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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| dry adj | (not wet) | torr adj |
| | (informell, mycket torr) | snustorr adj |
| | The chair was dry because it was not in the rain. |
| | Stolen var torr eftersom den inte stod i regnet. |
| dry adj | (food: lacking moisture) | torr adj |
| | (informell, mycket torr) | snustorr adj |
| | The crackers were dry. |
| | Kexen var torra. |
| dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (make dry) | torka vtr |
| | | torka av vtr partikel skj |
| | He dried the dishes with a towel. |
| | Han torkade disken med en handduk. |
| dry⇒ vi | (become dry) | torka vitr |
| | The clothes dried in the sun. |
| | Trasorna torkade i solen. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| dry adj | (land, climate: arid) | torr adj |
| | (klimat) | arid adj |
| | (klimat, område eller period) | regnfattig adj |
| | Many parts of Spain are dry like the desert. |
| dry adj | (weather: no rain) | torr adj |
| | (klimat, område eller period) | regnfattig adj |
| | It has been dry around here for the last couple of months. |
| dry adj | (wine: not sweet) | torr adj |
| | She doesn't like dry wine. It isn't sweet enough for her. |
| dry adj | figurative (place, event: no alcohol) | med alkoholförbud prep + s |
| | (vardagligt) | spritfri, alkoholfri adj |
| | Some counties in Louisiana are dry counties. |
| dry adj | (thirsty) | törstig adj |
| | (bokstavligt) | torr i halsen uttr |
| | After walking all day, I was a little dry. |
| dry adj | figurative (humour: ironic) | torr adj |
| | Not everyone understands his dry humour. |
| dry adj | figurative (boring) (bildlig) | torr adj |
| | | tråkig, trist adj |
| | The man I went out with was a little dry. |
| dry⇒ vi | figurative, slang (theater: forget your line) | tystna vitr |
| | (teater) | glömma sin replik vbal uttr |
| | I dried onstage and the actor playing Hamlet had to feed me my line. |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| dry off vi phrasal | (become dry) | torka vitr |
| | She sat in the sun to dry off after her swim. |
| dry [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (make dry) (yta) | torka av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | torka vtr |
| | After he dropped his cell phone in the pool, he dried it off using a blow dryer. |
dry out [sth],
dry [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (make dry) | torka ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | göra ngt torrt vtr + adv |
| | Overcooking meat dries it out. |
| dry out vi phrasal | (become completely dry) | torka ut vitr partikel |
| | | uttorkas vitr |
| | My skin dries out if I don't use moisturizer every day. |
| dry out vi phrasal | figurative, slang (recover from alcohol addiction) | sluta dricka vtr + s |
| | (idiomatisk) | sitta på torken vbal uttr |
| | He went into rehab to dry out. |
| dry up vi phrasal | (liquid: dry completely) | torka ut vitr partikel |
| | | uttorkas vitr |
| | During a drought, streams may dry up completely. |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (disappear) (bildlig) | torka ut vitr partikel |
| | | sina vitr |
| | | försvinna vitr |
| | At one point in the banking crisis, the supply of funds to industry almost dried up completely. |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (forget speech) (vardagligt) | få hjärnsläpp vtr + s |
| | | glömma vad man skulle säga vbal uttr |
| | When the moment came for him to speak his lines, the actor dried up completely. |
| dry up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (stop talking) | hålla tyst vtr + adv |
| | (vulgärt) | hålla käften vtr + adv |
| | He's ranting again. I wish he'd just dry up! |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| blow-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a hair-dryer on) | föna vtr |
| | There's no point blow-drying your hair – it's pouring down outside! |
| blow-dry n | (instance of drying hair) | föning s |
| | | hårtorkning s |
| | The hairdresser asked her client if she wanted a blow-dry. |
bone dry,
bone-dry,
dry as a bone adj | (extremely dry, parched) (bildlig) | snustorr adj |
| | | uttorkad adj |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
dry cleaner,
dry-cleaner,
dry cleaner's,
dry-cleaner's n | (company: cleans clothing) | kemtvätt s |
| | (omodern) | kemtvätteri s |
| | 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) | kemtvätt s |
| | Dry cleaning is a lot cheaper than it used to be. |
| dry cleaning n | (clothes for chemical cleaning) | kemtvätt s |
| | Please pick up the dry cleaning on your way home. |
| dry ice n | (CO2: used for refrigeration) | torris, kolsyresnö, kolsyreis s |
| | I need some dry ice to ship these crawfish to Cuba. |
| dry ice n | (artificial smoke effect) | torris s |
| | Dry ice covered the stage as the band appeared. |
| dry land n | (terra firma, earth) | torra land adj + s |
| | We were glad to be back on dry land after our disastrous cruise. |
| dry run n | (trial, rehearsal) (främst inom teater) | repetition s |
| | | övning s |
| | 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) | torrtid, torrperiod s |
| | It's no cooler in the monsoon than it is in the dry season! |
| Dry up! interj | figurative, slang (stop talking!) (ogillande) | Håll tyst! interj |
| | | Håll käften! interj |
| | Oh, dry up! I'm tired of your constant complaining. |
| dry-clean [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean using chemicals) | kemtvätta vtr |
| | I won't buy any clothes that I have to have dry-cleaned. |
drywall,
dry wall,
dry-wall n | US (plasterboard) | gipsvägg s |
| | The contractor finally finished putting up the drywall today. |
drywall,
dry-stone wall,
drystone wall n | UK (stone wall built without mortar) | panelvägg s |
| | The property is surrounded by a drywall. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | US (for use with drywall plasterboard) (förled) | gipsväggs- adj |
| | Several drywall layers were used to soundproof the room. |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | UK (built without mortar) (förled) | panelväggs- adj |
| | The North of England boasts some splendid examples of drywall construction. |
drywall [sth],
dry-wall [sth],
dry wall [sth]⇒ vtr | US (construct using drywall) | bygga med panelvägg vbal uttr |
| | Today we are going to drywall the kitchen. |
drywall,
dry-wall,
dry wall vi | US (construct or install drywall) | sätta in panelvägg vbal uttr |
| | | installera panelvägg vbal uttr |
| | The workers have been drywalling for weeks now. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) | övergiven adj |
| | | utan någonting prep + pron |
| | When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
| run dry vi + adj | (dry up) | torkas ut vitr partikel |
| | The river ran dry and all the fish died. |
ski slope,
dry ski slope n | (artificial hill for skiing) | skidbacke s |
| | (vardagligt) | backe s |
| | | inomhusbacke s |
| | Synthetic matting is used for the surface of these ski slopes. |