| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| dry adj | (land, climate: arid) (Vegetation) | ausgetrocknet V Part Perf |
| | (Vegetation) | dürr Adj |
| | (Vegetation) | trocken Adj |
| | Many parts of Spain are dry like the desert. |
| | Große Teile Spaniens sind ausgetrocknet, wie die Wüste. |
| dry adj | (weather: no rain) | nicht regnen Vi |
| | | niederschlagsfrei Adj |
| | It has been dry around here for the last couple of months. |
| | Es hat hier seit Monaten nicht mehr geregnet. |
| dry adj | (wine: not sweet) (Önologie) | trocken Adj |
| | She doesn't like dry wine. It isn't sweet enough for her. |
| | Sie mag trockenen Wein nicht. Er ist ihr nicht süß genug. |
| dry adj | figurative (place, event: no alcohol) (Politik) | Alkoholverbot Nn |
| | (Gastronomie) | ohne Alkoholausschank Präp + Nm |
| | | alkoholfrei Adj |
| | Some counties in Louisiana are dry counties. |
| | In manchen Gemeinden in Louisianna herrscht Alkoholverbot. |
| dry adj | (thirsty) | Durst haben Nm + Vt |
| | After walking all day, I was a little dry. |
| | Nachdem ich den ganzen Tag herum gelaufen bin, hatte ich großen Durst. |
| dry adj | figurative (humour: ironic) (Humor) | trocken Adj |
| | (Humor) | abgedroschen Adj |
| | Not everyone understands his dry humour. |
| | Nicht jeder versteht seinen trockenen Humor. |
| dry adj | figurative (boring) | langweilig Adj |
| | | einschläfernd V Part Präs |
| | The man I went out with was a little dry. |
| | Der Mann, mit dem ich ausgegangen bin, war ein wenig langweilig. |
| dry vi | figurative, slang (theater: forget your line) | den Text vergessen VP |
| | I dried onstage and the actor playing Hamlet had to feed me my line. |
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dry | driest |
| dry off vi phrasal | (become dry) | trocken werden Adj + Vi |
| | She sat in the sun to dry off after her swim. |
| dry [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (make dry) | etwas abtrocknen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas trocken machen Adj + Vt |
| | After he dropped his cell phone in the pool, he dried it off using a blow dryer. |
dry out [sth],
dry [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (make dry) (ugs) | etwas trocken werden lassen Rdw |
| | | etwas austrocknen Vt, sepa |
| | Overcooking meat dries it out. |
| | Verkochen lässt Fleisch trocken werden. |
| dry out vi phrasal | (become completely dry) | austrocknen Vi, sepa |
| | My skin dries out if I don't use moisturizer every day. |
| | Meine Haut trocknet aus, wenn ich nicht jeden Tag Feuchtigkeitspflege verwende. |
| dry out vi phrasal | figurative, slang (recover from alcohol addiction) | trocken werden Adj + Vt |
| | He went into rehab to dry out. |
| | Er ging in eine Entzugsklinik, um trocken zu werden. |
| dry up vi phrasal | (liquid: dry completely) | austrocknen Vi, sepa |
| | During a drought, streams may dry up completely. |
| | Während einer Dürre können Bäche komplett austrocknen. |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (disappear) | verschwinden Vi |
| | | aufgebraucht werden V Part Perf + Vt |
| | At one point in the banking crisis, the supply of funds to industry almost dried up completely. |
| | An einem Zeitpunkt während der Bankenkrise verschwand die Bereitstellung von Geldern für die Industrie fast komplett. |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (forget speech) | erstarren Vi |
| | | seine Zeilen vergessen Rdw |
| | | seine Ansprache vergessen Rdw |
| | When the moment came for him to speak his lines, the actor dried up completely. |
| | Als der Moment für ihn kam, dass er seine Zeilen sprechen musste, erstarrte der Schauspieler vollständig. |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (stop talking) (Slang) | die Klappe halten Rdw |
| | (ugs) | den Mund halten Rdw |
| | | leise sein Adj + Vt |
| | He's ranting again. I wish he'd just dry up! |
| | Er redet schon wieder so geschwollen daher. Ich wünschte, er würde die Klappe halten! |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
dry | driest |
| air-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (dry by contact with air) | lufttrocknen Vt, sepa |
| | | an der Luft trocknen Rdw |
air dry,
air-dry adj | (dry from contact with air) | lufttrocknen Vt, sepa |
| | | an der Luft trocknen Rdw |
bleed [sb] dry,
bleed [sb] white vtr + adj | figurative (spend all [sb]'s money) | die Haare vom Kopf fressen Rdw |
| | | ausnehmen Vt, sepa |
| | Between them, my six kids have bled me dry! |
| blow-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a hair-dryer on) | föhnen Vt |
| | | etwas mit einem Föhn trocknen VP |
| | There's no point blow-drying your hair – it's pouring down outside! |
| blow-dry n | (instance of drying hair) | Föhnen, Haareföhnen Nn |
| | The hairdresser asked her client if she wanted a blow-dry. |
bone dry,
bone-dry,
dry as a bone adj | (extremely dry, parched) | knochentrocken Adj |
| | | ausgedörrt Adj |
| | | ausgetrocknet Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| drip-dry⇒ vi | (dry by letting water run off) | abtropfen Vi, sepa |
