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The percentage of dry silk is found by difference.Le pourcentage de soie sèche est obtenu par différence.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
No, he would never forgive him for treating himself in that dirty fashion to delicacies on the sly, while he, Mahoudeau, was half starving, and eating dry bread.Non! jamais il ne pardonnerait qu’on se payât salement des douceurs en cachette, lorsque lui mangeait son pain sec!Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
But to gain just a few minutes, eager as she was to cook the crawfish, she did not take the trouble to put on dry linen.Mais ce qu’elle n’avoua pas, ce fut qu’elle ne prit pas même la peine de mettre du linge sec, pour gagner quelques minutes, dans la hâte où elle était de préparer la cuisson des écrevisses.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
I hear the crackling knots in the fire, the rustling of dry leaves swirled up by a stray gust, the "coo-whoo-a" of the white owl, the bark of the raccoon, and, at intervals, the dismal howling of wolves.J'entends le pétillement du feu, le bruissement des feuilles sèches roulées par un coup de vent, le cououwuoou-ah du hibou blanc, l'aboiement du rackoon, et, par intervalles, le hurlement des loups.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
However, he only answered in a dry tone quivering with annoyance. "Oh, I am quite of Jean's mind.Il dit cependant sur un ton sec, où vibrait son irritation: Oh! moi, je suis tout à fait de l'avis de Jean.Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
There won't be a dry thread in my night-clothes and the sheets will be so that Mammy has to hang them up to dry!Pas un fil de sec dans mes habillements de nuit, et Mamie est forcée de faire sécher mes draps!Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
I wish to make you happy. I had hoped that you would have allowed me to weep in peace, but I will dry my tears, as it is a question of your happiness."Je veux vous rendre heureuse.... J'espérais que vous me laisseriez pleurer en paix, mais j'essuierai mes larmes, puisqu'il s'agit de votre bonheur.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
She had noted the slight, dry cough, the daily brightening cheek; nor could the lustre of the eye, and the airy buoyancy born of fever, deceive her.Elle avait remarqué cette toux légère et sèche, ces joues plus brillantes de jour en jour. L’éclat de l’œil, l’agitation fébrile des mouvements ne pouvaient lui faire illusion.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
The Hurons keep a hot fire to dry the white man's clothes by."Les Hurons ont un bon feu pour sécher les vêtements d’un homme blanc.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
' Abbé Faujas has no political views, he at last said in his dry voice.--L'abbé Faujas n'a pas d'opinion politique, dit-il de sa voix sèche.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
For all other starches with a dry-extract content of 87 % or more, the rate of the export refund shall be that laid down in accordance with paragraph 1;Pour tous les autres amidons ou fécules, si la teneur en extrait sec est égale ou supérieure à 87 %, le taux de la restitution appliqué sera celui établi conformément au paragraphe 1;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
A dry sail clinging to your legs and wrapping itself round your head is not pleasant, but, when the sail is sopping wet, it becomes quite vexing.Une voile sèche qui vous claque dans les jambes et s’entortille autour de votre tête n’a rien d’agréable, mais, quand elle ruisselle d’eau, cela devient carrément insupportable.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
Filter through a dry filter into a dry receptacle.Filtrer sur filtre sec dans un récipient sec.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
She often seemed to lapse into some ecstatic trance, her hands were shaken by a nervous trembling, and a dry cough occasionally shook her from head to foot without consciousness apparently on her part of how it was rending her.Sa face se noyait d'extase, ses mains se tendaient avec des tremblements nerveux. Une toux sèche parfois la secouait de la tête aux pieds, sans qu'elle parût en sentir le déchirement.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
dry- or wet-salted for a minimum of 14 days before dispatch;or:soit salés à sec ou en saumure pendant au moins 14 jours avant leur expédition;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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Collocations
freeze-dry
lyophiliser
dry-cleaner
teinturier
dry grinding
broyage à sec
air-dry
sécher à l'air
dry heat
chaleur sec
dry-bulb thermometer
thermomètre à boule sèche
dry-pipe sprinkler system
installation à sprinklers sous air
dry-powder extinguisher
extincteur à poudre sèche
dry distillation
distillation sèche
dry ice
neige carbonique
dry cargo
cargaison sèche
dry weight
poids à sec
dry process
voie sèche
dry salting
salage à sec
dry port
port sec
Word forms
dry
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | dried |
Imperative | dry |
Present Participle (Participle I) | drying |
Past Participle (Participle II) | dried |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dry | we dry |
you dry | you dry |
he/she/it dries | they dry |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am drying | we are drying |
you are drying | you are drying |
he/she/it is drying | they are drying |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have dried | we have dried |
you have dried | you have dried |
he/she/it has dried | they have dried |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been drying | we have been drying |
you have been drying | you have been drying |
he/she/it has been drying | they have been drying |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dried | we dried |
you dried | you dried |
he/she/it dried | they dried |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was drying | we were drying |
you were drying | you were drying |
he/she/it was drying | they were drying |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had dried | we had dried |
you had dried | you had dried |
he/she/it had dried | they had dried |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been drying | we had been drying |
you had been drying | you had been drying |
he/she/it had been drying | they had been drying |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will dry | we shall/will dry |
you will dry | you will dry |
he/she/it will dry | they will dry |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be drying | we shall/will be drying |
you will be drying | you will be drying |
he/she/it will be drying | they will be drying |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have dried | we shall/will have dried |
you will have dried | you will have dried |
he/she/it will have dried | they will have dried |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been drying | we shall/will have been drying |
you will have been drying | you will have been drying |
he/she/it will have been drying | they will have been drying |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would dry | we should/would dry |
you would dry | you would dry |
he/she/it would dry | they would dry |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be drying | we should/would be drying |
you would be drying | you would be drying |
he/she/it would be drying | they would be drying |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have dried | we should/would have dried |
you would have dried | you would have dried |
he/she/it would have dried | they would have dried |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been drying | we should/would have been drying |
you would have been drying | you would have been drying |
he/she/it would have been drying | they would have been drying |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am dried | we are dried |
you are dried | you are dried |
he/she/it is dried | they are dried |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being dried | we are being dried |
you are being dried | you are being dried |
he/she/it is being dried | they are being dried |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been dried | we have been dried |
you have been dried | you have been dried |
he/she/it has been dried | they have been dried |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was dried | we were dried |
you were dried | you were dried |
he/she/it was dried | they were dried |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being dried | we were being dried |
you were being dried | you were being dried |
he/she/it was being dried | they were being dried |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been dried | we had been dried |
you had been dried | you had been dried |
he/she/it had been dried | they had been dried |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be dried | we shall/will be dried |
you will be dried | you will be dried |
he/she/it will be dried | they will be dried |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been dried | we shall/will have been dried |
you will have been dried | you will have been dried |
he/she/it will have been dried | they will have been dried |
dry
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | dry | dries |
Possessive case | dry's | dries' |
dry
adjective
Positive degree | dry |
Comparative degree | drier |
Superlative degree | driest |