| Zusammengesetzte Wörter: |
| Englisch | Deutsch |
| air-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (dry by contact with air) | lufttrocknen Vt, sepa |
| an der Luft trocknen Rdw |
air dry,
air-dry adj | (dry from contact with air) | lufttrocknen Vt, sepa |
| an der Luft trocknen Rdw |
bleed [sb] dry,
bleed [sb] white vtr + adj | figurative (spend all [sb]'s money) | die Haare vom Kopf fressen Rdw |
| ausnehmen Vt, sepa |
| Between them, my six kids have bled me dry! |
| blow-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a hair-dryer on) | föhnen Vt |
| etwas mit einem Föhn trocknen VP |
| There's no point blow-drying your hair – it's pouring down outside! |
| blow-dry n | (instance of drying hair) | Föhnen, Haareföhnen Nn |
| The hairdresser asked her client if she wanted a blow-dry. |
bone dry,
bone-dry,
dry as a bone adj | (extremely dry, parched) | knochentrocken Adj |
| ausgedörrt Adj |
| ausgetrocknet Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| drip-dry⇒ vi | (dry by letting water run off) | abtropfen Vi, sepa |
| drip-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (dry by letting water run off) | [etw] abtropfen lassen Vi, sepa + Vt |
| drip-dry adj | (able to drip-dry) | bügelfrei Adj |
dry cleaner,
dry-cleaner,
dry cleaner's,
dry-cleaner's n | (company: cleans clothing) | Reinigung Nf |
| That suit's too delicate for the washing machine; you'll have to take it to the dry cleaner. |
| dry cleaning n | (cleaning clothes with chemicals) | chemische Reinigung Adj + Nf |
| Dry cleaning is a lot cheaper than it used to be. |
| dry cleaning n | (clothes for chemical cleaning) | Kleidung, die professionell gereinigt wird Rdw |
| Please pick up the dry cleaning on your way home. |
| dry dock n | (nautical: for repairing ships) | Trockendock Nn |
dry erase marker,
dry-erase marker,
dry-erase marker pen,
dry-erase marking pen n | (erasable whiteboard pen) | Filzstift Nm |
| Filzschreiber, Faserschreiber Nm |
| Filzmaler, Fasermaler Nm |
| dry goods npl | mainly US (fabrics, clothing) | Textilien Npl |
| Textilwaren Npl |
| In recent years, grocery stores have expanded into selling dry goods, such as clothing. |
| dry goods npl | UK (dry food: flour, grain, etc.) | Trockenware Nf |
| Trockengüter Npl |
| Trockenprodukte Npl |
| dry heaves npl | (retching without vomiting) | Aufstoßen Nn |
| dry ice n | (CO2: used for refrigeration) | Trockeneis Nn |
| I need some dry ice to ship these crawfish to Cuba. |
| dry ice n | (artificial smoke effect) | künstlicher Nebel Adj + Nm |
| kalte Flamme Adj + Nf |
| Dry ice covered the stage as the band appeared. |
| dry ingredients npl | (cookery: flour, salt, etc.) | trockene Zutaten Adj + Npl |
| dry land n | (terra firma, earth) | Land Nn |
| fester Boden Adj + Nm |
| Festland Nn |
| We were glad to be back on dry land after our disastrous cruise. |
| dry run n | (trial, rehearsal) | Testlauf Nm |
| Probelauf Nm |
| Test Nm |
| We've only got one chance to get it right, so let's do a dry run first. |
| dry season n | (non-rainy season in the tropics) | Trockenzeit Nf |
| It's no cooler in the monsoon than it is in the dry season! |
| dry skin n | (skin condition: lack of moisture) | trockene Haut Adj + Nf |
| The dry skin on my elbows is very annoying and painful when it catches on the inside of my sleeves. |
| dry spell n | (period of dry weather) | Trockenzeit Nf |
| Trockenperiode Nf |
| dry spell n | figurative (period of no activity) | Durststrecke Nf |
| Dry up! interj | figurative, slang (stop talking!) (Slang, beleidigend) | Halt's Maul! Int |
| (Slang) | Halt die Klappe! Int |
| (ugs) | Halt den Mund! Int |
| Oh, dry up! I'm tired of your constant complaining. |
| Halt die Klappe! Ich habe dein ständiges Gemeckere satt! |
| dry-clean [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean using chemicals) | etwas chemisch reinigen Adj + Vt |
| I won't buy any clothes that I have to have dry-cleaned. |
| dry-eyed adj | (not weeping) | die Tränen zurückhalten können VP |
| nicht zu weinen anfangen VP |
| I never manage to stay dry-eyed during sad movies. |
drywall,
dry wall,
dry-wall n | US (plasterboard) | Gipskarton Nm |
| Gipsplatte Nf |
| Gipskartonplatte Nf |
| The contractor finally finished putting up the drywall today. |
drywall,
dry-stone wall,
drystone wall n | UK (stone wall built without mortar) | Trockenwand Nf |
| Trockenbauwand Nf |
| The property is surrounded by a drywall. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | US (for use with drywall plasterboard) | aus Gipskarton gebaut Rdw |
| mit Gipskartonplatten errichtet Rdw |
| Several drywall layers were used to soundproof the room. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | UK (built without mortar) | ohne Zement gebaut Rdw |
| mit Gips gebaut Rdw |
| The North of England boasts some splendid examples of drywall construction. |
drywall [sth],
dry-wall [sth],
dry wall [sth]⇒ vtr | US (construct using drywall) | mit Trockenwänden bauen Rdw |
| aus Trockenbauwänden erstellen Rdw |
| Today we are going to drywall the kitchen. |
drywall,
dry-wall,
dry wall vi | US (construct or install drywall) | eine Trockenwand bauen Rdw |
| eine Trockenbauwand errichten Rdw |
| The workers have been drywalling for weeks now. |
| freeze-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (freeze rapidly, then dry) | [etw] gefriertrocknen Vt, fix |
| hang [sth] to dry v expr | (suspend [sth] wet until it dries) | zum Trocknen aufhängen Rdw |
| I'll hang my towel to dry in the sun. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) | im Stich gelassen Rdw |
| sich selbst überlassen Rdw |
| When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
| home and dry expr | UK, informal (having achieved your goal) (übertragen) | in trockenen Tüchern Rdw |
| abgeschlossen Adj |
| beendet Adj |
medium-dry,
medium dry adj | (partially dry) | halbtrocken Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| run dry vi + adj | (dry up) | ausgetrocknet V Part Perf |
| vertrocknet V Part Perf |
| The river ran dry and all the fish died. |
| Der Fluss ist ausgetrocknet und alle Fische sind gestorben. |
ski slope,
dry ski slope n | (artificial hill for skiing) | Skipiste Nf |
| Skiabfahrt Nf |
| Skiabfahrtstrecke Nf |
| Synthetic matting is used for the surface of these ski slopes. |
tumble dry [sth],
tumble-dry dry v expr | (heat until dry in a tumble-dryer) | trocknen Vt |
| im Wäschetrockner trocknen VP |
| Jack tumble-dried my woolen sweater and it shrank to half the size! |
