Formes composées
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| air-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (dry by contact with air) | sécher [qch] à l'air libre loc v |
air dry,
air-dry adj | (dry from contact with air) | séché à l'air libre loc adj |
bleed [sb] dry,
bleed [sb] white vtr + adj | figurative (spend all [sb]'s money) (figuré) | saigner [qqn] à blanc vtr + loc adv |
| | Between them, my six kids have bled me dry! |
| blow-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a hair-dryer on) | se sécher les cheveux (au sèche-cheveux) v pron |
| | | se faire un brushing v pron |
| | There's no point blow-drying your hair – it's pouring down outside! |
| | C'est inutile de se sécher les cheveux : il pleut à verse ! |
| | C'est inutile de se faire un brushing : il pleut à verse ! |
| blow-dry n | (instance of drying hair) | brushing nm |
| | The hairdresser asked her client if she wanted a blow-dry. |
bone dry,
bone-dry,
dry as a bone adj | (extremely dry, parched) | très sec, extrêmement sec loc adj |
| | (territoire) | aride adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
destructive distillation,
dry distillation n | (decomposition of a substance) | distillation destructive nf |
| drip-dry⇒ vi | (dry by letting water run off) | sécher par égouttement loc v |
| | (vêtement) | sécher sur cintre loc v |
| drip-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (dry by letting water run off) | sécher par égouttement loc v |
| | (vêtement) | sécher sur cintre loc v |
| drip-dry adj | (able to drip-dry) | qui sèche par égouttement loc adj |
| | (vêtement) | qui sèche sur cintre loc adj |
| dry battery n | (electronics) | pile sèche nf |
| dry bulk | (type of cargo) (cargaison) | vrac solide, vrac sec nm |
| dry cell | (electronics) | pile sèche nf |
dry cleaner,
dry-cleaner,
dry cleaner's,
dry-cleaner's n | (company: cleans clothing) | pressing nm |
| | (moins courant : personne) | teinturier nm |
| | (moins courant : magasin) | teinturerie nf |
| | (Can) | nettoyeur nm |
| | That suit's too delicate for the washing machine; you'll have to take it to the dry cleaner. |
| | Ce costume est trop délicat pour la machine : il faut que tu l'apportes au pressing. |
| | Ce costume est trop délicat pour la machine : il faut que tu l'apportes chez le teinturier. |
| dry cleaning n | (cleaning clothes with chemicals) | nettoyage à sec nm |
| | Dry cleaning is a lot cheaper than it used to be. |
| | Le nettoyage à sec est moins cher qu'autrefois. |
| dry cleaning n | (clothes for chemical cleaning) (pas encore lavé) | linge pour le pressing nm |
| | (pas encore lavés) | vêtements pour le pressing nmpl |
| | (lavé) | linge du pressing, linge au pressing nm |
| | (lavés) | vêtements du pressing, vêtements au pressing nmpl |
| | Please pick up the dry cleaning on your way home. |
| | Passe prendre mon linge au pressing en rentrant. |
| | Passe prendre mes vêtements au pressing en rentrant. |
| dry cough n | (coughing with little mucus) | toux sèche nf |
| dry dock n | (nautical: for repairing ships) | cale sèche nf |
dry erase marker,
dry-erase marker,
dry-erase marker pen,
dry-erase marking pen n | (erasable whiteboard pen) | feutre effaçable à sec nm |
| | (pour tableau blanc) | marqueur nm |
dry farming,
dryland farming n | (farming without irrigation) | agriculture sèche, aridoculture nf |
| dry fly n | (fishing) (Pêche) | mouche sèche, mouche de pêche nf |
| dry goods npl | mainly US (fabrics, clothing) | articles de bonneterie nmpl |
| | | tissus nmpl |
| | | mercerie nf |
| | In recent years, grocery stores have expanded into selling dry goods, such as clothing. |
| dry goods npl | UK (dry food: flour, grain, etc.) | denrées non périssables nfpl |
| | | aliments non périssables, produits non périssables nmpl |
| dry goods store n | (shop: sells fabrics, clothing) | magasin de tissu nm |
| | (vieilli) | magasin de nouveautés nm |
| | You won't find groceries or hardware at a dry goods store. |
| dry heaves npl | (retching without vomiting) | haut-le-cœur nm inv |
| | | nausée nf |
| dry hole | (drilling) | puits sec nm |
dry humor (US),
dry humour (UK) n | (deadpan comedy) | humour pince-sans-rire nm |
