dead: (in special uses, as adj or adv) sudden; suddenly; completely; exactly: He stopped dead in the middle of the road. I arrived dead on seven o’clock. directly: straight: I live directly opposite the cinema. entirely: completely: The work is not entirely finished. exactly: with complete correctness; just: That’s exactly what I wanted. fully: completely: I fully agree with you. heartily: thoroughly: I heartily agree with you. just: exactly: Just so. That’s just what I want. He’s just as old as I am. nicely: very well: This chair will suit me nicely. out: completely: I was tired out. perfectly: faultlessly; completely. quite: completely: You’re quite right. It’s not quite cooked. He’s quite the best player in the team. It was quite a surprise to me. right: exactly: It is right in the middle of the field. smack: directly and violently: I hit him smack in the eye. stone: (with a few special adj.) completely: Stone cold; stone dead. supremely: completely; perfectly: Supremely happy. through: completely: My clothes were wet through. well: (no comparative forms) thoroughly: Shake the bottle well. wholly: completely: It’s wholly untrue. -
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تَمَامًا \ absolutely: completely: You are absolutely wrong. all: completely: I’m all alone. Your hand is all dirty. They stood all around me. altogether: completely: I don’t agree with you altogether.. dead: (in special uses, as adj or adv) sudden; suddenly; completely; exactly: He stopped dead in the middle of the road. I arrived dead on seven o’clock. directly: straight: I live directly opposite the cinema. entirely: completely: The work is not entirely finished. exactly: with complete correctness; just: That’s exactly what I wanted. fully: completely: I fully agree with you. heartily: thoroughly: I heartily agree with you. just: exactly: Just so. That’s just what I want. He’s just as old as I am. nicely: very well: This chair will suit me nicely. out: completely: I was tired out. perfectly: faultlessly; completely. quite: completely: You’re quite right. It’s not quite cooked. He’s quite the best player in the team. It was quite a surprise to me. right: exactly: It is right in the middle of the field. smack: directly and violently: I hit him smack in the eye. stone: (with a few special adj.) completely: Stone cold; stone dead. supremely: completely; perfectly: Supremely happy. through: completely: My clothes were wet through. well: (no comparative forms) thoroughly: Shake the bottle well. wholly: completely: It’s wholly untrue. -
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لِلْغايَة \ enormously: very greatly: I enjoyed myself enormously. exceedingly: very: He’s exceedingly clever. extremely: very: You’re extremely kind. frightfully: very: He’s frightfully clever. highly: greatly; very ; very well; very much: I was highly delighted at his success. This substance is highly poisonous. She is a highly experienced teacher. I value your advice highly. so: (stressed) very: I’m so glad that you won!. stone: (with a few special adj.) completely: Stone cold; stone dead. very: (giving special force to an adv. or adj., or to the nouns many, much, few, little): very soon; very hot; very little to eat. \ لِلْغايَة \ enormously: very greatly: I enjoyed myself enormously. exceedingly: very: He’s exceedingly clever. extremely: very: You’re extremely kind. frightfully: very: He’s frightfully clever. highly: greatly; very ; very well; very much: I was highly delighted at his success. This substance is highly poisonous. She is a highly experienced teacher. I value your advice highly. so: (stressed) very: I’m so glad that you won!. stone: (with a few special adj.) completely: Stone cold; stone dead. very: (giving special force to an adv. or adj., or to the nouns many, much, few, little): very soon; very hot; very little to eat. -
5 stone-cold
adjectivecompletely cold, dead, or deaf:تماما، كُلّياًYour soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.
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6 stone-deaf
adjectivecompletely cold, dead, or deaf:تماما، كُلّياًYour soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.
