صيغ مركبة:
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| air-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (dry by contact with air) | يجفّف شيئًا في الهواء |
air dry,
air-dry adj | (dry from contact with air) | مجفَّف في الهواء |
bleed [sb] dry,
bleed [sb] white vtr + adj | figurative (spend all [sb]'s money) | يستنزف كل أموال شخص |
| | Between them, my six kids have bled me dry! |
| blow-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a hair-dryer on) | يجفّف الشعر |
| | There's no point blow-drying your hair – it's pouring down outside! |
| | لا داعي لتجفيف شعرك فالمطر يهطل بغزارة في الخارج. |
| blow-dry n | (instance of drying hair) | تجفيف الشعر |
| | The hairdresser asked her client if she wanted a blow-dry. |
bone dry,
bone-dry,
dry as a bone adj | (extremely dry, parched) | جافّ للغاية |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| drip-dry⇒ vi | (dry by letting water run off) (يُنشر بدون عصر ليجفّ ولا يتجعد) | يجفّ بالتقطّر، لا يحتاج للكيّ |
| drip-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (dry by letting water run off) (فلا يحتاج للكيّ) | ينشر شيئًا بدون عصر، يجفّف شيئًا بالتقطّر |
| drip-dry adj | (able to drip-dry) | يجفّ بالتقطّر، لا يحتاج للكيّ |
| dry battery n | (electronics) (في الإلكترونيات) | بطارية جافة |
| dry cell | (electronics) (في الإلكترونيات) | خليّة جافة |
dry cleaner,
dry-cleaner,
dry cleaner's,
dry-cleaner's n | (company: cleans clothing) (متجر للتنظيف الجاف/على الناشف) | مصبغة |
| | That suit's too delicate for the washing machine; you'll have to take it to the dry cleaner. |
| dry cleaning n | (cleaning clothes with chemicals) | تنظيف جاف، تنظيف على الناشف |
| | Dry cleaning is a lot cheaper than it used to be. |
| dry cleaning n | (clothes for chemical cleaning) | ملابس التنظيف الجاف، ملابس التنظيف على الناشف |
| | Please pick up the dry cleaning on your way home. |
| dry cough n | (coughing with little mucus) | سعال جافّ |
| dry dock n | (nautical: for repairing ships) | حوض جافّ |
dry erase marker,
dry-erase marker,
dry-erase marker pen,
dry-erase marking pen n | (erasable whiteboard pen) | قلم السبورة |
dry farming,
dryland farming n | (farming without irrigation) | زراعة جافة، زراعة بعلية |
| dry goods npl | mainly US (fabrics, clothing) | الأقمشة، المنسوجات |
| | In recent years, grocery stores have expanded into selling dry goods, such as clothing. |
| dry goods npl | UK (dry food: flour, grain, etc.) (طحين، قمح...) | البضائع الجافة |
| dry goods store n | (shop: sells fabrics, clothing) | متجر أقمشة |
| | You won't find groceries or hardware at a dry goods store. |
| dry heaves npl | (retching without vomiting) | يكاد يتقيأ |
dry humor (US),
dry humour (UK) n | (deadpan comedy) | فكاهة جافة، فكاهة جامدة |
| | The double-entendre is often an element of dry humor. |
| dry ice n | (CO2: used for refrigeration) (ثاني أكسيد الكربون الجليدي) | جليد جاف |
| | I need some dry ice to ship these crawfish to Cuba. |
| dry ice n | (artificial smoke effect) | جليد جاف، دخان اصطناعي |
| | Dry ice covered the stage as the band appeared. |
| dry ingredients npl | (cookery: flour, salt, etc.) (طحين، ملح...) | المكوِّنات الجافة |
| dry land n | (terra firma, earth) | اليابسة |
| | We were glad to be back on dry land after our disastrous cruise. |
| dry martini n | (cocktail) (مشروب كوكتيل) | مارتيني جافّ |
| | After a few dry martinis the problem didn't seem so bad. |
| dry measure n | (measuring system) | مكيال جاف |
dry milk,
dried milk,
milk powder,
powdered milk | (dehydrated milk) | حليب مجفَّف، حليب بودرة |
| dry mustard n | (powdered mustard seeds) | مسحوق الخردل |
| dry rot n | (wood: fungal decay) (تعفن فطري في الأخشاب) | نَخْر جاف، عفن جاف |
| | We found dry rot in the roof timbers and the whole roof had to be replaced. |
| dry rot n | (plant disease) (مرض نباتي) | عفن جاف |
| dry-rot [sth]⇒ vtr | (affect with dry rot) | يصيب شيئًا بعفن جاف |
| dry-rot⇒ vi | (develop dry rot) | يصاب بعفن جاف |
| dry run n | (trial, rehearsal) | بروفة، تجربة |
| | We've only got one chance to get it right, so let's do a dry run first. |
