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sécher — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  • ditch noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
  • dry adj Free from moisture; not wet.
  • mitch verb To skip school without permission; to play truant.
  • wag verb To swing repeatedly from side to side.

Senses

sécher is used for these senses in English:

  • cut To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
  • ditch (ambitransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
  • dry (transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
  • play truant (intransitive) To be absent from school without permission.
  • wag (intransitive, mostly, obsolete) To go; to proceed; to move; to progress.

cut — full definition

  1. verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  2. verb To reduce or remove part of something.
  3. noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
  4. noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
  5. noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.

ditch — full definition

  1. noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
  2. verb To abandon or get rid of something or someone.
  3. verb To skip school or a class without permission.

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