seco

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparable) devoid of liquids; dry
2. (comparable) desiccated (of fruits and plants that have been desiccated)
3. (comparable) withered
4. (comparable, figuratively) insensible, apathetic, cold
5. (comparable) slender, thin
6. (comparable) impolite, rude
7. (comparable) arid, desertic

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of secar

secar

1. (intransitive) to dry (to become dry)
2. (transitive) to dry (to make dry)
3. to dry up (to deprive someone of something vital)
4. (intransitive) to wither (to shrivel, droop or dry up)

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Concepts

dry

dried

dried up

arid

stale

tactless

be dried up

Opposite of

afável, chuvoso, corpulento, cortês, educado, extrovertido, exuberante, gordo, molhado, sociável, viscoso, úmido

Synonyms

árido

rançoso

seca

velho

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enxuto

estagnado

parado

seca

Translations

sec

seco

trocken

droog

secco

asciutto

sec

kuru

dürr

dor

στεγνός

جاف

siccus

getrocknet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈse.ku/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: siccus

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese seco, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

Sentences

Envergonhado , seco ou molhado .

Embarrassed, dry or wet.

O pão será a base dos pratos principais , a menos que esteja seco .

Bread will be the basis of main courses unless it is dry.

Macaco velho não pula em galho seco .

Old monkey does not jump on dry branch.