Definition: (adj) dry

Il fait très sec - The weather is very dry / It's very dry out

Elle est partie, l'oeil sec - She left, dry-eyed

Informal: broke

Je ne peux pas sortir avec toi, je suis à sec - I can't go out with you, I'm broke

Related: sèchement (adv) - dryly, sécher - to dry, la sécheresse - dryness, une sécherie - drying machine / dryer

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Pronunciation: [sek]