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I am prepared to believe that a dry martini slightly impairs the palate, but think what it does for the soul.
Alec Waugh

Meaning of "dry martini" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRY MARTINI

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRY MARTINI

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Dry martini is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DRY MARTINI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dry martini

Martini (cocktail)

The Martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, and garnished with an olive or a lemon twist. Over the years, the Martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages. H. L. Mencken called the Martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet" and E. B. White called it "the elixir of quietude".

Definition of dry martini in the English dictionary

The definition of dry martini in the dictionary is a cocktail of between four and ten parts gin to one part dry vermouth.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRY MARTINI

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DRY MARTINI

Agostini
Bahraini
ballotini
bambini
Bellini
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Boccherini
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crostini
Gemini
Houdini
Martini
mini
panini
Platini
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Rimini
spaghettini
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Synonyms and antonyms of dry martini in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dry martini» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRY MARTINI

Find out the translation of dry martini to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dry martini from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dry martini» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

干马提尼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

martini seco
570 millions of speakers

English

dry martini
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुष्क मार्टिनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مارتيني الجافة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сухой Мартини
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

martini seco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুষ্ক মার্শালিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

martini sec
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Martini kering
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dry Martini
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドライマティーニ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드라이 마티니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Garing martini
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

martini khô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலர்ந்த மார்டினி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोरड्या मार्टिनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kuru martini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Dry Martini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dry Martini
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сухий Мартіні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

martini sec
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dry martini
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

droë martini
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

torra martini
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dry Martini
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dry martini

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRY MARTINI»

The term «dry martini» is regularly used and occupies the 59.670 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRY MARTINI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dry martini» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dry martini» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dry martini

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3 QUOTES WITH «DRY MARTINI»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dry martini.
1
Robert Benchley
Why don't you get out of that wet coat and into a dry martini?
2
Alec Waugh
I am prepared to believe that a dry martini slightly impairs the palate, but think what it does for the soul.
3
P. G. Wodehouse
He was white and shaken, like a dry martini.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRY MARTINI»

