seco-1
dry ; shrivelled [shriveled, -USA] ; waterless ; sun-dried ; dried.
Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.
Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.
This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.
This tasty salad with broad beans, sun-dried tomatoes and griddled lamb is great as a healthy and filling main meal.
Smoked and dried fish are preferable to canned, and there are excellent varieties of tuna jerky on the market today.
albaricoque seco
dried apricot
Nitrogen concentration in fruit at harvest is a useful tool to predict the darkening of dried apricots during storage.
alergia a los frutos secos
nut allergy
When someone has a nut allergy, this usually lasts all their life.
ambientador de flores y hojas secas
potpourri
A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'How can my daughter train to be a hairdresser?', 'Do cars or pedestrians have the right of way at a filling-station entrance?', 'Where can I find out just how to make a potpourri?'.
completamente seco
bone dry
He supports this ambitious thesis in what reads like a short, dense, and bone dry legal brief.
dejar en el dique seco
mothball
put out to + pasture
put out to + grass
put + Nombre + out of action
Thirty years ago, owners would have either bulldozed entire facilities or mothballed them and built new plants.
Let the free market decide whether it wants to support Prince's way of doing business or it wants to put him out to pasture.
The article 'Should the computer be put out to grass?' argues that successful transfer of information relies more on quality than quantity.
After a brilliant first season with Benfica, Mantorras had a terrible second one; a traumatizing knee injury put Mantorras out of action.
dique seco
dry dock
After the dry dock had been completed the water was pumped out but the cement floor and sides were not strong enough to prevent rupture by the pressure from below.
en el dique seco
in dry dock
in the wilderness
dry spell
Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.
Beckham is currently back in the starting line-up after a year in the wilderness under Steve McClaren and even skippered the side again on Sunday.
After ten years of glut in the economy, a dry spell is due, and it will last for more than a year or two.
en seco [Se aplica a la impresión de los huecos correspondientes a letras o adornos en la cubierta o lomo de un libro] [Referido generalmente al modo de dejar una adicción]
in blind
blind
cold turkey
For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
Various skins were used for leather bindings - calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest - and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).
When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit 'cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.
estación seca, la
dry season, the
In the wet season animals were herded, whereas in the dry season animals were mostly left to range freely.
estar en el dique seco
be out of action
DJ Slim will be out of action for a bit - he has a serious back injury that needs intensive treatment immediately.
flor seca
cut-and-dried flower
Best in a sunny, yet moist border, the delicate plum-coloured blooms make excellent cut-and-dried flowers.
fotografía en seco
dry photography
This process is slow and the resulting picture is poor in detail; still, it does give another process of dry photography, in which the picture is finished as soon as it is taken.
fruta seca
dried fruit
The addition of sugar to the must produced from the dried fruit increased the alcohol content of the wine .
fruto seco
nut
Nuts on the orchard floor gradually turn mouldy and rancid after a period of exposure to the orchard environment.
frutos secos
nuts
Many patients who are allergic to pollen display symptoms even after the ingestion of fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts.
frutos secos garrapiñados
marron glacé
A description is given of the manufacture of crystallized fruit, angelica, and marron glacé.
frutos secos glaseados
marron glacé
A description is given of the manufacture of crystallized fruit, angelica, and marron glacé.
golpe seco
flop
Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.
hielo seco
dry ice powder
Animals were first anesthetized and then decapitated and brains were removed, frozen with dry ice powder, and stored in a deep freezer.
hielo seco en polvo
dry ice powder
Animals were first anesthetized and then decapitated and brains were removed, frozen with dry ice powder, and stored in a deep freezer.
impresión en seco [Zurcos correspondientes a las letras o adornos que se han impreso sobre la cubierta o el lomo de un libro] [Grabación en la cubierta o el lomo de un libro de letras o adornos de tal modo que se deja un hueco que posteriormente suele ser decorado de algún modo]
blind impression
blind tooling
For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
The tools were heated for use at a small furnace, and no further preparation was necessary for blind tooling.
impreso en seco
blind-tooled
Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.
legumbre seca
dry bean
Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
limpieza en seco
dry cleaning
The activities assigned were the following: unpacking and drying wet books; handling and drying wet papers and photos; and dry cleaning techniques for papers and books.
período seco
dry spell
There seems to be some authorities that still believe this 'dry-spell' will eventually right itself and things will get back to normal weather and rainfall.
polvo seco
dry powder
All mobile units should be provided with a dry powder fire extinguisher.
semilla seca
dried seed
Oils extracted from these dried seeds are used for the preparation of resin, oil paints, polish, wood varnish and skin cream.
tienda de limpieza en seco
dry cleaners
Employees at a local dry cleaners are cleaning up a huge mess after an out-of-control vehicle crashed into the front of their business.
tos seca
dry cough
My 3 month old baby has been congested and coughing with mucus and sometimes just a dry cough for 2 months.
totalmente seco
bone dry
He supports this ambitious thesis in what reads like a short, dense, and bone dry legal brief.
