dry
adjective
1 adjective not wettirim adj1 is your hair dry yet? an bhfuil do chuid gruaige tirim fós?put on these dry clothes cuir ort na héadaí tirime seoI'd rather stay dry b'fhearr liom fanacht tirimwipe it dry with a cloth triomaigh le ceirt é, triomaigh le cuimilt de cheirt éto squeeze sth dry rud a fháscadh go dtí go mbíonn sé tirimas dry as a bone (also dry as a bone) chomh tirim le púdar, chomh tirim le corc 2 adjective of paint, cement etctirim adj1 triomaithe adj3 the paint is dry tá an phéint tirimShow full entry
3 adjective MET without raintirim adj1 a dry climate aeráid thirimit's nice and dry today tá sé breá tirim inniu 4 adjective of river, lake etcthe stream ran dry thriomaigh an sruthán 5 adjective of welltirim adj1 triomaithe adj3 tráite adj3 a dry well tobar tirim, tobar tráite 6 adjective of skin, hairtirim adj1 dry skin craiceann tirim 7 adjective FOOD of foodtur adj1 tirim adj1 the chicken was a little dry bhí an sicín beagán tur 8 adjective of humourtirim adj1 tur adj1 she has a very dry sense of humour tá acmhainn grinn an-tirim aicia dry smile leamhgháire masc4 9 adjective serious, dulltur adj1 leamh adj this subject is a bit dry tá an t-ábhar seo beagán tur 10 adjective of mouthtirim adj1 my throat is dry tá mo scornach tirim 11 adjective thirstyspalptha adj3 I felt really dry after the race bhí tart an domhain orm tar éis an rása, bhí mé spalptha i ndiaidh an rása 12 adjective DRINK of wine etctirim adj1 dry white wine fíon geal tirim 13 adjective having bladder controltirim adj1 he's dry at night bíonn sé tirim san oíche 14 adjective banning alcoholthis is a dry hotel ní dhíoltar alcól sa óstán seo, níl aon fháil ar alcól san óstán seo 15 adjective informal teetotalshe's been dry for the past twenty years níor ól sí braon ar bith le fiche bliain, níor bhain sí don alcól le fiche bliain
verb
16 verb become dry INTRANSITIVEtriomaigh verb éirigh tirim PhrVlet it dry lig dó triomúhe grabbed a towel and began to dry off rug sé greim ar thuáille agus thosaigh á thriomú féin 17 verb make sth dry TRANSITIVEtriomaigh verb she dried her clothes on the radiator thriomaigh sí a cuid éadaí ar an radaitheoirthey dried themselves thriomaigh siad iad féin 18 verb wipe dishes 19 verb make skin, hair rough TRANSITIVEtriomaigh verb it dries the skin triomaíonn sé an craiceann, déanann sé an craiceann tirim 20 verb desiccate food etc TRANSITIVEtriomaigh verb dried milk bainne triomaithe