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7 stone
جِدًّا \ awfully: very: It’s awfully hot in here. She’s awfully pretty. ever so: very: It’s ever so easy. exceedingly: very: He’s exceedingly clever. extra: more than usually: an extra large bill. extremely: very: You’re extremely kind. frightfully: very: He’s frightfully clever. great: (giving more force to an adjective): That’s a great big dog. greatly: very much: He was greatly ashamed. indeed: coming after an adj. or adv. and giving special force to very: Thank you very much indeed. jolly: very: a jolly good book. most: very: It was most kind of you to help. only too: (with an adj. or p.p.) very: I should be only too pleased to help you. so: (following a negative) showing a comparison: He’s bigger than you, but he’s not so strong (as you). He’s not so strong a boy (not such a strong boy) as you are, showing an effect It was so cold that the water froze. He’s not so ill as to need a doctor;, (stressed) very: I’m so glad that you won!. stiff: (with the verbs bore, scare, worry) to a state of tiredness; nearly to death: Long speeches bore me stiff. stone: (with a few special adj.) completely: stone cold; stone dead. such: of a kind that produces a certain result: It was such a heavy box that I could not lift it. Its weight was such that I could not lift it. unusually: (with an adj.) very; strangely: It is unusually cold in here today. very: (giving special force to an adv. or adj., or to the nouns many, much, few, little): very soon; very hot; very little to eat. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line. -
8 úplně mrtvý
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11 мъртъв
dead(безжизнен) lifeless; inanimateмъртъв език a dead languageмъртви цифри bare figuresмъртви цветове/багри dull/lustreless coloursмъртва улица a deserted streetраждам мъртво дете o.'s child is still-bornпреструвам се да мъртъв pretend to be dead, simulate deathза мъртвите или добро, или нищо de mortuis aut nihil aut beneмъртва материя inanimate matterмъртво/гробно мълчание, мъртва/гробна тишина dead/blank silenceмъртва точка a dead point; standstill, deadlock, stalemate; тех. dead centreмъртъв капитал dead stock/capital, unrealizable/unemployed capital, capital lying idle, lock-upмъртъв инвентар dead stockмъртва кост мед. osseous growth, atheroma, tumourмъртво вълнение (ground) swell, ground-seaмъртъв сезон a dead/a dull/an off seasonмъртво раждане still-birthмъртва коприва бот. dead nettleмъртва природа изк. still lifeмъртво пространство blank spaceни жив, ни мъртъв more dead than aliveмъртвите не говорят (пазят тайна) stone dead hath no fellow* * *мъ̀ртъв,прил., -ва, -во, -ви dead; ( безжизнен) lifeless; inanimate; \мъртъвва материя inanimate matter; \мъртъвва улица deserted street; \мъртъвви цветове/багри dull/lustreless colours; падам \мъртъвъв fall (stone) dead; преструвам се на \мъртъвъв simulate death; съвсем \мъртъвъв dead as a doornail, dead as mutton; • горна/долна \мъртъвва точка техн. top/bottom dead centre; за \мъртъввите или добро, или нищо de mortuis aut nihil aut bene; \мъртъвва кост мед. osseous growth, atheroma, tumour; \мъртъвва точка dead point; standstill, deadlock, stale-mate; техн. dead centre; \мъртъвво вълнение (ground) swell, ground-sea; \мъртъвво пространство blank space; \мъртъвво раждане sill-birth; \мъртъвъв капитал capital lying idle, lock-up; \мъртъвъв сезон dead/dull/off season; ни жив, ни \мъртъвъв more dead than alive.* * *dead: a мъртъв language - мъртъв език; lifeless* * *1. (безжизнен) lifeless;inanimate 2. dead 3. МЪРТЪВ език a dead language 4. МЪРТЪВ инвентар dead stock 5. МЪРТЪВ капитал dead stock/capital, unrealizable/unemployed capital, capital lying idle, lock-up 6. МЪРТЪВ сезон a dead/a dull/an off season 7. за мъртвите или добро, или нищо de mortuis aut nihil aut bene 8. мъртва коприва бот. dead nettle 9. мъртва кост мед. osseous growth, atheroma, tumour 10. мъртва материя inanimate matter 11. мъртва природа изк. still life 12. мъртва точка а dead point;standstill, deadlock, stalemate;mex. dead centre 13. мъртва улица a deserted street 14. мъртви цветове/багри dull/lustreless colours 15. мъртви цифри bare figures 16. мъртвите не говорят (пазят тайна) stone dead hath no fellow 17. мъртво вълнение (ground) swell, ground-sea 18. мъртво пространство blank space 19. мъртво раждане still-birth 20. мъртво/гробно мълчание, мъртва/гробна тишина dead/blank silence 21. ни жив, ни МЪРТЪВ more dead than alive 22. падам МЪРТЪВ fall (stone) dead 23. преструвам се да МЪРТЪВ pretend to be dead, simulate death 24. раждам мъртво дете o.'s child is still-born 25. съвсем МЪРТЪВ dead as a doornail, dead as mutton -
