dry off

secar

Quitar el agua de una persona o una cosa, a menudo con una toalla.

En inglés sencillo: To remove water from someone or something, often with a towel.

• Dry off your hands.
• He dried himself off after swimming.
• Can you dry the dog off before it comes inside?

Cómo se usa: dry someone/something off (She dried the dog off with a towel.)

Sinónimos: dry, towel dry

Antónimos: wet

Expresiones frecuentes: dry off someone, dry off something, dry yourself off

secarse

Perder la humedad y quedar seco después de haber estado mojado.

En inglés sencillo: To become dry after being wet.

• My clothes will dry off soon.
• We dried off in the sun after swimming.
• Let the seats dry off before you sit down.

Sinónimos: dry

Expresiones frecuentes: dry off outside, dry off naturally

secar una vaca

Dejar de ordeñar una vaca durante un periodo antes de que dé a luz.

En inglés sencillo: To stop milking a cow for a period before it gives birth.

• The farmer dried off the cow.
• These cows must be dried off before they give birth.
• When do you dry off pregnant cows?

Cómo se usa: dry a cow off (We dry each cow off several weeks before calving.)

Expresiones frecuentes: dry off cows, dry off something