Locuções verbais
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| dry off vi phrasal | (become dry) | secar v int |
| | She sat in the sun to dry off after her swim. |
| dry [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (make dry) | secar 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) | ficar ressecada, ficar seca expres v |
| | Overcooking meat dries it out. |
| | Carne muito cozida fica ressecada. |
| dry out vi phrasal | (become completely dry) | ressecar v int |
| | My skin dries out if I don't use moisturizer every day. |
| | Minha pele resseca se eu não usar hidratante todos os dias. |
| dry out vi phrasal | figurative, slang (recover from alcohol addiction) | desintoxicar-se vp |
| | He went into rehab to dry out. |
| | Ele foi para a reabilitação se desintoxicar. |
| dry up vi phrasal | (liquid: dry completely) | secar, ressecar v int |
| | During a drought, streams may dry up completely. |
| | Durante uma seca, as fontes podem secar completamente. |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (disappear) | secar v int |
| | At one point in the banking crisis, the supply of funds to industry almost dried up completely. |
| | Durante um ponto da crise financeira, o suprimento de fundos para a indústria quase secou completamente. |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (forget speech) | dar branco expres v |
| | When the moment came for him to speak his lines, the actor dried up completely. |
| | Quando chegou a hora de falar, deu um branco no ator. |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (stop talking) (informal, ofensivo) | calar a boca expres v |
| | | ficar quieto expres v |
| | He's ranting again. I wish he'd just dry up! |
| | Ele está esbravejando de novo. Eu queria que ele calasse a boca. |
Formas compostas:
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| air-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (dry by contact with air) | secar ao ar livre expres v |
air dry,
air-dry adj | (dry from contact with air) | seco ao ar livre expres |
bleed [sb] dry,
bleed [sb] white vtr + adj | figurative (spend all [sb]'s money) (figurado) | tirar o sangue expres v |
| | | tirar todo dinheiro expres v |
| | (figurado) | rapelar vi |
| | Between them, my six kids have bled me dry! |
| blow-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a hair-dryer on) (com secador de cabelos) | secar vt |
| | There's no point blow-drying your hair – it's pouring down outside! |
| blow-dry n | (instance of drying hair) | secador de cabelos sm + prep + sm pl |
| | The hairdresser asked her client if she wanted a blow-dry. |
bone dry,
bone-dry,
dry as a bone adj | (extremely dry, parched) | seco adj |
| | | enxuto adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| drip-dry⇒ vi | (dry by letting water run off) | secar por gotejamento expres v |
| drip-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (dry by letting water run off) | secar por gotejamento expres v |
| drip-dry adj | (able to drip-dry) | secante por gotejamento loc adj |
dry cleaner,
dry-cleaner,
dry cleaner's,
dry-cleaner's n | (company: cleans clothing) | lavagem a seco expres |
| | 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) | lavagem a seco loc sf |
| | Dry cleaning is a lot cheaper than it used to be. |
| dry cleaning n | (clothes for chemical cleaning) | roupas para lavagem a seco loc sf,pl |
| | Please pick up the dry cleaning on your way home. |
| dry dock n | (nautical: for repairing ships) | doca seca sf |
dry erase marker,
dry-erase marker,
dry-erase marker pen,
dry-erase marking pen n | (erasable whiteboard pen) | marcador de quadro branco sm |
| | | caneta de quadro branco sf |
| dry goods npl | mainly US (fabrics, clothing) (mercadoria) | têxteis sm pl |
| | In recent years, grocery stores have expanded into selling dry goods, such as clothing. |
| dry goods npl | UK (dry food: flour, grain, etc.) (alimentos) | secos sm pl |
| dry goods store n | (shop: sells fabrics, clothing) | loja de tecidos loc sf |
| | You won't find groceries or hardware at a dry goods store. |
| dry heaves npl | (retching without vomiting) | ânsia de vômito sf |
| dry hole | (drilling) (britadeira) | perfuração |
dry humor (US),
dry humour (UK) n | (deadpan comedy) | senso de humor cáustico loc sm |
| | The double-entendre is often an element of dry humor. |
| dry ice n | (CO2: used for refrigeration) | gelo seco loc sm |
| | I need some dry ice to ship these crawfish to Cuba. |
| dry ice n | (artificial smoke effect) | gelo seco loc sm |
| | Dry ice covered the stage as the band appeared. |
| dry ingredients npl | (cookery: flour, salt, etc.) | ingredientes secos smpl + adj |