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dead; lifeless (безжизненный)* * ** * *dead; lifeless (безжизненный)* * *deadlifelessstone-dead -
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18 mausetot
Adj. umg. stone dead, präd. auch (as) dead as a doornail* * *stone-dead (ugs.); dead as a doornail (ugs.)* * *mau|se|tot ['mauzə'toːt]adj (inf)stone-dead, as dead as a doornail* * *1) stone-cold2) stone-dead3) stone-deaf* * *mau·se·tot[ˈmauzəˈto:t]adj (fam)* * *Adjektiv (ugs.) [as] dead as a doornail pred.; stone-dead* * ** * *Adjektiv (ugs.) [as] dead as a doornail pred.; stone-dead -
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I Adj.II Adv.2. umg., (berechnened, rücksichtlos): etw. eiskalt tun do s.th. without turning a hair; jemanden eiskalt umbringen kill s.o. in cold blood; eiskalt kalkulieren calculate cold-bloodedly; sie haben eiskalt 800 Mitarbeiter entlassen they dismissed (Am. laid off) 800 workers just like that ( oder without a qualm)* * *frozen; ice-cold* * *eis|kạlt1. adj1) icy-cold2)See:= eisig3) (fig) (= abweisend) icy, cold, frosty; (= kalt und berechnend) cold-blooded, cold and calculating; (= dreist) cool2. adv1)(= kalt)
es durchzuckte mich éískalt — an icy shiver ran through me2)See:= eisig3) (= kalt und berechnend) cold-bloodedsie hat auf seine Drohung éískalt reagiert — her reaction to his threat was ice cool
4) (inf = glattweg) simply, just like thatdem sag ich éískalt die Meinung — I'll just tell him exactly what I think
davor habe ich keine Angst, das mache ich éískalt — I'm not afraid of that, I can do it without turning a hair (Brit) or without batting an eyelash (US)
* * *1) (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) stone-cold2) (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) stone-dead3) (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) stone-deaf* * *eis·kalt[ˈaiskalt]I. adj1. (bitterkalt) ice-colddu hast ja \eiskalte Füße your feet are ice-cold [or fam like blocks of ice2. (kalt und berechnend) cold and calculating, cold-bloodeddieser \eiskalte Mörder this cold-blooded murderer3. (dreist) cooleine \eiskalte Abfuhr bekommen to be snubbed [or rebuffed] by sbjdn \eiskalt anblicken to look coolly at sbsie macht das \eiskalt she does it without turning a hair* * *1.2) (fig.) icy; ice-cold <technocrat, businessman>2.adverbial (fig.)1)2)etwas eiskalt tun — (kaltblütig) do something in cold blood; (lässig) do something without turning a hair
* * *A. adj1. Temperatur: icy cold, ice-cold, freezing;eiskalte Getränke ice-cold drinksB. adv1. als Gefühl:dabei überlief es mich eiskalt it sent shivers down my spine2. umg, (berechnened, rücksichtlos):etwas eiskalt tun do sth without turning a hair;jemanden eiskalt umbringen kill sb in cold blood;eiskalt kalkulieren calculate cold-bloodedly;sie haben eiskalt 800 Mitarbeiter entlassen they dismissed (US laid off) 800 workers just like that ( oder without a qualm)* * *1.2) (fig.) icy; ice-cold <technocrat, businessman>2.adverbial (fig.)1)2)etwas eiskalt tun — (kaltblütig) do something in cold blood; (lässig) do something without turning a hair
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20 seco
adj.1 dry, dead, lean, thin.2 dry, snap, snappy, curt.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: secar.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) dry2 (frutos, flores) dried3 (marchito) withered, dried up6 figurado (golpe, ruido) sharp\dejar seco,-a familiar to bump offestar más seco,-a que un higo familiar (delgado) to be as thin as a rake 2 (envejecido) to be old and wizenedestar seco,-a familiar to be thirsty, be drylimpiar en seco to dry-cleanquedarse seco,-a familiar to snuff it, croak* * *(f. - seca)adj.1) dry2) dried3) sharp4) barren, arid5) curt, brusque* * *1. ADJ1) (=no húmedo) drydique 1), ley 1)en seco (=sin líquido) —
