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Сухой - translation, pronunciation and examples

сухой
[suˈxoj]

dry

🇷🇺 Russian
[suˈxoj]
Meaning of сухой

without moisture

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Pronunciation[suˈxoj]
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dry

When to use сухой

dry skin

сухая кожа

dry hair

сухие волосы

dry clothes

сухая одежда

dry weather

сухая погода

dry land

сухая земля

сухой usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

After two hours in the sun, the towels were dry.

Через два часа на солнце полотенца стали сухими.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The instructions say the soil should be dry before planting.

В инструкции указано, что почва должна быть сухой перед посадкой.

Similar words

сухой

Absence of moisture; the basic neutral term.

сушёный

About products or substances that have been deliberately dried (fruits, mushrooms).

высохший

Dried after being wet; the result of drying.

суховатый

A bit dry; a milder, less categorical sense of 'dry'.

подсушенный

Slightly dried intentionally (e.g., lightly toasted bread or slightly dried laundry).

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сухойdry
тонкийthin
тяжёлыйheavy
лёгкийlight
твёрдыйhard
мягкийsoft
крошечныйtiny

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What's the difference between сухой / сушёный / высохший / суховатый / подсушенный / пересушенный

🇷🇺Russian
сухой

Absence of moisture; the basic neutral term.

A1Very Often

The towel is dry.

Полотенце сухое.

С
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сушёный

About products or substances that have been deliberately dried (fruits, mushrooms).

A1Often

I like dried apples in muesli.

Я люблю сушёные яблоки в мюсли.

В
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высохший

Dried after being wet; the result of drying.

A1Often

The shirt dried on the line.

Рубашка высохла на верёвке.

С
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суховатый

A bit dry; a milder, less categorical sense of 'dry'.

A1Often

After the trip, the skin on my hands became a bit dry.

После поездки кожа на руках стала суховатой.

П
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подсушенный

Slightly dried intentionally (e.g., lightly toasted bread or slightly dried laundry).

A1Rarely

She toasted and slightly dried the bread for the toast.

Она поджарила и подсушила хлеб для тоста.

П
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пересушенный

Too dry, over-dried; usually negative connotation (harmful or unpleasant).

A1Rarely

The meat turned out over-dried and tough.

Мясо получилось пересушенным и жестким.

З
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засушенный

Preservation or state after drying; often about plants (dried flowers) or products.

A1Often

She collects dried flowers for a herbarium.

Она собирает засушенные цветы для гербария.

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How to pronounce сухой and what this word means

сухой translation: dry. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce сухой

[suˈxoj]

сухой translation

dry

сухой examples

Die Wäsche ist trocken.

сухой transcription

[suˈxoj], драй

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сухой meaning: what does it mean?

отсутствует влага; поверхность или предмет не сырой

сухой pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

сухой is pronounced as [suˈxoj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

сухой definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Die Wäsche ist trocken. Translation: Бельё сухое.

Is сухой part of Adjectives vocabulary?

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