| | | humour caustique, humour mordant nm |
| | The double-entendre is often an element of dry humor. |
| dry ice n | (CO2: used for refrigeration) | neige carbonique, glace carbonique nf |
| | I need some dry ice to ship these crawfish to Cuba. |
| | J'ai besoin de neige carbonique pour transporter ce poisson jusqu'à Cuba. |
| dry ice n | (artificial smoke effect) | neige carbonique nf |
| | Dry ice covered the stage as the band appeared. |
| | De la neige carbonique recouvrait la scène quand le groupe est apparu. |
| dry ingredients npl | (cookery: flour, salt, etc.) | ingrédients secs nmpl |
| dry kiln n | (oven for drying wood) | séchoir à bois, four en voie sèche nm |
| dry lake | (geology) | lac asséché nm |
| dry land n | (terra firma, earth) | terre ferme nf |
| | We were glad to be back on dry land after our disastrous cruise. |
| | Nous étions heureux de regagner la terre ferme après notre croisière désastreuse. |
| dry lining system n | (type of damp proofing) | système de revêtement sec nm |
| dry martini n | (cocktail) (anglicisme, cocktail) | martini dry nm |
| | After a few dry martinis the problem didn't seem so bad. |
| dry measure n | (measuring system) | volume des matières sèches nm |
dry milk,
dried milk,
milk powder,
powdered milk | (dehydrated milk) | lait en poudre nm |
| dry mustard n | (powdered mustard seeds) | moutarde en poudre nf |
| | | poudre de moutarde nf |
| dry rot n | (wood: fungal decay) | pourriture sèche, pourriture brune nf |
| | We found dry rot in the roof timbers and the whole roof had to be replaced. |
| dry rot n | (plant disease) (maladie des plantes) | fusariose nf |
| dry-rot [sth]⇒ vtr | (affect with dry rot) (plantes) | être atteint de fusariose loc v |
| dry-rot⇒ vi | (develop dry rot) | développer de la pourriture sèche, présenter de la pourriture sèche loc v |
| dry run n | (trial, rehearsal) | essai nm |
| | | galop d'essai nm |
| | (d'un discours, d'une activité) | répétition nf |
| | | répéter⇒ vi |
| | We've only got one chance to get it right, so let's do a dry run first. |
| | Nous n'avons pas le droit à l'erreur alors nous allons d'abord faire un essai. |
| | (Cinéma, TV, technique) | répétition sans technique nf |
| dry season n | (non-rainy season in the tropics) | saison sèche nf |
| | It's no cooler in the monsoon than it is in the dry season! |
| dry skin n | (skin condition: lack of moisture) | peau sèche nf |
| | 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) | alvéolite nf |
| dry spell n | (period of dry weather) | période sans précipitations nf |
| | (plus fort) | période de sécheresse nf |
| dry spell n | figurative (period of no activity) | passage à vide nm |
| | (artiste surtout) | traversée du désert nf |
| dry stone n | (wall-building: without cement) | pierre sèche nf |
dry stone,
dry-stone n as adj | (made without cement) | en pierre sèche loc adj |
| dry suit | (diving) | combinaison étanche nf |
| Dry up! interj | figurative, slang (stop talking!) (figuré, familier) | boucle-la ! interj |
| | (familier) | la ferme ! interj |
| | (figuré, familier) | mets-la en veilleuse ! interj |
| | Oh, dry up! I'm tired of your constant complaining. |
| | Oh, boucle-là ! J'en ai ras-le-bol de t'entendre te plaindre sans arrêt. |
| dry well n | (drainage pit with loose stones) | puits sec nm |
| dry wine n | (wine that is not sweet) | vin sec nm |
| | Can you suggest a dry white wine to go with our fish? Sweet wines have a higher sugar content than dry wines. |
| | Que proposez-vous comme vin blanc sec pour accompagner notre poisson ? |
| dry wit n | (ironic humour) | humour pince-sans-rire nm |
| | He had such a dry wit that sometimes it took me a while to realize he was joking. |
| | Il avait un humour tellement pince-sans-rire qu'il m'a fallu du temps pour savoir s'il plaisantait ou non. |
| dry-bulb thermometer n | (meteorology) | thermomètre sec, thermomètre à bulbe sec nm |
| dry-clean [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean using chemicals) | nettoyer à sec vtr |
| | I won't buy any clothes that I have to have dry-cleaned. |
| | Je n'achèterai pas des vêtements qu'il faut nettoyer à sec. |
| dry-eyed adj | (not weeping) | ne pas pleurer loc v |
| | I never manage to stay dry-eyed during sad movies. |
