secos in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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frutos secos N mpl

seco1 (seca) ADJ

7. seco [estar] en locs:

en seco frenar
sharply
en seco frenar
suddenly
me paró en seco
he stopped me dead o he stopped me in my tracks
el coche paró en seco
the car stopped dead
limpieza en seco
dry cleaning
a secas inf quíteme el 'doctor', llámeme Roberto a secas
there's no need to call me 'doctor', just call me (plain) Roberto
le dijo que no, así a secas
she gave him a straight 'no'
pan así a secas no me apetece
I don't feel like eating just bread on its own like that
le pidió mil dólares así, a secas
he just asked him for a thousand dollars outright o straight out
le pidió mil dólares así, a secas
he asked him for a thousand dollars, just like that
dejar a alg. seco inf
to kill sb stone dead inf
seco para algo Chil inf el hijo le salió seco para la física
her son turned out to be brilliant o a whiz at physics inf
es seco para el garabato
he has a great line in swear words inf
tener seco a alg. Col RioPl inf este tipo me tiene seca
I'm up to here with o I'm sick and tired of this guy inf
tomarse algo al seco Chil inf
to down sth o knock sth back (in one go) inf

See also fruto

2.1. fruto (resultado, producto):

fruto
fruit
dar o rendir frutos
to bear fruit
el negocio empieza a rendir frutos
the business is beginning to bear fruit
sus gestiones no dieron ningún fruto
his efforts did not produce results
sus gestiones no dieron ningún fruto
his efforts were fruitless
estudiando obtendrás tus frutos
if you study now you will reap the benefits later
la inversión no le da ningún fruto
the investment isn't bringing her any return
(fruto de algo) todo fue fruto de su imaginación
it was all a product o figment of his imagination
fue fruto de la casualidad
it came about o happened quite by chance
para poder disfrutar el fruto de su trabajo
to be able to enjoy the fruits of her labor
es el fruto de muchos años de esfuerzos
it's the result o product of many years of effort

seco2 N m Col

dique seco N m

puerto seco N m

hielo seco N m

premio seco N m Col

limpieza en seco, limpieza a seco N f

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seco (-a) ADJ

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frutos secos
nuts

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secos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

lavado en seco
dry-cleaning
lavado en seco MED
lavage
limpiar en seco
to dry clean
dejar seco a alguien
to dumbfound sb
frenar en seco
to slam on the brakes
limpiar en seco
to dry-clean
frutos secos
nuts
limpieza f en seco
dry cleaning
helado con trozos de fruta, frutos secos, crema, etc.
sundae
American English

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