What does ressecar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word ressecar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ressecar in Portuguese.

The word ressecar in Portuguese means resect, desiccate, dry up, secar, ressecar, ressecar, ressecar, ressecar, queimar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ressecar

resect, desiccate, dry up

secar, ressecar

phrasal verb, intransitive (liquid: dry completely)

Durante uma seca, as fontes podem secar completamente.
During a drought, streams may dry up completely.

ressecar

transitive verb (make very dry)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The hot sun parched the desert.

ressecar

phrasal verb, intransitive (become completely dry)

Minha pele resseca se eu não usar hidratante todos os dias.
My skin dries out if I don't use moisturizer every day.

ressecar

transitive verb (figurative, usually passive (make very thirsty) (figurado: ficar ou deixar com sede)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The intense exercise class parched us.

queimar

transitive verb (scorch)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O local era como um deserto. O sol havia queimado toda a vegetação.
The area was like a desert. The sun's heat had burned all the vegetation.

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