Skip to content

sécher

dry

verb seh-SHEH Less Common

Origin: Latin siccare

Also means

skip class

Usage Note

Sécher literally means to dry something or to dry out. In student slang it also means to skip a class: sécher un cours is very common in French schools and universities. Reflexively, se sécher means to dry oneself off. It is an -er verb with a spelling change: the accent shifts (sèche, séchez).

Examples

"Il faut sécher le linge avant la pluie."

Natural Translation

The laundry needs to be dried before the rain.

Literal Translation

It is necessary to dry the laundry before the rain.

Explore French by topic