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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSec
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sɛk
"Les vêtements sont secs après le lavage."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Free from moisture or liquid; not wet.
"The clothes are dry after being hung out in the sun."
- 1
To remove moisture from something.
"Please dry the dishes after washing them."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'drȳge', meaning free from moisture or water, tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*draugiaz'. Over centuries, the term expanded from physical lack of moisture to abstract contexts such as lack of emotion, humor, or rain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dry" is said worldwide
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Sec
Transliteration: sɛk
"Les vêtements sont secs après le lavage."
Trocken
Transliteration: ˈtʁɔkən
"Die Wäsche ist nach dem Trocknen trocken."
Asciutto
Transliteration: aˈʃuttɔ
"I vestiti sono asciutti dopo il lavaggio."
Seco
Transliteration: ˈse.ko
"La ropa está seca después de lavarla."
Seco
Transliteration: ˈse.ku
"As roupas estão secas depois de lavá-las."
सूखा
Transliteration: sūkhā
"कपड़े धुलने के बाद सूखे हैं।"
干燥
Transliteration: gānzào
"衣服洗完后是干燥的。"
건조한
Transliteration: geonjohan
"세탁 후 옷이 건조하다."
乾燥した
Transliteration: kansō shita
"洗濯後、服は乾燥しています。"
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