bone dry in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bone dry in the English»Italian Dictionary

bone dry [Brit] ADJ

bone dry

completamente secco, asciutto

Translations for bone dry in the English»Italian Dictionary

(as) dry as a bone

completamente asciutto, secco

Translations for bone dry in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] ADJ

1. dry (not wet or moist):

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

asciutto

dry skin, hair, throat, mouth, cough

secco

dry rustle, riverbed, well

arido, secco

to run dry river, funds, supplies:

prosciugarsi

dry bread

pane asciutto

to be or feel dry (thirsty) person:

essere assetato

to keep sth dry

tenere qc all'asciutto, al riparo dall'umidità

to keep (oneself) dry

rimanere asciutto

to get dry

seccarsi, asciugarsi

to get sth dry

fare asciugare qc

to wipe sth dry

asciugare qc

the kettle has boiled dry

l'acqua nel pentolino è evaporata bollendo

on dry land

sulla terraferma

2. dry (not rainy):

dry climate, month, heat

secco

dry weather, season

asciutto

dry day, spell

senza pioggia

it will be dry tomorrow

domani farà bel tempo, non pioverà

3. dry (not sweet):

dry wine, sherry etc.

secco

4. dry:

dry (ironic) wit, person, remark

pungente, ironico

dry (cold) person, remark

freddo, caustico

5. dry (dull):

dry book, reading, subject matter

arido, noioso

6. dry (forbidding alcohol):

dry state, country

proibizionista

7. dry Brit POL:

dry view, minister

ultraconservatore

a dry Tory

un Tory convinto, accanito

II.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] N Brit POL

dry

ultraconservatore m / ultraconservatrice f

III.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] VB trans

dry clothes, washing

fare asciugare

dry fruit, meat, flowers

seccare, fare seccare

to dry the dishes

asciugare i piatti

to dry sb's hair

asciugare i capelli a qn

to dry one's hair, hands

asciugarsi i capelli, le mani

to dry one's eyes

asciugarsi gli occhi, le lacrime

IV.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ] VB intr

dry sheet, clothes, hair, paint, concrete:

asciugarsi

dry blood:

seccarsi

V.to dry oneself VB refl

to dry oneself

asciugarsi

VI.dry [Brit drʌɪ, Am draɪ]

(as) dry as a bone

completamente asciutto, secco

(as) dry as dust

noioso da morire

I.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn] N

1. bone:

bone (of human, animal)

osso m

bone (of fish)

lisca f

bone (of fish)

spina f

made of bone

d'osso

chicken on, off the bone

pollo con l'osso, disossato

to break a bone

rompere un osso

to break every bone in one's body

spezzarsi tutte le ossa

I'll break every bone in his body!

gli spezzerò tutte le ossa!

no bones broken

nulla di rotto

he hasn't got a romantic, jealous bone in his body

non ha un briciolo di romanticismo, di gelosia

he hasn't got a romantic, jealous bone in his body before n handle, button

d'osso

2. bone (in corset etc.):

bone

stecca f

II.bones N npl

1. bones (animal skeleton):

bones

ossa f

bones

scheletro m

2. bones (human remains):

bones (in archeology)

resti m umani

bones (in archeology)

scheletro m

to lay sb's bones to rest

seppellire le spoglie di qn

my old bones inf

le mie povere ossa

he'll never make old bones

non vivrà a lungo or non arriverà a invecchiare

3. bones (dice):

bones

dadi m

III.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn] VB trans

1. bone FOOD:

bone joint, chicken

disossare

bone fish

spinare, diliscare, togliere le spine a

2. bone (reinforce):

bone corset, bodice

rinforzare con stecche

IV.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn]

bone of contention

oggetto del contendere or pomo della discordia

close to the bone (wounding)

offensivo

close to the bone (racy)

sconcio or volgare

to be a bag of bones

essere pelle e ossa

to cut sth to the bone

ridurre qc all'osso

to feel sth in one's bones

sentirsi qc nelle ossa

to have a bone to pick with sb

avere una questione da sistemare con qn

to make no bones about sth

non farsi scrupoli di qc

sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) prov

raglio d'asino non sale al cielo

to work one's fingers to the bone

lavorare sodo or sgobbare

bone dry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bone dry in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bone [boʊn] N

bone ANAT:

bone

osso m

bone (of a fish)

lisca f

Phrases:

bone of contention

pomo m della discordia

to work one's fingers to the bone

lavorare come un cane

close to the bone

fuori luogo

to cut sth to the bone

ridurre qc all'essenziale

to feel sth in one's bones

sentirsi qc

to make no bones about sth

non far segreto di qc

to have a bone to pick with sb inf

dover regolare un conto con qu

II.bone [boʊn] ADJ

bone

d'osso

III.bone [boʊn] ADV (as intensifier)

bone lazy

pigrissimo, -a

bone tired

stanchissimo, -a

IV.bone [boʊn] VB trans

bone chicken, meat

disossare

bone fish

spinare

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

1. dry (not wet):

dry

asciutto, -a

to go dry

asciugarsi

dry red wine

vino rosso secco

2. dry climate, soil:

dry

arido, -a

3. dry:

dry bread, toast

asciutto, -a

dry (without alcohol) state, county

proibizionista

4. dry (uninteresting):

dry

noioso, -a

5. dry (brief):

dry

laconico, -a

dry (sense of) humor

(senso dell')umorismo pungente

Phrases:

to run dry

prosciugarsi

II.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB trans

dry

asciugare

dry tears

asciugarsi

III.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB intr

dry

asciugare

to put sth out to dry

metter qc fuori ad asciugare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Check your heap every so often to make sure it's not bone dry.

www.telegraph.co.uk

That's actually an improvement from last year, where almost half the state was bone dry.

www.wkbw.com

The usually bone dry creek is a knee-deep torrent.

www.stuff.co.nz

Nothing else refreshes or lingers so scentedly in the nostrils, and no other grape runs the gamut from mouthwateringly bone dry to lusciously sweet.

www.independent.co.uk

This could be a good start for someone who wants to discover bone dry champagne, as it is not austere but lively and reverberant.

www.ft.com

A very nicely paced, bone dry comedy that is a splendid way to spend fourteen minutes.

en.wikipedia.org

An ashen husk resembles a normal zombie or skeleton for the most part, except bone dry.

en.wikipedia.org

His heart a lump of gristle, his eyes empty, his tear ducts bone dry.

www.independent.co.uk

The wind was howling -- blowing a gale -- and the park was bone dry and grass slightly long.

www.thecourier.co.uk

Like riesling, chenin blanc enjoys the rare distinction of yielding a broad spectrum of compelling styles, from bone dry and off-dry to syrupy sweet.

www.theglobeandmail.com