secar

to dry, to dry out

s e ˈk a ɾ
sec to dry, to dry out + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #31,644
to dry, to dry out
SP: Voy a secar la ropa al sol.
EN: I’m going to dry the clothes in the sun.
Conjugation of secar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second sécate —
Third seque —
secarsecarse
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third secó —
Past
Present
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First seco —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First seco —

Dale al pegamento chance de secar.

Give the glue a chance to dry.

— Había una vez en Hollywood (2019)

Nunca vas a secar la ropa si la dejas bajo la sombra.

You'll never dry your clothes if you leave them in the shade.

Me tengo que secar el pelo.

I need to dry my hair.

Te dejarán colgado para secar.

They’ll leave you hanging out to dry.

— Mother Night (1996)

Lavar, cortar y secar, por favor.

Wash, cut and dry, please.

Hay que dejarla secar al menos dos horas.

It needs to be left to dry for at least two hours.

Se te va secar la carne en el microondas.

You're going to dry out the meat in the microwave.

Tom usó toallas viejas para secar el perro.

Tom used old towels to dry the dog.

Es imposible secar toda la electrónica, hay cientos de cables y circuitos.

It's impossible to dry all the electronics; there are hundreds of cables and circuits.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Si no llueve pronto, nuestro jardín se va a secar.

If it doesn't rain soon, our garden is going to dry up.

Sí, mira, los ha puesto a secar.

Yes, look, he's put them out to dry.

— Утомлённые солнцем (1994)

Sounds similar to