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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.]

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parch [pɑːtʃ]

vb

1. to deprive or be deprived of water; dry up the sun parches the fields

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (tr; usually passive) to make very thirsty I was parched after the run

3. (Cookery) (tr) to roast (corn, etc.) lightly

[of obscure origin]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

parch - cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" sear dry, dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

Translations

parch [pɑːtʃ]

A. VT → secar, resecar, agostar

B. VI → secarse

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parch [ˈpɑː^rtʃ] vt → dessécher

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parch

vt → ausdörren, austrocknen

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parch [pɑːtʃ] vt → riardere

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parch

v parch [paːtʃ]

to make hot and very dry The sun parched the earth. verdor يَسْفَع، يُحَمِّص изсушавам sežehnout afsvide; udtørre ausdörren ξεραίνω agostar, secar, resecar kuivaks kõrvetama خشکاندن paahtaa dessécher לְיַבֵּש झुलसाना, झुलसना ispržiti kiszárít menjadikan panas dan kering þurrka upp inaridire, riardere あぶる (태양이)바싹 말리다 (iš)deginti, (iš)džiovinti kveldēt; svilināt menyebabkan sst kering kontang verdorren uttørke, svi spiekać ressecar a pârjoli; a usca иссушать spáliť izsušiti spržiti sveda, bränna, förtorka ตากแห้ง kavurup kurutmak 使乾透，烤(乾)，烘(乾) висушувати; палити سُکھانا، خشک کرنا nung 使干透，烤（干），烘（干）

adj parched

1 hot and dry Nothing could grow in the parched land. dor جاف وحار засъхнал vyprahlý afsvedet; udtørret ausgedörrt ξεραμένος agostado, reseco kõrbenud خشکیده rutikuiva desséché צָחִיח झुलसना isušiti kiszáradt kering skraufþurr og heitur, skrælnaður inaridito かわききった 바싹 마른 išdegintas, išdžiūvęs, sukepęs izdedzis; izkveldēts; izžuvis kering kontang dor (av)svidd, uttørket spieczony, wysuszony ressequido uscat засушливый vyprahnutý izsušen spržen svedd, bränd, förtorkad ซึ่งร้อนและแห้ง kavrulmuş, kurumuş 炎熱的，乾透的 пересохлий; висушений خشک زمين khô nẻ 炎热的，干透的

2 thirsty Can I have a cup of tea – I'm parched! dors, baie dors عَطْشان жаден umírající žízní tørstig ausgedörrt διψασμένος muerto de sed, sediento janust nõrkemas تشنه janoinen qui meurt de soif צָמֵא מְאוֹד प्यासा isušen,fig.strašno žedan kitikkadt haus sem er að deyja úr þorsta, skrælnaður (che muore di sete) のどがからから 목마른 ištroškęs izslāpis dahaga versmachtend van de dorst tørr i munnen/halsen spragniony seco mort de sete пересохший umierať od smädu imeti suho grlo žedan torr i halsen, mycket törstig กระหาย çok susamış 口渴的 такий, у кого пересохло в горлі پياسا khát khô cổ 口渴的