dry

asciutto, secco

Che non ha acqua o altri liquidi sulla superficie o al suo interno.

In inglese semplice: Without water or other liquid on or in it.

• My clothes are dry now.
• The soil stayed dry all summer.
• Keep the bread covered so it does not become dry.

Contrari: wet, moist

Espressioni comuni: dry clothes, dry skin, keep something dry, a dry towel

anidro

Che non contiene acqua, anche se è presente un altro liquido.

In inglese semplice: Containing no water, even if another liquid is present.

• The reaction requires dry alcohol.
• Keep the dry solvent in a sealed bottle.
• Water in the sample means it is no longer dry.

Sinonimi: anhydrous, water-free

Espressioni comuni: dry alcohol, dry solvent, dry ethanol

riparo, luogo asciutto

Luogo dove la pioggia non ti raggiunge o dove piove poco.

In inglese semplice: A place where rain cannot reach you, or where there is little rain.

• Come and sit in the dry.
• We moved into the dry when the rain started.
• The porch kept our bags in the dry.

Sinonimi: shelter

Espressioni comuni: in the dry, into the dry

asciugatura

Un’operazione in cui si elimina l’acqua da qualcosa, spesso usando una macchina.

In inglese semplice: An occasion when water is removed from something, often using a machine.

• These towels need another dry.
• Give the clothes a quick dry before packing them.
• The wash and dry took two hours.

Sinonimi: drying

Espressioni comuni: another dry, a quick dry, wash and dry

asciugare, asciugarsi

Diventare meno bagnato o far perdere umidità a qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To become less wet, or make something less wet.

• Leave the clothes to dry.
• The paint dried overnight.
• Can you dry my hair?

Sinonimi: dehydrate, desiccate

Contrari: wet, moisten

Espressioni comuni: dry your hands, dry in sunlight, dry something naturally, dry your eyes

esaurire, prosciugare

Consumare completamente una scorta finché non rimane nulla.

In inglese semplice: To use up a supply completely so that nothing remains.

• The drought dried the well.
• Months of heat dried the village's water supply.
• Heavy pumping had dried every nearby spring.

Sinonimi: exhaust, deplete

Contrari: replenish

Espressioni comuni: dry a well, dry the supply