| | Je n'arrive jamais à ne pas pleurer quand je regarde des films tristes. |
drying cycle,
dry cycle n | (washing machine's drying program) | cycle de séchage nm |
drywall,
dry wall,
dry-wall n | US (plasterboard) | cloison sèche nf |
| | (courant) | plaque de plâtre nf |
| | (France, ®) | Placoplâtre nm |
| | (France, familier, abréviation, ®) | placo nm |
| | The contractor finally finished putting up the drywall today. |
drywall,
dry-stone wall,
drystone wall n | UK (stone wall built without mortar) | mur en pierre sèche nm |
| | The property is surrounded by a drywall. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | US (for use with drywall plasterboard) | en plaque de plâtre loc adj |
| | (France, ®) | en Placoplâtre loc adj |
| | (France, familier, abréviation, ®) | en placo loc adj |
| | Several drywall layers were used to soundproof the room. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | UK (built without mortar) | en pierre sèche loc adj |
| | The North of England boasts some splendid examples of drywall construction. |
drywall [sth],
dry-wall [sth],
dry wall [sth]⇒ vtr | US (construct using drywall) | monter une cloison sèche dans loc v |
| | (courant) | monter des plaques de plâtre dans loc v |
| | (France, ®) | construire avec du Placoplâtre ® loc v |
| | (France, familier, abréviation) | construire avec du placo loc v |
| | Today we are going to drywall the kitchen. |
drywall,
dry-wall,
dry wall vi | US (construct or install drywall) | monter des cloisons sèches loc v |
| | (courant) | monter des plaques de plâtre loc v |
| | (France, ®) | réaliser des cloisons en Placoplâtre® vi |
| | (France, familier, abréviation) | faire des cloisons en placo loc v |
| | The workers have been drywalling for weeks now. |
dust mop,
dry mop n | (cleaning tool) | balai à franges plat nm |
| freeze-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (freeze rapidly, then dry) | lyophiliser⇒ vtr |
| hang [sth] to dry v expr | (suspend [sth] wet until it dries) | mettre à sécher⇒, étendre⇒ vtr |
| | I'll hang my towel to dry in the sun. |
| | Je vais mettre ma serviette à sécher (or: Je vais étendre ma serviette) au soleil. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) (familier) | en plan loc adv |
| | When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
| | Quand il l'a quittée, elle s'est retrouvée en plan, sans un sou ni endroit où aller. |
| | (familier) | to leave sb high and dry : planter [qqn] vtr |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Il lui a dit "C'est fini, je ne veux plus te voir" et est reparti aussitôt, en la plantant devant le cinéma. |
| home and dry expr | UK, informal (having achieved your goal) | être au bout de ses peines loc v |
| in dry dock adv | (ship: out of water) | en cale sèche loc adv |
| leave [sb] high and dry v expr | often passive (person: abandon) (familier) | laisser en plan vtr |
| | (familier) | planter⇒ vtr |
| leave [sth] high and dry v expr | often passive (ship: ground, beach) | échouer⇒ vtr |
| | | to be left high and dry : se retrouver échoué v pron |
| | The fishing boats were left high and dry when the tide went out. |
medium-dry,
medium dry adj | (partially dry) | demi-sec, demi-sèche loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
nonfat dry milk,
non-fat dry milk n | US (powdered skimmed milk) | lait écrémé en poudre nm |
| | Nonfat dry milk is more tasty than skim milk. |
| on dry land adv | (not at sea) | sur la terre ferme loc adv |
| | I didn't believe I had survived the shipwreck until I was back on dry land. |
| | (fam) | sur le plancher des vaches expr |
| run dry vi + adj | (dry up) | s'assécher⇒ v pron |
| | | tarir⇒ vi |
| | | se dessécher⇒ v pron |
| | The river ran dry and all the fish died. |
| | La rivière s'est asséchée et tous les poissons sont morts. |
| | La rivière a tari et les poissons sont morts. |
ski slope,
dry ski slope n | (artificial hill for skiing) | piste de ski 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) | sécher à la machine, sécher en machine vtr |
| | | passer au sèche-linge vtr |
| | | faire sécher au sèche-linge vtr |
| | Jack tumble-dried my woolen sweater and it shrank to half the size! |