Discover the use of dry martini in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dry martini and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dry Martini: A Gentleman Turns to Love: A Novel
The upper Bohemia, the Right Bank of Paris in the 1920s, is the setting of this important social document. Dry Martini, Thomas’s only published novel, epitomizes the Right Bank of Paris in the early 1920s.
John Thomas, 1974
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Cocktails: Over 2250 Cocktails
DRY MARTINI #1 (TRADITIONAL) Glass: Martini Garnish: Chilled olive on stick or lemon zest twist Method: STIR vermouth with ice and strain to discard excess, leaving the glass and ice coated with vermouth. POUR gin over vermouth coated  ...
Simon Difford, 2007
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Martini Madness: 380 Recipes to Tempt Your Taste Buds
58 Equalizer Martini ......107 Extra Dry Martini....... 58 Fancy Scotch Martini 116 Fare Thee Well Martini ..................................18 Farmer's Martini .........18 Faust Martini...............18 FDR's Martini..............19 Fifty-Fifty Martini .......19 Fifty-Fifty Vodka ...
Dave A. Vance, 2009
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The Martini Deck: 50 Straight-Up Fabulous Recipes
Variations: • For a dry Martini, reduce the dry vermouth to 1⁄4 ounce. • For an extra-dry (or very dry) Martini, reduce the dry vermouth to 1⁄2 teaspoon or less. • For a Buckeye, garnish with a black olive. • For a Homestead, garnish with a slice of ...
Mittie Hellmich, 2007
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Martini: Reference to Go
Variations: • For a dry Martini, reduce the dry vermouth to 1⁄4 ounce. • For an extra-dry (or very dry) Martini, reduce the dry vermouth to 1⁄2 teaspoon or less. • For a Buckeye, garnish with a black olive. • For a Homestead, garnish with a slice of ...
Mittie Hellmich, 2012
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Ultimate Little Martini Book
RENAISSANCE ATLANTA HOTEL • ATLANTA, GA Dry Martini 2 oz. dry gin Splash dry vermouth Green olive or twist for garnish Shake or stir with ice, and strain into a glass. Serve straight up. Garnish with the green olive or twist. dry Martini ...
Ray Foley, 2010
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World's Best Cocktails: 500 Signature Drinks from the ...
BARTENDER PROFILE ivier ilasMuelas DRY Martini in Barcelona has been home for the mixing So Javier knows his cocktail onions, Olives, and twists mind of Javier de las Muelas since it was founded in May 1978. when it comes to this ...
Tom Sandham, 2012
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The Cocktail Primer: All You Need to Know to Make the ...
... 62 gin, 10–11 Aviation, 76 Black Cherry Bounce, 98 Fizz, 64–65 Gimlet, 60, 62 Martinez, 30 Negroni, 38 New-Time Dry Martini, 34 1930s Dry Martini, 33 Old- Time Martini, 32 True Sour, 59 vesper, 37 H herb-based spirits, 15 L La Dolce vita, ...
Klemm, Eben, 2009
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Elemental Mixology
PART THREE➦ THE DRY SIBLINGS OF THE MARTINI COCKTAIL References to a "dry Martini" cocktail are found as far back as from 1890 – but without recipes. There is no way to know if they were called 'dry' because they were based on ...
Andrew Willett, 2013
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The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 ...
raw IIHIIIII Naked Martini For those who insist on drinking straight gin and calling it a Martini, whose idea ofan extra-dry or bone-dry Martini includes such posturing as a Winston Churchillesque bow toward France, or simply letting the sun ...
Mittie Hellmich, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRY MARTINI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dry martini is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bare Naked Angels: Angels Unabated
Fringe Theatre Company and Extra Dry Martini Productions present Bare Naked Angels: Angels Unabated, written and performed by the cast, directed by Stacy ... «noho arts district, Jul 15»
2
Classic cocktails make a comeback in Berlin
But the classic dry martini is staging a miraculous resurrection - adored for its bone-dry blend of vermouth and gin, with a mandatory slither of ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
3
Travel tales of a CEO
Something very evocative about Mach 2 across the Atlantic and a dry martini. The worst place you've been lost. Very late one evening in a ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
4
Jim's Jazz Notes - 3rd of July Edition w/fireworks!
Paul was quoted as saying that he wanted to sound like "a dry martini" and he succeeded. I'll finish the show with a woman with a come hither ... «SDPB Radio, Jul 15»
5
At the Happiest Hour, a Cheeseburger Does a Star Turn
... the salty-beefy-gooey satisfaction of that Cali-style burger, and I wanted it paired with the clear-as-glass, iceberg-frosty ping of a dry martini. «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Gin and technicolour: Spirit comes in colourful hues
Although clear in the bottle, Dillon's Gin 22 turns cloudy once it slips into a cold, dry martini. Why? Dillon's opted to skip the standard final ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
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Elinor Byrne is a pretty, witty 100
Elinor didn't. “Elinor loves chocolate and eats some every day. She can eat a whole bar,” said Dan. “Another favorite was a very dry martini.”. «Wilton Bulletin, Jun 15»
8
The Essentials: The 5 Best Rachel McAdams Performances
A dry martini of a period film that stars Adams as the young lover of Chris Cooper's adulterous and then murderous married man, it's worth a ... «Indie Wire, Jun 15»
9
Channel Islands Harbor - 50th Anniversary
... Ventura County's first big seafood spread, or being seated next to Bud Smith and Hans Weeren, captain of Smith's boat, the Dry Martini. «Ventura County Reporter, Jun 15»
10
Detox without diet or cleanse
SALT LAKE CITY-- What's stronger than a bone dry martini? The desire to lose weight after a few too many days, or weeks off the healthy eating ... «Daily Herald, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dry martini [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dry-martini>. May 2024 ».
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