Séché (en. Dried)

/seʃe/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Lacking water, moisture.

The laundry is dried after a good run in the dryer.

Le linge est séché après un bon passage au sèche-linge.

Which is dead or withering, by analogy.

The dried flowers decorate the room.

Les fleurs séchées décorent la pièce.

In painting, refers to a pigment whose water has evaporated.

The dried paint must be reworked to be included in the artwork.

La peinture séchée doit être retravaillée pour l'inclure dans l'œuvre.

From the verb 'sécher', derived from the Latin 'siccare'.

to be in a dried-up state

To be in a difficult situation or lacking resources.

être dans le rouge séché

dried up like a stick

Said of someone who is very thin or in poor health.

séché comme un coup de trique

drought

Absence of rain or moisture.

sécheresse

drying

Process of losing moisture.

séchage

dried (feminine)

State of something that has been dried.

séchée

Metaphor to describe a moment of boredom.

That evening was dry, I was bored the whole night.

Cette soirée était séchée, je me suis ennuyé toute la nuit.

Said of a person who does not show emotions.

He is so dried up, he never smiles.

Il est tellement séché, il ne sourit jamais.