| dry land n | (terra firma, earth) | terra firme loc sf |
| | We were glad to be back on dry land after our disastrous cruise. |
| dry lining system n | (type of damp proofing) | sistema de revestimento loc sm |
| dry martini n | (cocktail) (coquetel) | dry martini loc sm |
| | After a few dry martinis the problem didn't seem so bad. |
| dry mustard n | (powdered mustard seeds) | mostarda em pó loc sf |
| dry rot n | (wood: fungal decay) (madeira) | podridão seca, putrefação fungosa sf |
| | We found dry rot in the roof timbers and the whole roof had to be replaced. |
| dry rot n | (plant disease) | podridão seca, putrefação fungosa sf |
| dry-rot [sth]⇒ vtr | (affect with dry rot) | ter podridão seca expres v |
| | | ter putrefação fungosa expres v |
| dry-rot⇒ vi | (develop dry rot) | desenvolver podridão seca expres v |
| | | desenvolver putrefação fungosa expres v |
| dry run n | (trial, rehearsal) | exercício prático, ensaio |
| | 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) (sem chuvas) | estação seca |
| | It's no cooler in the monsoon than it is in the dry season! |
| dry skin n | (skin condition: lack of moisture) | pele seca loc sf |
| | 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) | período de seca sm |
| dry spell n | figurative (period of no activity) | abstinência sf |
| dry stone n | (wall-building: without cement) (construído sem cimento) | pedra seca loc sf |
dry stone,
dry-stone n as adj | (made without cement) | de pedra seca loc adj |
| Dry up! interj | figurative, slang (stop talking!) | cala a boca! interj |
| | Oh, dry up! I'm tired of your constant complaining. |
| | Cala a boca! Eu estou cansado de você reclamando sempre. |
| dry wine n | (wine that is not sweet) | vinho seco loc sm |
| | 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) | humor seco, humor irônico loc sm |
| | 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) | lavagem a seco loc sf |
| | I won't buy any clothes that I have to have dry-cleaned. |
| dry-eyed adj | (not weeping) | sem lágrimas loc adj |
| | I never manage to stay dry-eyed during sad movies. |
drying cycle,
dry cycle n | (washing machine's drying program) (máquina de lavar roupa) | ciclo de secagem loc sm |
drywall,
dry wall,
dry-wall n | US (plasterboard) | parede de gesso sf |
| | | placa de reboco sf |
| | | estuque sm |
| | The contractor finally finished putting up the drywall today. |
drywall,
dry-stone wall,
drystone wall n | UK (stone wall built without mortar) | parede de gesso acartonado loc sf |
| | (anglicismo) | drywall sm |
| | The property is surrounded by a drywall. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | US (for use with drywall plasterboard) | gesso acartonado sm |
| | Several drywall layers were used to soundproof the room. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | UK (built without mortar) | de gesso acartonado 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) | construir com gesso acartonado expres v |
| | Today we are going to drywall the kitchen. |
drywall,
dry-wall,
dry wall vi | US (construct or install drywall) | fazer parede de drywall expres v |
| | The workers have been drywalling for weeks now. |
| freeze-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (freeze rapidly, then dry) | liofilizar vt |
| hang [sth] to dry v expr | (suspend [sth] wet until it dries) | pendurar vt |
| | | estender vt |
| | I'll hang my towel to dry in the sun. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) (desamparado, abandonado) | ao-deus-dará adj |
| | 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) | ser bem-sucedido na tarefa expres |
| leave [sb] high and dry v expr | often passive (person: abandon) | abandonar vt |
| leave [sth] high and dry v expr | often passive (ship: ground, beach) (navio encalhado) | encalhado adj |
| | The fishing boats were left high and dry when the tide went out. |
medium-dry,
medium dry adj | (partially dry) | semisseco adj |
| | | meio seco loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
nonfat dry milk,
non-fat dry milk n | US (powdered skimmed milk) | leite em pó desnatado loc sm |
| | Nonfat dry milk is more tasty than skim milk. |
| on dry land adv | (not at sea) | em terra firme loc adv |
| | I didn't believe I had survived the shipwreck until I was back on dry land. |
| run dry vi + adj | (dry up) | secar v int |
| | The river ran dry and all the fish died. |
ski slope,
dry ski slope n | (artificial hill for skiing) (pista artificial para esquiar) | pista de esqui loc sf |
| | 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) | secar na secadora vt + loc adv |
| | Jack tumble-dried my woolen sweater and it shrank to half the size! |