essiccare

essiccare v.tr.

1 to dry (up), to desiccate, to exsiccate; (legno ecc.) to sap: essiccare al forno, to kiln-dry; essiccare al sole, to dry in the sun

2 (prosciugare) to drain: essiccare una palude, to drain a marsh.

◘ essiccarsi v.intr.pron. to dry up, to become* dry: il pozzo si è essiccato, the well has dried up; la sua vena poetica si è essiccata, (fig.) his inspiration dried up.

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[essik'kare]

1. vt

(gen) to dry, (legname) to season, (bacino, palude) to drain

2. vip (essiccarsi)

(fiume, pozzo) to dry up, (vernice) to dry (out)

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[essik'kare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) to drain, to dry up [palude, terreno]

2) to desiccate, to exsiccate, to dry [pesce, carne, fiori]

essiccare al sole — to dry in the sun

2.

verbo pronominale essiccarsi to dry up (anche fig.)

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essiccare

/essik'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 to drain, to dry up [palude, terreno]

 2 to desiccate, to exsiccate, to dry [pesce, carne, fiori]; essiccare al sole to dry in the sun

II essiccarsi verbo pronominale

 to dry up (anche fig.).