| dry season n | (non-rainy season in the tropics) | موسم الجفاف، الموسم الجافّ |
| | It's no cooler in the monsoon than it is in the dry season! |
| dry skin n | (skin condition: lack of moisture) | جلد جافّ |
| | The dry skin on my elbows is very annoying and painful when it catches on the inside of my sleeves. |
| dry socket n | (dental inflammation) (التهاب في الأسنان) | سِنخ جافّ، ألم السِّنخ |
| dry spell n | (period of dry weather) | فترة جفاف، نوبة جفاف |
| dry spell n | figurative (period of no activity) | فترة خمول، فترة جمود |
| dry stone n | (wall-building: without cement) | البناء بالحجر دون ملاط |
dry stone,
dry-stone n as adj | (made without cement) (دون ملاط) | حجري |
| dry suit | (diving) | بدلة غطس جافة |
| Dry up! interj | figurative, slang (stop talking!) | اسكت!، اخرس!، اصمت! |
| | Oh, dry up! I'm tired of your constant complaining. |
| dry well n | (drainage pit with loose stones) | بئر جافة |
| dry wine n | (wine that is not sweet) | نبيذ جاف |
| | Can you suggest a dry white wine to go with our fish? Sweet wines have a higher sugar content than dry wines. |
| dry wit n | (ironic humour) | مزاح بمظهر جديّ |
| | He had such a dry wit that sometimes it took me a while to realize he was joking. |
| dry-clean [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean using chemicals) (ينظف الملابس بمذيبات جافة) | - |
| | I won't buy any clothes that I have to have dry-cleaned. |
| dry-eyed adj | (not weeping) | غير باكٍ |
| | I never manage to stay dry-eyed during sad movies. |
drywall,
dry wall,
dry-wall n | US (plasterboard) | جدار جصيّ |
| | The contractor finally finished putting up the drywall today. |
drywall,
dry-stone wall,
drystone wall n | UK (stone wall built without mortar) | جدار حجريّ |
| | The property is surrounded by a drywall. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | US (for use with drywall plasterboard) | من جدران جصية |
| | Several drywall layers were used to soundproof the room. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | UK (built without mortar) (مضاف إليه) | جدرانٍ حجرية |
drywall [sth],
dry-wall [sth],
dry wall [sth]⇒ vtr | US (construct using drywall) | يبني شيئًا بجدران جصية |
| | Today we are going to drywall the kitchen. |
drywall,
dry-wall,
dry wall vi | US (construct or install drywall) | يركّب جدرانًا جصيّة |
| | The workers have been drywalling for weeks now. |
dust mop,
dry mop n | (cleaning tool) (ممسحة لالتقاط الغبار عن الأرض) | ممسحة غبار |
| freeze-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (freeze rapidly, then dry) | يجفف شيئًا بالتجميد |
| hang [sth] to dry v expr | (suspend [sth] wet until it dries) | علّق شيئا ليجف |
| | I'll hang my towel to dry in the sun. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) | متخلى عنه |
| | When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
| home and dry expr | UK, informal (having achieved your goal) | يتحقق الهدف |
| in dry dock adv | (ship: out of water) | في الحوض الجافّ |
| leave [sb] high and dry v expr | often passive (person: abandon) | يترك شخصًا ليتدبر أمره |
| | | يترك شخصًا لمصيره |
| leave [sth] high and dry v expr | often passive (ship: ground, beach) | يبقي شيئًا على اليابسة |
| | The fishing boats were left high and dry when the tide went out. |
medium-dry,
medium dry adj | (partially dry) | نصف جاف، نصف حلو |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
nonfat dry milk,
non-fat dry milk n | US (powdered skimmed milk) | حليب مجفف خال من الدسم |
| | Nonfat dry milk is more tasty than skim milk. |
| on dry land adv | (not at sea) | على اليابسة |
| | I didn't believe I had survived the shipwreck until I was back on dry land. |
| run dry vi + adj | (dry up) | جاف |
| | The river ran dry and all the fish died. |
| | أصبح النهر جافًّا ومات كل السمك. |
ski slope,
dry ski slope n | (artificial hill for skiing) (اصطناعي) | منحدر للتزلج |
| | Synthetic matting is used for the surface of these ski slopes. |
tumble dry [sth],
tumble-dry dry v expr | (heat until dry in a tumble-dryer) | يجفّف شيئًا بالنشّافة |
| | Jack tumble-dried my woolen sweater and it shrank to half the size! |