dry in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for 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

dry slope [Brit, Am ˈdraɪ ˌsloʊp], dry ski slope [draɪˈskiːˌsləʊp] N

dry slope

pista f artificiale (di sci)

dry-clean [Brit ˌdrʌɪˈkliːn, Am ˈdraɪˌklin] VB trans

dry-clean

lavare a secco

to have sth dry-cleaned

fare lavare qc a secco

“dry-clean only”

“lavare solo a secco”

tumble-dry [Brit tʌmb(ə)lˈdrʌɪ, Am ˈtəmbəlˌdraɪ] VB trans

tumble-dry

fare asciugare (nell'asciugabiancheria)

“do not tumble-dry”

“non fare asciugare nell'asciugabiancheria”

smoke-dry [Am ˈsmoʊkˌdraɪ] VB trans

smoke-dry

affumicare

dry-cleaner [Brit ˌdrʌɪˈkliːnə] N

dry-cleaner

lavanderia f

dry-cleaner

tintoria f

dry measure [Am draɪ ˈmɛʒər] N

dry measure

misura f per aridi

medium-dry [Brit miːdɪəmˈdrʌɪ, Am ˌmidiəmˈdraɪ] ADJ

medium-dry drink:

medium-dry

demi-sec

I.dry-shod [Am ˈdraɪˌʃɑd] ADJ arch

dry-shod

con i piedi asciutti

II.dry-shod [Am ˈdraɪˌʃɑd] ADV arch

dry-shod

a piedi asciutti

dry shampoo [Am draɪ ʃæmˈpu] N

dry shampoo

shampoo m a secco

dry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dry in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

dry goods N pl

dry goods

mercerie f pl

dry rot N

dry rot

malattia f del legno

dry land N (not sea)

dry land

terraferma f

dry dock N

dry dock

bacino m di carenaggio

medium-dry ADJ

medium-dry

semisecco, -a

dry cleaning N

dry cleaning

lavaggio m a secco

drip-dry <-ie-> ADJ

drip-dry

che non si stira

dry cleaner's N

dry cleaner's

tintoria f

blow-dry VB trans

blow-dry

asciugare con il phon

dry Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bleed sb dry inf

lasciare qu senza un soldo

to leave sb high and dry

lasciare qu abbandonato a se stesso

to put sth out to dry

metter qc fuori ad asciugare

to have dry land under one's feet

essere sulla terraferma

to wipe sth dry

asciugare qc con un panno

to have a dry wit

essere pungente

to set foot on dry land

mettere piede sulla terra ferma

Verdicchio dry white wine from the Marche region

verdicchio

Soave dry white wine produced in northern Italy

soave

Verduzzo dry white wine from the Friuli region

verduzzo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Next she was spotted on dry land sitting on a sun-lounger in a plain white halter-neck bikini with a deep scoop neck flaunting her famous curves.

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During wet conditions the callipers automatically skim the surface of the discs to keep them dry.

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After weighing the pros and cons, they decided to spend more than $40,000 ($335,943 in 2011 dollars) for the new dry cleaning equipment.

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Later, a stationary rainband from the typhoon dropped heavy precipitation on Guam during its dry season.

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Dry rot first began to appear in the building in the 1940s.

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There is a dry cleaning shop and a post office.

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This fire is used to dry and toughen the young wings, which is necessary for flight.

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Fixing heavy loads to a dry-lined plasterboard wall is not difficult.

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Alcohol-containing mouthwashes may make dry mouth and halitosis worse since it dries out the mouth.

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In very dry conditions they are quiescent until moisture increases and plants resume growth.

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