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| dry adj | (land, climate: arid) (terenuri) | arid adj. |
| | | sterp adj. |
| | Many parts of Spain are dry like the desert. |
| | Multe regiuni ale Spaniei sunt aride ca un deșert. |
| | Multe regiuni ale Spaniei sunt sterpe ca un deșert. |
| dry adj | (weather: no rain) (vreme) | secetos adj. |
| | | fără ploaie loc.adj. |
| | It has been dry around here for the last couple of months. |
| | În ultimele luni am avut parte de o perioadă secetoasă. |
| dry adj | (wine: not sweet) (despre vin) | sec adj. |
| | She doesn't like dry wine. It isn't sweet enough for her. |
| | Nu îi plac vinurile seci, nu sunt suficient de dulci pentru ea. |
| dry adj | figurative (place, event: no alcohol) | prohibitiv adj. |
| | Some counties in Louisiana are dry counties. |
| | Unele districte din Louisiana sunt prohibitive, când vine vorba de alcool. |
| dry adj | (thirsty) | însetat adj. |
| | After walking all day, I was a little dry. |
| | După o zi de mers, mă simțeam însetat. |
| dry adj | (humour) | sec adj. |
| | He has such a dry sense of humour. |
| | Are un simț al umorului destul de sec. |
| dry adj | figurative (boring) | plictisitor adj. |
| | | anost adj. |
| | The man I went out with was a little dry. |
| | Tipul cu care mă vedeam era cam plictisitor. |
| | Tipul cu care mă vedeam era cam anost. |
| dry vi | figurative, slang (theater: forget your line) (teatru) | a uita replici expr.vb. |
| | I dried onstage and the actor playing Hamlet had to feed me my line. |
Locuțiuni verbale
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| dry out vi phrasal | (become completely dry) (pielea) | a se usca vb.reflex. |
| | | a se deshidrata vb.reflex. |
| | My skin dries out if I don't use moisturizer every day. |
| dry out vi phrasal | figurative, slang (recover from alcohol addiction) | a se lăsa de băut expr.vb. |
| | He went into rehab to dry out. |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (disappear) | a dispărea vb.intranz. |
| | At one point in the banking crisis, the supply of funds to industry almost dried up completely. |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (stop talking) (figurat) | a-și închide gura loc.vb. |
| | (familiar) | a-și ține pliscul loc.vb. |
| | He's ranting again. I wish he'd just dry up! |
Forme compuse:
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| blow-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a hair-dryer on) (cu uscătorul) | a usca vb.tranz. |
| | There's no point blow-drying your hair – it's pouring down outside! |
bone dry,
bone-dry,
dry as a bone adj | (extremely dry, parched) | uscat adj. |
| | | pârjolit adj. |
| | | arid adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
dry cleaner,
dry-cleaner,
dry cleaner's,
dry-cleaner's n | (company: cleans clothing) | curățătorie s.f. |
| | 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) | curățare chimică s.f. |
| | Dry cleaning is a lot cheaper than it used to be. |
| dry cleaning n | (clothes for chemical cleaning) | haine curățate chimic s.f.pl. |
| | Please pick up the dry cleaning on your way home. |
| dry goods npl | mainly US (fabrics, clothing) | produse de mercerie s.n.pl. |
| | In recent years, grocery stores have expanded into selling dry goods, such as clothing. |
| dry goods store n | (shop selling fabrics and textiles) | mercerie |
| | You will not find groceries or hardware at a dry goods store. |
| dry ice n | (CO2: used for refrigeration) | zăpadă carbonică s.f. |
| | I need some dry ice to ship these crawfish to Cuba. |
| dry ice n | (artificial smoke effect) | zăpadă carbonică s.f. |
| | Dry ice covered the stage as the band appeared. |
| dry land n | (terra firma, earth) | pământ s.n. |
| | We were glad to be back on dry land after our disastrous cruise. |
| dry martini n | (cocktail) (cocteil) | martini sec s.n. |
| | After a few dry martinis the problem didn't seem so bad. |
| dry off vi | (become dry) | a se usca vb.reflex. |
| | She sat in the sun to dry off. |
| dry off vi | (make dry) | a usca vb.tranz. |
| | After he dropped his cell phone in the pool, he dried it off using a blow dryer. |
| dry out vi | (become completely dry) | a se usca vb.reflex. |
| | Overcooking meat dries it out. |
| dry rot n | (wood: fungal decay) | putregai s.n. |
| | We found dry rot in the roof timbers and the whole roof had to be replaced. |
| dry run n | (trial, rehearsal) | repetiție s.f. |
| | 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) | sezon uscat s.n. |
| | It's no cooler in the monsoon than it is in the dry season! |
| dry up vi | literal (liquid: dry completely) (despre lichide) | a se evapora vb.reflex. |
| | During a drought, streams may dry up completely. |
| dry up vi | figurative (forget what one has to say) (ce vroia cineva să spună) | a uita vb.tranz. |
| dry up interj | (stop talking!) | gura!, taci! interj. |
| dry wine n | (wine that is not sweet) | vin aspru s.n. |
| | 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 | (wry, ironic humour) | ironie s.f. |
| | | sarcasm s.n. |
| | He had such a dry wit that sometimes it took a while to realize he was joking. |
| dry-clean [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean using chemicals) | a curăța chimic loc.vb. |
| | I won't buy any clothes that I have to have dry-cleaned. |
drywall,
dry-stone wall,
drystone wall n | (stone wall built without mortar) | pereu s.n. |
drywall,
dry wall n | US (plasterboard) | perete de rigips s.m. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | US (for use with drywall) | rigips s.n. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | UK (built without mortar) | din pereu 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) | a construi folosind rigips vb.tranz. |
| | Today we are going to drywall the kitchen. |
drywall,
dry-wall,
dry wall vi | US (construct or install drywall) | a construi sau instala plăci de rigips vb. |
| | The workers have been drywalling for weeks now. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) | părăsit, abandonat adj. |
| | | de izbeliște loc.adj. |
| | When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
| leave [sth] high and dry v expr | often passive (ship: ground, beach) | a rămâne pe uscat expr. |
| | The fishing boats were left high and dry when the tide went out. |
nonfat dry milk,
non-fat dry milk n | US (powdered skimmed milk) | lapte praf degresat s.n. |
| | Nonfat dry milk is more tasty than skim milk. |
| on dry land adv | (not at sea) | pe uscat loc.adv. |
| | I didn't believe I had survived the shipwreck until I was back on dry land. |
| run dry vi + adj | (dry up) | secat adj. |
| | The river ran dry and all the fish died. |
| | Râul era secat și toți peștii muriseră. |