French Conversation · Level 66
60 words
French word
sécher
Pronunciation
IPA/seʃe/
Meaning
- verbdry
Example
Après la douche, je vais sécher mes cheveux avec une serviette.
After the shower, I am going to dry my hair with a towel.
More examples
Je laisse le linge sécher sur le balcon.
I leave the laundry to dry on the balcony.
Core concept
A wet surface loses its moisture through a towel, air, or time, and the same verb extends informally to staying away from a lesson.
Common phrases
sécher les cheveux
dry one's hair
sécher le linge
dry the laundry
Similar words
se sécher: Drying the body or hair by removing water with a towel or moving air.
faire sécher: Drying an object by using sunlight, machinery, or a clothes hanger.
essuyer: Wiping moisture or dirt from a surface with a cloth or the hand.
Definition in French
Retirer l'humidité d'une chose ou d'une personne; s'emploie aussi comme verbe intransitif pour devenir sec et, familièrement, pour ne pas assister à un cours.
Word origin
French sécher is an inherited development from Latin siccare, with the meaning 'become dry' arising beside the older causative meaning 'make dry'.
Usage tips
- Sécher is an -er verb with an accent change in the present: je sèche but nous séchons and vous séchez.