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dryer

/ˈdɹaɪə/ /ˈdɹaɪɚ/

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noun

Secadora

One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.

Examples :

"The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth."

El sol y un viento del noroeste son grandes secadoras de la tierra.

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noun

Secadora

A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.

Examples :

"After the soccer game, my sister put the wet clothes in the dryer. "

Después del partido de fútbol, mi hermana metió la ropa mojada en la secadora.

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noun

Secador de pelo

An electric hair dryer.

Examples :

"My hair was wet, so I used the dryer to quickly dry it before school. "

Tenía el pelo mojado, así que usé el secador para secarlo rápidamente antes de ir a la escuela.

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noun

Secadora

Any other device or substance, household or industrial, designed to remove water or humidity.

Examples :

"The dehumidifier is a powerful dryer for removing excess moisture from the basement. "

El deshumidificador es una secadora potente para eliminar el exceso de humedad del sótano.

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noun

Secante

A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

Examples :

"The painter used a special dryer to speed up the drying time of the varnish on the school's new artwork. "

El pintor usó un secante especial para acelerar el tiempo de secado del barniz en la nueva obra de arte de la escuela.

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adjective

Seco

Free from or lacking moisture.

Examples :

"The clothes came out of the dryer completely dry. "

La ropa salió de la secadora completamente seca.

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adjective

Seco

Unable to produce a liquid, as water, oil, or (farming) milk.

Examples :

"This well is as dry as that cow."

Este pozo está tan seco como esa vaca.

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adjective

Secadora

Built without or lacking mortar.

Examples :

"The old brick schoolhouse had a dryer foundation; the bricks were laid without mortar, making it quite unstable. "

La antigua escuela de ladrillo tenía una base seca; los ladrillos se colocaron sin mortero, lo que la hacía bastante inestable.

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adjective

Anhidro, seco

Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.

Examples :

"Dry alcohol is 200 proof."

El alcohol anhidro tiene 200 grados de prueba.

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adjective

Sediento, ansioso

Athirst, eager.

Examples :

"The student was dryer for more information about the upcoming history test. "

El estudiante estaba ansioso por obtener más información sobre el próximo examen de historia.

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adjective

Sin alcohol

Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.

Examples :

"The lemonade stand offered a dryer version of their usual punch, with no alcohol added. "

El puesto de limonada ofrecía una versión sin alcohol de su ponche habitual.

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adjective

Seco, donde se prohíbe la venta de alcohol

Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.

Examples :

"The town's new zoning laws designate the area near the school as a dryer zone, prohibiting the sale of alcohol there. "

Las nuevas leyes de zonificación de la ciudad designan el área cerca de la escuela como una zona seca, prohibiendo la venta de alcohol allí.

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adjective

Seco, austero

Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:

Examples :

"The teacher's presentation was quite dryer than usual, lacking any interesting anecdotes or examples. "

La presentación del profesor fue bastante más austera de lo habitual, careciendo de anécdotas o ejemplos interesantes.

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adjective

Teórico, árido

(somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.

Examples :

"My brother's computer science project was very dryer, focusing on algorithms instead of, say, growing plants. "

El proyecto de informática de mi hermano era muy teórico, centrado en algoritmos en lugar de, por ejemplo, cultivar plantas.

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adjective

Seco

(of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects.

Examples :

"The teacher played a dryer recording of the Shakespearean sonnet, so the students could hear the original, unedited words. "

El profesor reprodujo una grabación seca del soneto de Shakespeare para que los estudiantes pudieran escuchar las palabras originales sin editar.

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adjective

Seco, estéril

Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.

Examples :

"never dry fire a bow; dry humping her girlfriend; making a dry run"

Nunca disparar en seco un arco; hacer dry humping a su novia; hacer una prueba.

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adjective

Seco

Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.

Examples :

"The school's new cleaning service is dryer; it doesn't include any special ceremonies or holy actions. "

El nuevo servicio de limpieza de la escuela es seco; no incluye ceremonias especiales ni acciones sagradas.