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/sɛk/

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Translation

dry

Word origin

From Latin siccus ('dry'). The feminine is irregular in both spelling and sound: sec becomes sèche, and the final consonant shifts from /k/ to /ʃ/.

Origin
Latin
Root
siccus
English cognates
desiccate, desiccated

Grammar

Femininesèche
Masc pluralsecs
Fem pluralsèches

Examples

linge .

The washing is finally dry.

cette .

We had a very dry summer this year.

.

She prefers dry white wine.

' répondu ' .

He answered me curtly and left.

.

Put the dry towels in the top cupboard.

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This word is part of lesson 38.