2) (=desecado) [higo, pescado] dried; [hojas] dead, dried; [árbol] deadciruela, fruto 1)dame una cerveza, que estoy seco — * give me a beer, I'm really parched *
3) (=no graso) [piel, pelo] dry4) (=no dulce) [vino, licor] dry5) (=flaco) thin, skinny *6) (=no amable) [persona, carácter, respuesta] curt; [orden] sharp; [estilo] dryestuvo muy seco conmigo por teléfono — he was very curt o short with me on the phone
- no se puede -contestó muy seco — "can't be done," he replied curtly
7) (=sin resonancia) [tos] dry; [ruido] dull; [impacto] sharp8)en seco (=bruscamente) —
pararse en seco — to stop dead, stop suddenly
parar a algn en seco — [al hablar] to cut sb short
9) (=sin acompañamiento)palo 5)10)a secas —
Gerardo García, Gerardo a secas para los amigos — Gerardo García, just Gerardo to his friends
tener seco a algn Col, Cono Sur —
a ver todos, ¿al seco? — come on everyone, (down) in one!
2.SM Col main course* * *- ca adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] <ropa/platos/pintura> drytengo la boca/garganta seca — my mouth/throat is dry
b) [ESTAR] <planta/río/comida> dryc) [SER] <clima/región> dry2) ( disecado) <higos/flores> driedbacalao seco — stockfish, dried salt cod
3) [SER] ( no graso) <piel/pelo> dry4) [SER] ( no dulce) <vino/licor/vermut> dry5) <golpe/sonido> sharp; < tos> dry6)a) <respuesta/carácter> dryb) (fam) ( delgado) thinc) [ESTAR] (fam) ( sediento) parched (colloq)7) (en locs)a secas — (fam)
dejar a alguien seco — ( matar) (fam) to kill somebody stone dead (colloq); noticia/respuesta
* * *= curt, dry [drier -comp., driest -sup.], shrivelled [shriveled, -USA], waterless, sun-dried, dried.Ex. The young man pointed to him and said in a sharp, curt tone: 'Let me see your briefcase'.Ex. Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.Ex. Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.Ex. This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.Ex. This tasty salad with broad beans, sun-dried tomatoes and griddled lamb is great as a healthy and filling main meal.Ex. Smoked and dried fish are preferable to canned, and there are excellent varieties of tuna jerky on the market today.----* albaricoque seco = dried apricot.* alergia a los frutos secos = nut allergy.* completamente seco = bone dry.* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dique seco = dry dock.* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.* en seco = in blind, blind, cold turkey.* estación seca, la = dry season, the.* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.* fotografía en seco = dry photography.* fruta seca = dried fruit.* fruto seco = nut.* frutos secos = nuts.* frutos secos garrapiñados = marron glacé.* frutos secos glaseados = marron glacé.* golpe seco = flop.* hielo seco = dry ice powder.* hielo seco en polvo = dry ice powder.* impresión en seco = blind impression.* impreso en seco = blind-tooled.* legumbre seca = dry bean.* limpieza en seco = dry cleaning.* período seco = dry spell.* polvo seco = dry powder.* semilla seca = dried seed.* totalmente seco = bone dry.* * *- ca adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] <ropa/platos/pintura> drytengo la boca/garganta seca — my mouth/throat is dry
b) [ESTAR] <planta/río/comida> dryc) [SER] <clima/región> dry2) ( disecado) <higos/flores> driedbacalao seco — stockfish, dried salt cod
3) [SER] ( no graso) <piel/pelo> dry4) [SER] ( no dulce) <vino/licor/vermut> dry5) <golpe/sonido> sharp; < tos> dry6)a) <respuesta/carácter> dryb) (fam) ( delgado) thinc) [ESTAR] (fam) ( sediento) parched (colloq)7) (en locs)a secas — (fam)
dejar a alguien seco — ( matar) (fam) to kill somebody stone dead (colloq); noticia/respuesta
* * *= curt, dry [drier -comp., driest -sup.], shrivelled [shriveled, -USA], waterless, sun-dried, dried.Ex: The young man pointed to him and said in a sharp, curt tone: 'Let me see your briefcase'.
