disseccare

disseccare v.tr.

1 to desiccate, to dry (up), to wither, to parch: erba disseccata dal vento, grass parched by the wind

2 (fig.) (privare di vitalità) to dry up, to wither.

◘ disseccarsi v.intr.pron. to dry up, to wither: la pianta si era inspiegabilmente disseccata, the plant had withered inexplicably; la sua vena poetica si era disseccata, his inspiration had dried up.

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[dissek'kare] 1.

verbo transitivo [sole, calore] to scorch, to dry out [terreno, prato]; to wither [pianta]

2.

verbo pronominale disseccarsi

1) [prato, pianta] to wither

2) fig. (esaurirsi) [ispirazione] to wither away, to dry up

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disseccare

/dissek'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 [sole, calore] to scorch, to dry out [terreno, prato]; to wither [pianta]

II disseccarsi verbo pronominale

 1 [prato, pianta] to wither

 2 fig. (esaurirsi) [ispirazione] to wither away, to dry up.