How is the word sec translated from French to English

English translation
Dry
adjective

Qui ne contient ni eau ni humidité.

Having no water or moisture.

Examples with “sec”

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  • Les serviettes sont enfin sèches. — The towels are finally dry.

  • Sèche-toi les mains avant d'y toucher. — Dry your hands before you touch it.

  • Son humour pince-sans-rire surprend les gens. — His dry sense of humour surprises people.

  • Garde les allumettes dans un endroit sec. — Keep the matches in a dry place.

  • Il faut que je sèche ces vêtements rapidement. — I need to dry these clothes quickly.

  • Elle a fait une remarque pince-sans-rire sur la météo. — She made a dry comment about the weather.

  • La peinture est-elle assez sèche pour qu'on la touche ? — Is the paint dry enough to touch?

  • Le vent sèche le linge en une heure. — The wind dries the laundry in an hour.

  • Il est tellement pince-sans-rire que personne ne rit. — His delivery is so dry that nobody laughs.

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