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1 secarse
1 (gen) to dry2 (líquido, río, etc) to dry up; (planta) to wither, dry up3 figurado (enflaquecer) to become thin* * *VPR1) [uso reflexivo]a) [persona] to dry o.s., get dryb) [+ manos, pelo] to dry; [+ lágrimas, sudor] to dry, wipe2) (=quedarse sin agua)a) [ropa] to dry, dry offb) [arroz, pasta] to go dry; [garganta] to get dry; [río, pozo] to dry up, run dry; [hierba, terreno] to dry up; [planta] to wither3) [herida] to heal up4) * (=adelgazar) to get thin* * *(v.) = dry off, shrivel up, shrivel, run + dry, dry outEx. The picture portrays a mother and daughter drying off after a swim.Ex. Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so.Ex. All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too.Ex. So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.Ex. These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour, but ordinary cellulose tapes such as Sellotape are not suitable for this purpose as they dry out, become discoloured and brittle, and cannot be removed without lifting a layer of paper and text.* * *(v.) = dry off, shrivel up, shrivel, run + dry, dry outEx: The picture portrays a mother and daughter drying off after a swim.
Ex: Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so.Ex: All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too.Ex: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour, but ordinary cellulose tapes such as Sellotape are not suitable for this purpose as they dry out, become discoloured and brittle, and cannot be removed without lifting a layer of paper and text.* * *
■secarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una planta, un río) to dry up: la fuente se secó, the fountain dried up
2 (una persona) to dry oneself: sécate bien las manos, dry your hands well
3 (un objeto) espera a que se seque, wait till it's dry
' secarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
secar
- toalla
English:
dry
- run
- shrivel
- take
- blow
- mop
* * *vpr1. [planta, pozo] to dry up;se ha secado el rotulador the felt-tip pen has dried up;se me ha secado la piel my skin has got very dry2. [vajilla, suelo, ropa] to dry;nos secamos al sol we dried off in the sunshine;me sequé las manos en la toalla I dried my hands with the towel* * *v/r dry; de planta wither* * *vr1) : to get dry2) : to dry up* * *secarse vb2. (río) to dry up3. (planta) to die4. (herida) to heal -
2 cauce
m.1 channel (agriculture) (& figurative).2 river-bed.volver a su cauce to return to normal3 river bed, bed of a stream of water, riverbed, runway.4 gully, deep channel, gulley, ditch.* * *1 (de río) bed2 (conducto descubierto) ditch, trench* * *SM1) (=lecho) [de río, arroyo] riverbed; [de canal] bed; (=curso) coursedesviaron el cauce del río — they changed o diverted the course of the river
tras las riadas, las aguas han vuelto a su cauce — the river has returned to its normal level after the floods
2) (=medio) channel, meanspor cauces legales — through legal channels o means
tras el encuentro, las negociaciones volvieron a su cauce — following that encounter, negotiations returned to their normal course
dar cauce a algo —
este juego da cauce a la imaginación de los niños — this game provides a channel o outlet for children's imagination
3) (Agr) irrigation channel* * *a) (Geog) bedb) (rumbo, vía)* * *= riverbed [river bed], channel.Ex. The author discusses the hydrodynamic reasons why a riverbed meanders through a plain.Ex. The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.----* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.* * *a) (Geog) bedb) (rumbo, vía)* * *= riverbed [river bed], channel.Ex: The author discusses the hydrodynamic reasons why a riverbed meanders through a plain.
Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.* * *1 ( Geog):el río se salió de su cauce the river burst its banksel cauce del río está seco the river bed is dry, the river has dried updesviaron el cauce del arroyo they changed the course of the streamlas aguas volvieron a su cauce the river returned to a safe level2(rumbo, vía): intentó desviar la conversación hacia otros cauces he tried to steer the conversation onto another tackeste acuerdo constituye el cauce para el diálogo this agreement opens the way for talks, this agreement provides an opening for talksno había seguido los cauces establecidos it hadn't gone through the normal channels* * *
cauce sustantivo masculinoa) (Geog) bed;
desviaron el cauce del arroyo they changed the course of the streamb) (rumbo, vía):
seguir los cauces establecidos to go through the normal channels
cauce sustantivo masculino
1 (de un río) bed
2 figurado (canal, vía) channel
cauces oficiales, official channels
' cauce' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
badén
- canal
- rebalsarse
- salir
English:
bed
- channel
- gully
* * *cauce nm1. [de río, canal] bed;seguir el cauce del río to follow the course of the river;el cauce del río no es navegable the river isn't navigable;Figya han vuelto las aguas a su cauce things have returned to normal2. [camino, forma] course;esta solicitud hay que hacerla siguiendo los cauces reglamentarios this application has to be made following the correct procedure;las negociaciones siguen por los cauces habituales the negotiations are continuing on the same course;volver a su cauce to return to normal;abrir nuevos cauces de diálogo to open new channels for talks3. [acequia] channel* * *m riverbed; figchannel;volver a su cauce fig get back to normal* * *cauce nm1) lecho: riverbed2) : means pl, channel* * *cauce n1. (de río) bed / river bed2. (canal) channel / procedure
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