| drip-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (dry by letting water run off) | [etw] abtropfen lassen Vi, sepa + Vt |
| drip-dry adj | (able to drip-dry) | bügelfrei Adj |
dry cleaner,
dry-cleaner,
dry cleaner's,
dry-cleaner's n | (company: cleans clothing) | Reinigung Nf |
| | 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) | chemische Reinigung Adj + Nf |
| | Dry cleaning is a lot cheaper than it used to be. |
| dry cleaning n | (clothes for chemical cleaning) | Kleidung, die professionell gereinigt wird Rdw |
| | Please pick up the dry cleaning on your way home. |
| dry dock n | (nautical: for repairing ships) | Trockendock Nn |
dry erase marker,
dry-erase marker,
dry-erase marker pen,
dry-erase marking pen n | (erasable whiteboard pen) | Filzstift Nm |
| | | Filzschreiber, Faserschreiber Nm |
| | | Filzmaler, Fasermaler Nm |
| dry goods npl | mainly US (fabrics, clothing) | Textilien Npl |
| | | Textilwaren Npl |
| | In recent years, grocery stores have expanded into selling dry goods, such as clothing. |
| dry goods npl | UK (dry food: flour, grain, etc.) | Trockenware Nf |
| | | Trockengüter Npl |
| | | Trockenprodukte Npl |
| dry heaves npl | (retching without vomiting) | Aufstoßen Nn |
| dry ice n | (CO2: used for refrigeration) | Trockeneis Nn |
| | I need some dry ice to ship these crawfish to Cuba. |
| dry ice n | (artificial smoke effect) | künstlicher Nebel Adj + Nm |
| | | kalte Flamme Adj + Nf |
| | Dry ice covered the stage as the band appeared. |
| dry ingredients npl | (cookery: flour, salt, etc.) | trockene Zutaten Adj + Npl |
| dry land n | (terra firma, earth) | Land Nn |
| | | fester Boden Adj + Nm |
| | | Festland Nn |
| | We were glad to be back on dry land after our disastrous cruise. |
| dry run n | (trial, rehearsal) | Testlauf Nm |
| | | Probelauf Nm |
| | | Test Nm |
| | 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) | Trockenzeit Nf |
| | It's no cooler in the monsoon than it is in the dry season! |
| dry skin n | (skin condition: lack of moisture) | trockene Haut Adj + Nf |
| | The dry skin on my elbows is very annoying and painful when it catches on the inside of my sleeves. |
| dry spell n | (period of dry weather) | Trockenzeit Nf |
| | | Trockenperiode Nf |
| dry spell n | figurative (period of no activity) | Durststrecke Nf |
| dry-clean [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean using chemicals) | etwas chemisch reinigen Adj + Vt |
| | I won't buy any clothes that I have to have dry-cleaned. |
| dry-eyed adj | (not weeping) | die Tränen zurückhalten können VP |
| | | nicht zu weinen anfangen VP |
| | I never manage to stay dry-eyed during sad movies. |
drywall,
dry wall,
dry-wall n | US (plasterboard) | Gipskarton Nm |
| | | Gipsplatte Nf |
| | | Gipskartonplatte Nf |
| | The contractor finally finished putting up the drywall today. |
drywall,
dry-stone wall,
drystone wall n | UK (stone wall built without mortar) | Trockenwand Nf |
| | | Trockenbauwand Nf |
| | The property is surrounded by a drywall. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | US (for use with drywall plasterboard) | aus Gipskarton gebaut Rdw |
| | | mit Gipskartonplatten errichtet Rdw |
| | Several drywall layers were used to soundproof the room. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | UK (built without mortar) | ohne Zement gebaut Rdw |
| | | mit Gips gebaut Rdw |
| | The North of England boasts some splendid examples of drywall construction. |
drywall [sth],
dry-wall [sth],
dry wall [sth]⇒ vtr | US (construct using drywall) | mit Trockenwänden bauen Rdw |
| | | aus Trockenbauwänden erstellen Rdw |
| | Today we are going to drywall the kitchen. |
drywall,
dry-wall,
dry wall vi | US (construct or install drywall) | eine Trockenwand bauen Rdw |
| | | eine Trockenbauwand errichten Rdw |
| | The workers have been drywalling for weeks now. |
| freeze-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (freeze rapidly, then dry) | [etw] gefriertrocknen Vt, fix |
| hang [sth] to dry v expr | (suspend [sth] wet until it dries) | zum Trocknen aufhängen Rdw |
| | I'll hang my towel to dry in the sun. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) | im Stich gelassen Rdw |
| | | sich selbst überlassen Rdw |
| | 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) (übertragen) | in trockenen Tüchern Rdw |
| | | abgeschlossen Adj |
| | | beendet Adj |
medium-dry,
medium dry adj | (partially dry) | halbtrocken Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| run dry vi + adj | (dry up) | ausgetrocknet V Part Perf |
| | | vertrocknet V Part Perf |
| | The river ran dry and all the fish died. |
| | Der Fluss ist ausgetrocknet und alle Fische sind gestorben. |
ski slope,
dry ski slope n | (artificial hill for skiing) | Skipiste Nf |
| | | Skiabfahrt Nf |
| | | Skiabfahrtstrecke Nf |
| | 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) | trocknen Vt |
| | | im Wäschetrockner trocknen VP |
| | Jack tumble-dried my woolen sweater and it shrank to half the size! |