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ausgetrocknet

dried out

adjective OWS-ge-trok-net Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

parched; dehydrated

Usage Note

ausgetrocknet is the participle of austrocknen and describes something fully dried out, as in ein ausgetrockneter Flusslauf (a dried-up riverbed) or ausgetrocknete Haut. It implies complete loss of moisture.

Examples

"Der ausgetrocknete Brunnen lieferte seit Monaten kein Wasser."

Natural Translation

The dried-out well had supplied no water for months.

Literal Translation

The dried-out well delivered since months no water.

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