secarse

secarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to dry

■ sécate las manos dry your hands

2 (líquido, río, etc) to dry up; (planta) to wither, dry up

3 figurado (enflaquecer) to become thin

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VPR

1) [uso reflexivo]

a) [persona] to dry o.s., get dry

me encanta secarme al sol — I love drying myself in the sun

b) [+ manos, pelo] to dry; [+ lágrimas, sudor] to dry, wipe

secarse la frente — to mop one's brow

2) (=quedarse sin agua)

a) [ropa] to dry, dry off

no entres hasta que no se seque el suelo — don't come in until the floor is dry o has dried

b) [arroz, pasta] to go dry; [garganta] to get dry; [río, pozo] to dry up, run dry; [hierba, terreno] to dry up; [planta] to wither

3) [herida] to heal up

4) * (=adelgazar) to get thin

5) * (tb: secarse de sed) to be parched *

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(v.) = dry off, shrivel up, shrivel, run + dry, dry out

Ex. The picture portrays a mother and daughter drying off after a swim.

Ex. Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so.

Ex. All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too.

Ex. So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.

Ex. These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour, but ordinary cellulose tapes such as Sellotape are not suitable for this purpose as they dry out, become discoloured and brittle, and cannot be removed without lifting a layer of paper and text.

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(v.) = dry off, shrivel up, shrivel, run + dry, dry out

Ex: The picture portrays a mother and daughter drying off after a swim.

Ex: Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so.

Ex: All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too.

Ex: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.

Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour, but ordinary cellulose tapes such as Sellotape are not suitable for this purpose as they dry out, become discoloured and brittle, and cannot be removed without lifting a layer of paper and text.

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■secarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una planta, un río) to dry up: la fuente se secó, the fountain dried up
2 (una persona) to dry oneself: sécate bien las manos, dry your hands well
3 (un objeto) espera a que se seque, wait till it's dry
'secarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
secar
- toalla
English:
dry
- run
- shrivel
- take
- blow
- mop

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vpr

1. [planta, pozo] to dry up;

se ha secado el rotulador the felt-tip pen has dried up;

se me ha secado la piel my skin has got very dry

2. [vajilla, suelo, ropa] to dry;

nos secamos al sol we dried off in the sunshine;

me sequé las manos en la toalla I dried my hands with the towel

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secarse

v/r dry; de planta wither

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vr

1) : to get dry

2) : to dry up

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secarse vb

1. (en general) to dry [pt. & pp. dried]

se está secando el pelo she's drying her hair

2. (río) to dry up

el río se seca en verano the river dries up in summer

3. (planta) to die

se ha secado el cactus the cactus has died

4. (herida) to heal

la herida se está secando the wound is healing