drying in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for drying in the English»French Dictionary

I.drying [ˈdraɪɪŋ] N (of fruit, clothes)

drying

séchage m

II.drying [ˈdraɪɪŋ] ADJ

drying wind, weather:

drying

qui fait sécher

a good drying day

un beau temps pour faire sécher la lessive

drying rack N

drying rack

séchoir m

drying-up [Brit ˌdrʌɪɪŋˈʌp, Am ˌdraɪɪŋˈəp] N Brit

to do the drying-up

essuyer la vaisselle

drying room N

drying room

séchoir m

quick-drying ADJ

quick-drying

qui sèche rapidement

drying-up cloth N Brit

drying-up cloth

torchon m à vaisselle

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

Translations for drying in the French»English Dictionary

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boucanage

smoke-drying

lyophilisation

freeze-drying

déshydratation

drying

déshydratation à froid

freeze-drying

drying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drying in the English»French Dictionary

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

dry cleaner's N no pl

dry cleaner's

teinturier m

medium-dry ADJ

medium-dry

demi-sec inv

dry-shod ADJ ADV

dry-shod

à pied sec

dry out VB intr

1. dry out (make dry):

dry out

sécher

dry out skin

se dessécher

2. dry out inf (overcome alcoholism):

dry out

se faire désintoxiquer

I.dry up VB intr

1. dry up (become dry):

dry up

s'assécher

2. dry up (dry the dishes):

dry up

essuyer

3. dry up (run out):

dry up source

s'assécher

dry up goods

s'épuiser

4. dry up inf (become silent):

dry up

la fermer

II.dry up VB trans

dry up

assécher

dry goods N pl

1. dry goods Brit (non-liquid food):

dry goods

mercerie f

2. dry goods Am FASHION:

dry goods

textile m

I.drip-dry <-ie-> VB intr

drip-dry

sécher sans essorer

drip-dry on labels

ne pas repasser

II.drip-dry ADJ

drip-dry

ne nécessitant aucun repassage

Translations for drying in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

séchage

drying

dessèchement

drying (out)

drying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if you do the washing up, I'll do the drying

si tu laves la vaisselle, je l'essuie

to be (as) dry as a bone inf

être sec comme les blés

the ink is not yet dry

l'encre est encore fraîche

to take sth to the dry cleaner's

porter qc chez le teinturier

to keep sth in a warm/dry place

préserver qc du froid/de l'humidité

to leave sb high and dry

laisser qn en plan inf

to be in/put into dry dock

être/mettre en cale sèche

to put the washing out to dry

mettre le linge à sécher

to put sth in a dry place

mettre qc au sec

to keep sth in a dry place

tenir qc au sec

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Its scaffolding collapsed, and at least 169 workers fell and were buried under quick-drying wet cement.

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Related drying oils include linseed, safflower, poppy, and soybean.

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The best time to moisturise is within three minutes of drying off after you shower.

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The grog at the base prevents gluing and acts as a vent for carbon gases while drying and sintering.

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The main purpose of the wet palette is to keep acrylic paint, whose drying is unreversable, workable.

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The windows of the dining room look onto a courtyard filled with drying laundry.

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Pounce pots were a precursor of blotting paper, being a dispenser for powdery material for drying the paper.

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In the mudroom just a few feet from where she's drying her dishes stand the slop pail and the commode.

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A rstra is an arrangement of drying chili pepper pods.

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Apex of the leaf gradually acuminate with blunt tip, sometimes obtuse, base acute to cuneate, margins are entire, coriaceous, glabrous, drying brown.

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