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Dry - English meaning

Dry – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

(of information, writing, etc.) dealing primarily with facts and presented in a dull, uninteresting way.

Usage examples:

He not only avoids dry accounts of regimes and rulers, but enables the reader to feel how the subst…
noun

(of a joke or sense of humour) subtle and expressed in a matter-of-fact way.

Usage examples:

He delighted his friends with a dry, covert sense of humour
noun

Prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink.

Usage examples:

The country is strictly dry, in accordance with islamic law
noun

(of an alcoholic drink) not sweet.

Usage examples:

A dry, medium-bodied red wine
noun

Relating to political ‘dries’; rigidly monetarist.

noun

Become dry.

Usage examples:

Allow 24 hours for the paint to dry
noun

Forget one's lines.

Usage examples:

A colleague of mine once dried in the middle of a scene
noun

The process or an instance of drying.

noun

A dry or covered place.

noun

A conservative politician (especially in the 1980s) in favour of strict monetarist policies.

noun

A person in favour of the prohibition of alcohol.

Usage examples:

Evangelical dries had seen to it that the nearest bottle of whiskey was miles away
verb

Free from liquid or moisture

adjective

Without water or liquid in, on, or around something

Usage examples:

Are the clothes dry yet?, do you have a shampoo for dry hair?, the book is packed with information …

Dry translation into English

Dry: translate from English into Chinese

Translate dry into Chinese (Simplified)}
干燥, 干旱, 燥, 旱地, 涸, 旱田, 陆地, 索然, 槁, 熇, 蔋, 暵, 帨

Dry: translate from English into Dutch

Translate dry into Dutch}
Droog, Drogen, Uitdrogen, Dor, Laten drogen, Afdrogen, Verdrogen, Drooggelegd, Dorstig, Zuiver, Lens, Niet zoet, Onvermengd, Eesten, Voorstander van drankverbod

Dry: translate from English into French

Translate dry into French}
Sec, Sécher, Faire sécher, Aride, Séché, Essuyer, Brut, Tari, Caustique, Sans pluie, Dégraissé, Fané, Réactionnaire, Pince-sans-rire, S'assécher

Dry: translate from English into German

Translate dry into German}
Trocken, Trocknen, Abtrocknen, Herb, Dürr, Vertrocknet, Nüchtern, Kühl, Abwischen, Dörren, Langweilig, Ledern, Strohig, Humorlos, Gleichgültig

Dry: translate from English into Hindi

Translate dry into Hindi}
सूखा, शुष्क, सूखना, रूखा, सुखाना, नीरस, स्थल, खंगर, प्यासा, उदासीन, शराबबंदीवाला, थलचर, थल, शुष्क करना, पींछकर सुखाना, पींछना, पींछ डालना, शुष्क होना, सुखना

Dry: translate from English into Italian

Translate dry into Italian}
Asciutto, Asciugare, Secco, Essiccare, Seccare, Arido, Seccarsi, Arso, Esaurire

Dry: translate from English into Korean

Translate dry into Korean}
마른, 마르게, 건조기, 가뭄, 말리다, 마르다, 가문, 적나라한, 금주법 찬성론자, 닦아 말리다, 맛이 산뜻한, 눈물을 흘리지 않는, 금주의, 실탄을 사용하지 않는, 버터를 바르지 않은, 금주론자, 건조하다

Dry: translate from English into Russian

Translate dry into Russian}
Сухой, Сушить, Насухо, Сушиться, Сохнуть, Сухо, Высыхать, Досуха, Засушливый, Засуха, Высохший, Сухая погода, Вытирать, Сушь, Сдержанный, Просушивать, Сыпучий, Холодный, Высушиваться, Осушать, Скучный, Твердый, Бесстрастный, Испытывающий жажду, Засушивать, Засушливые районы, Неинтересный, Без масла, Антиалкогольный, Иссякать, Несладкий, Без джема, Насушить, Подсушиваться, Обсушивать, Учебный

Dry: translate from English into Spanish

Translate dry into Spanish}
Seco, Secar, Árido, Enjuto, Aburrido, Sin lluvia, Sin mantequilla, Enjugar, Viejo, Prohibicionista, Exprimir

Word origin

Old English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken .

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