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dry

/ˈdɹaɪ̯/ adjetivo A1

En español: seco

  1. Free from or lacking moisture. · This towel's dry. Could you wet it and cover the chicken so it doesn't go dry as it cooks?
  2. Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk. · This well is as dry as that cow.
  3. Built without or lacking mortar.
  4. Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids. · Dry alcohol is 200 proof.
  5. Athirst, eager. (figuratively)
  6. Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages. · Of course it's a dry house. He was an alcoholic but he's been dry for almost a year now.
  7. Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned. · You'll have to drive out of this dry county to find any liquor.
  8. Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly

Comparativo drier · Superlativo driest

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And cut it down to dry.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 12 · C1
Of the double moats which had guarded its more warlike predecessor, the outer had been allowed to dry up, and served the humble function of a kitchen garden.
The Valley of Fear, p. 22 · C1
A little way off was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks, and murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl who had lived so long on the dry, gray prairies.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 5 · B2
Take plenty of hot water, and be sure you dry them well.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 43 · C1

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