Ex: Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.Ex: Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.Ex: This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.Ex: This tasty salad with broad beans, sun-dried tomatoes and griddled lamb is great as a healthy and filling main meal.Ex: Smoked and dried fish are preferable to canned, and there are excellent varieties of tuna jerky on the market today.* albaricoque seco = dried apricot.* alergia a los frutos secos = nut allergy.* completamente seco = bone dry.* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dique seco = dry dock.* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.* en seco = in blind, blind, cold turkey.* estación seca, la = dry season, the.* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.* fotografía en seco = dry photography.* fruta seca = dried fruit.* fruto seco = nut.* frutos secos = nuts.* frutos secos garrapiñados = marron glacé.* frutos secos glaseados = marron glacé.* golpe seco = flop.* hielo seco = dry ice powder.* hielo seco en polvo = dry ice powder.* impresión en seco = blind impression.* impreso en seco = blind-tooled.* legumbre seca = dry bean.* limpieza en seco = dry cleaning.* período seco = dry spell.* polvo seco = dry powder.* semilla seca = dried seed.* totalmente seco = bone dry.* * *A1 [ ESTAR] ‹ropa/platos/pintura› dry[ S ] manténgase en lugar seco store in a dry placetengo la boca/garganta seca my mouth/throat is dry2 [ ESTAR] ‹planta/tierra› dryel campo está sequísimo the countryside o land is really dry o parched3 [ ESTAR] ‹río/pozo› dry4 [ ESTAR] ‹arroz/pollo› dryel pescado estuvo demasiado tiempo en el horno y está muy seco the fish was in the oven for too long so it's got(ten) very dry5 [ SER] ‹clima/región› dryB (desecado) ‹higos› dried; ‹flores› driedbacalao seco stockfish, dried salt codC [ SER] (no graso) ‹piel/pelo› dryD [ SER] (no dulce) ‹vino/licor/vermú› dryE ‹golpe/sonido› sharp; ‹tos› dryF1 ‹respuesta/carácter› dryestuvo muy seco conmigo he was very short o brusque o curt with meestá más seco que un palo he's as thin as a rakeG ( en locs):en seco ‹frenar› sharply, suddenlyme paró en seco he stopped me dead o he stopped me in my tracksel coche paró en seco the car stopped deadlimpieza en seco dry cleaninga secas ( fam): quíteme el `doctor', llámeme Roberto a secas there's no need to call me `doctor', just call me (plain) Robertole dijo que no, así a secas she gave him a straight `no'pan así a secas no me apetece I don't feel like eating just bread on its own like thatle pidió mil dólares así, a secas he just asked him for a thousand dollars outright o straight out, he asked him for a thousand dollars, just like thatseco para algo ( Chi fam): el hijo le salió seco para la física her son turned out to be brilliant o a whiz at physics ( colloq)es seco para el garabato he has a great line in swear words ( colloq)tener seco a algn (Col, RPl fam): este tipo me tiene seca I'm up to here with o I'm sick and tired of this guy ( colloq)seco2( Col)main dish* * *
Del verbo secar: ( conjugate secar)
seco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
secó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
secar
seco
secar ( conjugate secar) verbo transitivo
‹pintura/arcilla› to dry
‹ piel› to make … dry
verbo intransitivo
to dry
secarse verbo pronominal
