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I. dry <-ier, -iest> [draɪ] ADJ

1. dry (not wet):

dry: trocken

the kettle has boiled dry: das ganze Wasser im Kessel ist verdampft

to be [as] dry as a bone, to be bone-dry inf: knochentrocken [o. staubtrocken] sein inf

dry bread: trockenes Brot

dry bread (without a spread a.): Brot ohne Belag

to go dry: austrocknen

“keep dry”: „vor Nässe schützen“

2. dry ANAT (not hydrated):

dry hair, skin: trocken

3. dry GEOG:

dry river, well, pond: ausgetrocknet

to go [or run]dry: austrocknen

to run dry source: versiegen

4. dry METEO (without precipitation):

dry: trocken

dry climate also: niederschlagsfrei

dry soil also: dürr

5. dry MED (lacking lubrication):

dry: trocken

dry cough: trockener Husten

dry throat: trockene Kehle

6. dry (without alcohol):

dry: alkoholfrei

dry bar: Bar f ohne Alkoholausschank

dry party: Fest nt ohne alkoholische Getränke

dry state: Staat m mit Alkoholverbot

7. dry (not sweet):

dry wine, sherry: trocken

dry wine also: herb

8. dry pej (uninteresting):

dry speech, writing: trocken

dry speech, writing: nüchtern

as dry as dust: sterbenslangweilig inf

as dry as dust: stinklangweilig

9. dry (unemotional):

dry tone: kühl

10. dry approv (understated):

dry: trocken

dry [sense of] humour [or Am humor]/wit: trockener Humor

Phrases:

to bleed sb dry: jdn ausnehmen

to come up dry Am: erfolglos sein

to run dry: unproduktiv werden

II. dry <pl dries [or -s]> [draɪ] N

1. dry (inside):

the dry: das Trockene

come into the dry: komm ins Trockene

2. dry (drought):

dry: Dürre f <-, -n>

dry: CH a. Tröckne f

3. dry Am inf (prohibitionist):

dry: Prohibitionist(in) m (f) <-en, -en>

dry: Alkoholgegner(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

III. dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB trans

to dry sth: etw trocknen

to dry sth fruit, meat: etw dörren

to dry sth (dry out): etw austrocknen

to dry sth (dry up): etw abtrocknen

dry your eyes!: wisch dir die Tränen ab!

dry your eyes! (stop crying): hör auf zu weinen!

to dry the dishes: [das Geschirr] abtrocknen

to dry flowers: Blumen trocknen

to dry one's hands: sich dat die Hände abtrocknen

to dry the laundry: die Wäsche trocknen

to dry oneself: sich acc abtrocknen

IV. dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB intr

1. dry (lose moisture):

dry: trocknen

to put sth out to dry: etw zum Trocknen raushängen

2. dry (dry up):

dry: abtrocknen

3. dry THEAT inf (forget one's lines):

dry: steckenbleiben

ˈair-dry VB trans

to air-dry sth: etw lufttrocknen

I. ˈblow-dry <-ie-> VB trans

to blow-dry sb's/one's hair: jdm/sich die Haare föhnen

II. ˈblow-dry N no pl

blow-dry: Föhnen nt

bone ˈdry ADJ inv

bone dry: staubtrocken

I. ˈdrip-dry <-ie-> VB trans

to drip-dry clothes: Kleidung [o. CH Kleider] tropfnass aufhängen

II. ˈdrip-dry ADJ

drip-dry: bügelfrei

drip-dry: knitterfrei

I. dry off VB trans

to dry off ⇆ sb/sth/oneself: jdn/etw/sich abtrocknen

II. dry off VB intr

dry off: trocknen

I. dry out VB intr

1. dry out (become moistureless):

dry out: austrocknen

2. dry out:

dry out (stop drinking) alcoholic: trocken werden inf

dry out (sober up) drunk person: ausnüchtern

II. dry out VB trans

to dry sth ⇆ out: etw austrocknen

to dry sth ⇆ out (leave to dry): etw trocknen [lassen]

ˈdry cell N ELEC

dry cell: Trockenelement nt spec

dry cell: Trockenzelle f spec

ˈdry-clean VB trans

to dry-clean sth: etw chemisch reinigen

‘dry-clean only’: ‚chemisch reinigen‘

dry ˈclean·er's N

dry cleaner's: Reinigung f <-, -en>

dry ˈclean·ing N no pl

dry cleaning: [chemische] Reinigung

ˈdry dock N

dry dock: Trockendock nt <-s, -s>

to be in dry dock: im Trockendock liegen

dry ˈex·tract N CHEM

dry extract: Trockenauszug m

dry-ˈeyed ADJ

dry-eyed: trockenen Auges form

Present
I	dry
you	dry
he/she/it	dries
we	dry
you	dry
they	dry

Past
I	dried
you	dried
he/she/it	dried
we	dried
you	dried
they	dried

Present Perfect
I	have	dried
you	have	dried
he/she/it	has	dried
we	have	dried
you	have	dried
they	have	dried

Past Perfect
I	had	dried
you	had	dried
he/she/it	had	dried
we	had	dried
you	had	dried
they	had	dried

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dry goods: Textilien pl CH

abs. dry: absolut trocken

dry martini: trockener Martini

dry bar: Bar f ohne Alkoholausschank

dry bread (without a spread a.): Brot ohne Belag

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