secar

to dry

s ɨ k a ɾ
sec to dry + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation)
verb Uncommon #16,834
to dry Often used for drying something by removing moisture (e.g., clothes, hair, dishes).
PO: Vou secar a roupa no varal.
EN: I'm going to dry the clothes on the clothesline.
Conjugation of secar
secar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First secar —
Third secar —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third secou secaram
Present
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — secaram
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First seque —
Third seque —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Third seque —
Future

Gostaria de me secar.

I'd like to dry myself off.

— Suspiria (1977)

Para secar.

To dry.

— Tampopo (1985)

O jeans leva a vida inteira para secar.

Jeans take a lifetime to dry.

Vá secar-se e se trocar.

Go dry yourself off and get changed.

— Tampopo (1985)

Pendure suas roupas lá fora para secar.

Hang your clothes outside to dry.

Entre e vá se secar.

Go inside and dry off.

— Noites de Cabíria (1957)

Espero que não demore tanto para secar.

I hope it doesn't take too long to dry.

— Férias de Amor (1955)

Venha, vamos secar.

Come on, let's dry off.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Sim, olha, colocou para secar.

Yes, look, they put it out to dry.

— O Sol Enganador (1994)

Vou deixá-la secar-se.

I'll let it dry.

— Retrato de uma Jovem em Chamas (2019)

Eu vou secar ao lado do fogo.

I'm going to dry myself by the fire.

— Os Visitantes (1993)

Tom lavou toda a roupa e colocou para secar.

Tom washed all the clothes and hung them out to dry.

Não pendure ainda para secar a roupa lavada.

Don’t hang the washed clothes out to dry yet.

Tom usou toalhas velhas para secar o cachorro.

Tom used old towels to dry the dog.

Vai secar sozinho.

It will dry on its own.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Lavar e secar?

Wash and dry?

— Chicago (2002)

Eu uso um secador para secar o meu cabelo.

I use a hairdryer to dry my hair.

Seu pé tem que secar.

Your foot needs to dry.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

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