sun dried fish

tengo los labios secos — my lips are dry

las sábanas no están secas todavía — the sheets are still not dry

es un calor seco — it's a dry heat

no me puedo tragar esto en seco — I can't swallow this without water

limpiar en seco — dry clean only

un cuadro de flores secas — a painting of dried flowers

estaban secos todos los geranios — all the geraniums had dried up

un champán muy seco — a very dry champagne

- no se puede -contestó muy seco — "can't be done," he replied curtly

oyó el golpe seco de la puerta — he heard the dull thud of the door

le dio un golpe seco en la cabeza — he gave him a sharp bang on the head

en seco (=bruscamente) —

frenar en seco — to brake sharply

pararse en seco — to stop dead, stop suddenly

sobrevivimos a base de pan seco — we survived on bread alone

para vivir sólo tiene el sueldo seco — he has nothing but his salary to live on

a secas —

no existe la libertad a secas — there's no such thing as freedom pure and simple

Gerardo García, Gerardo a secas para los amigos — Gerardo García, just Gerardo to his friends

nos alimentamos de pan a secas — we survived on nothing but bread

cuando me dijo el precio me dejó seco — I was stunned when he told me the price

me tienen seco — I've had enough of them

a ver todos, ¿al seco? — come on everyone, (down) in one!

manténgase en lugar seco — store in a dry place

tengo la boca/garganta seca — my mouth/throat is dry

bacalao seco — stockfish, dried salt cod

estuvo muy seco conmigo — he was very short with me

está más seco que un palo — he's as thin as a rake

me paró en seco — he stopped me in my tracks

limpieza en seco — dry cleaning

llámeme Roberto a secas — just call me (plain) Roberto

comimos pan a secas — we ate bread on its own

la noticia me dejó seco — when I heard the news I was absolutely staggered

manténgase en lugar seco — store in a dry place

tengo la boca/garganta seca — my mouth/throat is dry

bacalao seco — stockfish, dried salt cod

estuvo muy seco conmigo — he was very short with me

está más seco que un palo — he's as thin as a rake

me paró en seco — he stopped me in my tracks

limpieza en seco — dry cleaning

llámeme Roberto a secas — just call me (plain) Roberto

comimos pan a secas — we ate bread on its own

la noticia me dejó seco — when I heard the news I was absolutely staggered

вя́леное мя́со — pemmican

вя́леная ры́ба — dried/cured fish

tomorrow will be dry — mañana no lloverá

a piece of dry bread — una rebanada de pan sin mantequilla

he had a dry shave — se afeitó en seco

to dry oneself — secarse*

you wash and I'll dry — tú lavas y yo seco

it was warm and dry yesterday afternoon — ayer hizo una tarde cálida y seca

wait till the glue is dry — espere a que la cola se seque

he rubbed himself dry with a towel — se secó frotándose con una toalla

her throat/mouth was dry, she had a dry throat/mouth — tenía la garganta/boca seca

his mouth was dry with fear — tenía la boca seca de miedo

there wasn't a dry eye in the house — no había nadie que no estuviera llorando

for dry skin/hair — para piel seca/pelo seco

keep in a dry place — mantener en un lugar seco

due to a storm, the island was dry for a week — a causa de una tormenta, durante una semana no hubo ni una gota de alcohol en la isla

it broke with a dry snapping sound — se rompió con un ruido seco

a dry white wine — un vino blanco seco

the old cow went dry — la vaca vieja se quedó sin leche

such cars grip the road well, even in the dry — estos coches se agarran bien al firme, incluso en seco

come on into the dry — métete aquí que no llueve

to dry one's hands/eyes — secarse las manos/las lágrimas

to dry the dishes — secar los platos

to dry o.s. — secarse

leave it to dry — déjalo que se seque

would you rather wash or dry? — ¿prefieres lavar o secar?

to have a dry shave — afeitarse en seco

tomorrow will be dry — mañana no lloverá

a piece of dry bread — una rebanada de pan sin mantequilla

he had a dry shave — se afeitó en seco

to dry oneself — secarse*

you wash and I'll dry — tú lavas y yo seco

¡esta casa es un horno! — it's like an oven in here!

al horno — baked

asar al horno — to bake

meter un plato al horno fuerte — to put a dish into a high oven

resistente al horno — ovenproof

horno de leña — wood-fired oven

horno microondas — microwave oven

horno crematorio — crematorium

horno de cal — lime kiln

horno de fundición — smelting furnace

horno de ladrillos — brick kiln

pollo al horno — roast chicken

pescado al horno — baked fish

resistente al horno — ovenproof

esta oficina es un horno — this office is like an oven

horno de fundición — smelting furnace

pollo al horno — roast chicken

pescado al horno — baked fish

resistente al horno — ovenproof

esta oficina es un horno — this office is like an oven

horno de fundición — smelting furnace

dry clothing — сухая одежда

to rub smth. dry — вытереть что-л. насухо

to store in a cool dry place — хранить в прохладном сухом месте

dry air — сухой воздух

dry ice — сухой лёд

dry cough — сухой кашель

a dry inkstand — высохшая чернильница

to go / run dry — высыхать

Our own well never runs dry. — Наш собственный колодец никогда не пересыхает.

Arable land that does fairly well in a dry year. — Пахотная земля, которая даёт хороший урожай даже в засушливые года.

I returned hungry, weary and dry. — Я вернулся голодный, уставший, и вдобавок очень хотелось пить.

the dry part of ship — часть корабля выше ватерлинии

The tide leaves this bank dry. — Прилив до этого места не доходит.

dry lecture — скучная лекция

Mankind have an aversion to the study of the science of government. Is it because the subject is dry? — Люди не любят изучать науку управления. Потому ли, что предмет суховат?

dry humour — сдержанный, бесстрастный юмор

Lord North's answers were dry, unyielding. — Лорд Норт отвечал сухо, не показывая, что его что-либо задело.

dry facts — сухие факты

dry town — город, в котором действует сухой закон

dry toast — тост, гренок без масла

The fish was very dry. It had been cooked too long. — Рыба была очень сухая. Её чересчур долго готовили.

dry shot — холостой выстрел

dry cow — сухостойная корова

he's not even dry behind the ears — у него молоко на губах не обсохло

in the dry — на суше; вне досягаемости воды

to dry herbs — сушить травы

to dry tobacco leaves — сушить листья табака

to dry apricots / prunes — сушить абрикосы / сливу

I had to dry my clothes by the fireplace. — Мне пришлось сушить свою одежду у камина.

Our clothes have been dried by the sun. — Наша одежда высохла на солнце.

I let my hair dry naturally. — Я жду, пока волосы высохнут сами, а не сушу их феном.

How long should I leave the paint to dry? — Как долго сохнет краска?

It's so humid that the clothes I washed yesterday haven't dried yet. — Воздух очень влажный, поэтому одежда, которую я вчера постирала, ещё не высохла.

His mother was hanging wet laundry to dry. — Его мама развешивала постиранное бельё сушиться.

to dry one's hands on a towel — вытирать руки полотенцем

She was drying her eyes. — Она вытирала глаза.

Shall I dry for you, mother? — Мама, мне вытереть посуду?

to dry straight — исправиться, встать в итоге на свои места