dry slope in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dry slope in the English»French Dictionary

dry slope, dry ski slope N

dry slope

piste f (de ski) artificielle

Translations for dry slope in the French»English Dictionary

piste artificielle (en matière plastique)

dry ski slope

Translations for dry slope in the English»French Dictionary

I.slope [Brit sləʊp, Am sloʊp] N

1. slope (incline):

slope (gen)

pente f

slope (of writing)

inclinaison f

to be on a slope

être en pente

the slope on the road is considerable

la pente de la route est importante

a 40° slope , a slope of 40°

une pente de 40°

a steep/gentle slope

une pente raide/douce

2. slope (hillside):

slope

flanc m

north/south slope

versant m nord/sud

uphill slope

montée f

downhill slope

descente f

upper slopes

sommet m de la montagne

halfway up or down the slope (road)

à mi-côte

halfway up or down the slope (mountain)

à mi-pente

II.slope [Brit sləʊp, Am sloʊp] VB intr

slope road, path, roof, garden etc:

être en pente (towards vers)

slope writing:

pencher (to vers)

to slope down or away

descendre en pente (to vers)

to slope to the left/right

descendre vers la gauche/la droite

III.slope [Brit sləʊp, Am sloʊp]

slope arms! MIL

portez armes!

See also slippery

slippery [Brit ˈslɪp(ə)ri, Am ˈslɪp(ə)ri] ADJ

1. slippery (difficult to grip):

slippery road, path, fish, material

glissant

2. slippery (difficult to deal with):

slippery subject, situation

délicat

3. slippery (untrustworthy) inf:

slippery person

fuyant

a slippery customer inf

un personnage suspect

to be on the slippery slope

être sur une pente savonneuse

I.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] N Brit POL

dry

ultraconservateur/-trice m/f

II.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] ADJ

1. dry (not wet or moist):

dry clothing, ground, hair, hand, paint, crackle, rustle

sec/sèche

dry skin, hair, throat, mouth, cough

sec/sèche

dry riverbed, well

à sec

to run dry river, funds, supplies:

se tarir

dry bread

pain sec

to be or feel dry (thirsty) person:

avoir le gosier sec inf

to keep sth dry

tenir qc au sec

to keep (oneself) dry

rester au sec

to get dry

se sécher

to get sth dry

(faire) sécher qc

to wipe sth dry

essuyer qc

the kettle has boiled dry

toute l'eau de la bouilloire s'est évaporée

on dry land

sur la terre ferme

2. dry (not rainy):

dry weather, climate, season, month, heat

sec/sèche

dry day, spell

sans pluie

it will be dry tomorrow

il ne pleuvra pas demain

3. dry (not sweet):

dry wine, sherry etc

sec/sèche

4. dry inv:

dry (ironic) wit, person, remark

pince-sans-rire

dry (cold) person, remark

sec/sèche

5. dry (dull):

dry book, reading, subject matter

aride

6. dry (forbidding alcohol):

dry state, country

qui interdit la vente de boissons alcoolisées

7. dry Brit POL:

dry view, minister

ultraconservateur/-trice

a dry Tory

un/-e ultraconservateur/-trice m/f

III.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] VB trans

dry clothes, washing

faire sécher

dry fruit, meat, flowers

sécher

to dry the dishes

essuyer la vaisselle

to dry sb's hair

sécher les cheveux de qn

to dry one's hair/hands

se sécher les cheveux/les mains

to dry one's eyes

sécher ses larmes

IV.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] VB intr

dry sheet, clothes, hair, paint, blood, concrete:

dry

sécher

V.to dry oneself VB refl

to dry oneself refl:

to dry oneself

se sécher

VI.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ]

(as) dry as a bone

sec/sèche comme un coup de trique

(as) dry as dust

ennuyeux/-euse comme la pluie

dry slope in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dry slope in the English»French Dictionary

I.slope [sləʊp, Am sloʊp] N

slope

pente f

ski slope

piste f de ski

II.slope [sləʊp, Am sloʊp] VB intr

1. slope (be on a slope):

to slope down

être en pente

to slope up

monter

2. slope (lean):

slope

pencher

III.slope [sləʊp, Am sloʊp] VB trans

slope

incliner

I.dry <-ier, -iest [or -er, est]> [draɪ] ADJ

1. dry (not wet):

dry

sec(sèche)

to go/boil dry

s'assécher

2. dry (having no butter):

dry toast

sans beurre

3. dry (with soft drinks):

dry

sans alcool

dry bar

qui ne sert pas d'alcool

4. dry (not sweet):

dry sherry, martini

sec(sèche)

dry champagne

brut

5. dry pej (uninteresting):

dry

plat(e)

6. dry (sarcastic):

dry

caustique

Phrases:

to bleed sb dry

saigner qn à blanc

to be (as) dry as a bone inf

être sec comme les blés

to be in dry dock

être à cale sèche

to run dry

être vidé

II.dry <dries [or -s]> [draɪ] N Aus (dried season)

dry

sécheresse f

III.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB trans

dry

sécher

dry skin

dessécher

dry the dishes

essuyer

dry clothes

faire sécher

to dry oneself

se sécher

to dry one's hair

se sécher les cheveux

IV.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB intr

dry

sécher

dry skin

se dessécher

to put sth out to dry

mettre qc à sécher