parched

parch  (pärch)

v. parched, parch·ing, parch·es

v.tr.

1. To make extremely dry, especially by exposure to heat: The midsummer sun parched the earth. See Synonyms at burn¹.

2. To make thirsty.

3. To dry or roast (corn, for example) by exposing to heat.

v.intr.

1. To become very dry. See Synonyms at dry.

2. To become thirsty.

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[Middle English parchen.]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	parched - dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats" adust, baked, scorched, sunbaked dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
	2.	parched - toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet" cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

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parched

adjective

1. dried out or up, dry, withered, scorched, arid, torrid, shrivelled, dehydrated, waterless Showers poured down upon the parched earth.

2. thirsty, dry, dehydrated, drouthy (Scot.) After all that exercise, I was parched.

Translations

parched [pɑːtʃt] ADJ [land etc] → abrasado, reseco (= thirsty) → reseco, muerto de sed
I'm parched → me muero de sed

parched [ˈpɑː^rtʃt] adj

[landscape, ground, fields, grass] → desséché(e)

[lips, mouth] → desséché(e)

[person] (= very thirsty) → assoiffé(e)
to be parched → être assoiffé

parched

adj lips, throat → ausgetrocknet; land also → verdorrt; I’m parched → ich habe furchtbaren Durst

parched [pɑːtʃt] adj (land, garden) → disseccato/a, riarso/a; (person) → assetato/a
I'm parched! (fam) → muoio di sete!