No. 1,968 in French

sèche

"Sèche" means "dry" or "dryer" in English.

In a sentence

Elle utilise un sèche-cheveux après la douche.
She uses a hairdryer after the shower.
Here, 'sèche' is part of the compound noun 'sèche-cheveux', which means 'hairdryer'.
La salade est un peu sèche aujourd'hui.
The salad is a bit dry today.
In this case, 'sèche' is an adjective describing the noun 'salade', meaning 'dry'.
Il fait une sèche pour ne pas aller au cours.
He skips class intentionally.
In this sentence, 'sèche' is used colloquially as part of the noun 'une sèche', meaning 'an intentional act of skipping something' like a class or meeting.

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