Usage examples of "coupe à sec" in French with translation to English

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Il est à sec. He is out of pocket.
Voulez-vous un nettoyage à sec ou un nettoyage normal ? Do you want dry cleaning or regular wash?
Le puits de pétrole a été mis à sec. This oil well has been sucked dry.
Le puits est à sec. The well is dry.
Les Pays-Bas ont gagné la Coupe du Monde 2010. The Netherlands have won the 2010 World Cup.
C'est sec comme la poussière. It's dry as dust.
Trois fois mesure et une fois coupe. Measure thrice, cut once.
Le sable sec absorbe l'eau. Dry sand absorbs water.
Ma copine me coupe souvent les cheveux. My girlfriend often cuts my hair.
Il fait très humide ici en été, de l'autre côté, il fait très sec en hiver. It gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.
La coupe des Beatles fit sensation. The hair style of the Beatles created a sensation.
Bois sec brûle bien. Dry wood burns well.
Il est l'heure que tu ailles te coucher. Coupe la radio. It is time you went to bed. Turn off the radio.
Il fait très sec. It's very dry.
Ce couteau ne coupe pas bien. This knife doesn't cut well.
C'est très sec. It's very dry.
Beaucoup de choses se passent, de la coupe aux lèvres. Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Le bois sec brûle vite. Dry wood burns quickly.
Sa nouvelle coupe de cheveux la rajeunissait. Her new hair-do made her look younger.
Tu n'as pas besoin d'une coupe de cheveux cette semaine. You don't need to get a haircut this week.
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