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[ piel] to get dry;
2 ( refl) [ persona] to dry oneself;
‹manos/pelo› to dry;
‹ lágrimas› to dry, wipe away
seco◊ -ca adjetivo
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‹boca/garganta› dry
2 ‹higos/flores› dried;
3 [SER] ( no graso) ‹piel/pelo› dry
4 [SER] ( no dulce) ‹vino/licor/vermut› dry
5 ‹golpe/sonido› sharp;
‹ tos› dry
6 ‹respuesta/carácter› dry;
7 ( en locs)
limpieza en seco dry cleaning
secar verbo transitivo to dry: el sol secó la pintura, the sun dried the paint
seco,-a adjetivo
1 (sin humedad) dry
(disecado) dried
(sin agua) el río está seco, the river is dry
2 (planta) dried up
3 (pelo, piel) dry
4 (tos) dry, hacking
5 (vino, alcohol) dry
6 (poco afable) curt, sharp
(contestación) crisp, terse
7 (golpe, ruido) sharp
8 (delgado, con poca carne) skinny
9 fam (atónito, parado) stunned
♦ Locuciones: a secas, (sin más) llámame Paco a secas, just call me Paco
en seco, (de golpe, bruscamente) estaba hablando y se paró en seco, he was talking when he stopped dead
(muerto en el acto) se cayó de un precipicio y se quedó seco, he fell off the cliff and died instantly
' seco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bocinazo
- dique
- lavar
- lavado
- limpieza
- palo
- secar
- seca
- secarse
- bacalao
- contrario
- limpiar
- más
- moco
- parar
- se
- vino
English:
bone-dry
- clean
- crack
- crisp
- curt
- dead
- dehydrated
- dried
- dry
- dry wine
- dry-clean
- mop
- nut
- parched
- rap
- seasoned
- shell
- short
- shrivelled
- snap
- stop
- wipe away
- bone
- click
- desiccated
- dryness
- medium
- moist
- smart
- terse
* * *seco, -a♦ adj1. [ropa, lugar] dry;tiene la piel seca/el cabello seco she has dry skin/hair;consérvese en un lugar seco [en etiqueta] keep in a dry place2. [higos] dried;flores secas dried flowers3. [clima, país] dry4. [marchito] withered5. [pozo, fuente] dry, dried up6. [persona, actitud] brusque ( con to);estuvo muy seco con su madre he was very short with his mother;me contestó con un no seco she answered me with a curt “no”7. [flaco] thin, lean;se está quedando seco he's getting skinny8. [vino, licor] dry9. [ruido] dull;[tos] dry; [voz] sharp;un golpe seco a thudestar seco to be thirsty[pasmado] stunned;dejar a alguien seco [matar] to kill sb stone-dead;[pasmar] to stun sb; RP Fam [agotar] to leave sb drained12.parar en seco [bruscamente] to stop dead♦ nm♦ a secas loc advsimply, just;llámame Juan a secas just call me Juan;no comas pan a secas don't eat just bread* * *adj1 dry; planta dried up;2 fig ( antipático) curt, brusque3:dejar a alguien seco fam kill s.o. stone dead;parar en seco stop dead4:llámala Carmen a secas just call her Carmen* * *seco, -ca adj1) : dry2) disecado: driedfruta seca: dried fruit3) : thin, lean4) : curt, brusque5) : sharpun golpe seco: a sharp blow6)a secas : simply, justse llama Chico, a secas: he's just called Chico7)en seco : abruptly, suddenlyfrenar en seco: to make a sudden stop* * *seco adj2. (frutos, flores) dried
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stone dead — adjective INFORMAL completely dead or destroyed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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stone dead — This idiom is a way of emphasizing that there were absolutely no signs of life or movement … The small dictionary of idiomes
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