drying

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From the verb dry: (⇒ conjugate)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
drying adj (causing dryness)secante adj mf
  que seca loc adj
 After-sun lotion counteracts the drying effect of the sun on your skin.
drying n (act of making dry)secado nm
 Drying in the sun is a traditional method of preserving food.
drying n informal (theater: forgetting your line) (figurado)laguna nf
  olvido de diálogo nm + loc adj
 Drying is a common problem for nervous or inexperienced actors.
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
dry adj (not wet)seco/a adj
 The chair was dry because it was not in the rain.
 La silla estaba seca porque no estaba bajo la lluvia.
dry adj (food: lacking moisture)seco/a adj
 The crackers were dry.
 Las galletas estaban secas.
dry [sth] vtr (make dry)secar vtr
 He dried the dishes with a towel.
 Secó los platos con un paño.
dry vi (become dry)secarse v prnl
 The clothes dried in the sun.
 La ropa se secó al sol.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
dry adj (land, climate: arid)seco/a, árido/a adj
 Many parts of Spain are dry like the desert.
 Muchas zonas de España son secas como el desierto.
dry adj (weather: no rain)seco/a adj
 It has been dry around here for the last couple of months.
 Ha estado seco por aquí en el último par de meses.
dry adj (wine: not sweet)seco/a adj
 She doesn't like dry wine. It isn't sweet enough for her.
 No le gusta el vino seco. No es lo suficientemente dulce para ella.
dry adj figurative (place, event: no alcohol) (figurado)seco/a adj
  estar prohibido el alcohol loc verb
 Some counties in Louisiana are dry counties.
 Algunos condados en Luisiana son secos.
 En algunos condados de Louisiana está prohibido el alcohol.
dry adj (thirsty) (coloquial)seco/a adj
  sediento/a adj
 After walking all day, I was a little dry.
 Después de caminar todo el día estaba seco.
 Después de caminar todo el día estaba sediento.
dry adj figurative (humour: ironic) (humor burlón)irónico/a, mordaz adj
  seco/a, cortante adj
  cáustico/a adj
 Not everyone understands his dry humour.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tiene un sentido del humor irónico.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tiene un humor seco y cortante.
dry adj figurative (boring)soso/a adj
  (figurado)árido/a adj
 The man I went out with was a little dry.
 El hombre con el que salí era un poco soso.
 El hombre con el que salí tenía una conversación árida.
dry vi figurative, slang (theater: forget your line)quedarse en blanco loc verb
  olvidarse las líneas loc verb
 I dried onstage and the actor playing Hamlet had to feed me my line.
 Me quedé en blanco en el escenario y el actor que hacía de Hamlet tuvo que soplarme mi diálogo.
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Locuciones verbales
dry | drying
InglésEspañol
dry off vi phrasal (become dry)secarse v prnl
 She sat in the sun to dry off after her swim.
 Se sentó al sol para secarse después de nadar.
dry [sth] off vtr phrasal sep (make dry)secar vtr
 After he dropped his cell phone in the pool, he dried it off using a blow dryer.
 El celular se le había caído en un charco; lo secó con un secador de pelo.
dry out [sth],
dry [sth] out
vtr phrasal sep
(make dry)resecar, secar vtr
 Overcooking meat dries it out.
 Si cocinas la carne de más, la resecas.
dry out vi phrasal (become completely dry)secarse v prnl
 My skin dries out if I don't use moisturizer every day.
 Mi piel se seca si no uso crema humectante todos los días.
dry out vi phrasal figurative, slang (recover from alcohol addiction)desintoxicarse v prnl
  rehabilitarse v prnl
  dejar de consumir loc verb
 He went into rehab to dry out.
 Fue a rehabilitación para desintoxicarse.
dry up vi phrasal (liquid: dry completely)secarse v prnl
 During a drought, streams may dry up completely.
 Durante una sequía, los arroyos pueden secarse por completo.
dry up vi phrasal figurative, informal (disappear) (coloquial)agotarse, consumirse v prnl
 At one point in the banking crisis, the supply of funds to industry almost dried up completely.
 Durante la crisis de los bancos, el suministro de fondos para la industria casi se agotó por completo.
dry up vi phrasal figurative, slang (forget speech) (coloquial)quedarse en blanco loc verb
 When the moment came for him to speak his lines, the actor dried up completely.
 Cuando le llegó el momento de hablar, el actor se quedó en blanco completamente.
dry up vi phrasal figurative, slang (stop talking)callarse v prnl
  (coloquial)cerrar la boca loc verb
 He's ranting again. I wish he'd just dry up!
 Está despotricando de nuevo, ¡ojalá se callara!
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Compound Forms:
drying | dry
InglésEspañol
air-drying adj (dries by exposure to air)que seca con aire loc adj
 Un aparato que seca con aire caliente es el secador de pelo.
drying cycle,
dry cycle
n
(washing machine's drying program)ciclo de secado nm
 En ciclo de secado en el lavarropas comienza luego del centrifugado.
drying kiln n (oven for drying wood)estufa de secado grupo nom
  horno de secado grupo nom
 Lumber cured in a drying kiln is less likely to warp.
drying mat n (surface for drying things, esp. dishes)paño escurridor loc nom m
  paño secaplatos loc nom m
  tapete escurridor loc nom m
drying rack n (apparatus for hanging items to dry)tendedero nm
  tenderete nm
 In wet weather, we leave the washing to dry indoors on a drying rack.
 Cuando el clima está húmedo, ponemos la ropa a secar en un tendedero dentro de la casa.
freeze-drying n (drying process for food, medicine, etc.)deshidrocongelación nf
  liofilización nf
nondrying,
non-drying
adj
(that does not dry on contact with air)que no se seca loc adj
quick-drying adj (cement, paint)de secado rápido loc adj
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