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dry

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Meaning & usage

adj/sɛk//sɛkʲ/

  1. dry

  2. dried, having had its moisture evaporated

    des abricots secs
    du poisson sec

  3. lean, thin, skinny

  4. dry, unsweetened, not sweet, bitter

  5. curt

    Désolé si j'ai été un peu sec.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French sec, from Latin siccus (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

noun/sɛk//sɛkʲ/

  1. something that is dry

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French sec, from Latin siccus (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

adv/sɛk//sɛkʲ/

  1. sharply, abruptly, quickly, swiftly, briskly

    Les bouches buvaient sec et parlaient beaucoup.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French sec, from Latin siccus (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

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