Sentence examples of "tir sec" in French

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Cette église fut détruite par un tir d'obus. This church was destroyed by cannon fire.
C'est sec comme la poussière. It's dry as dust.
Pensez-vous que le tir fut accidentel ? Do you think the shooting was accidental?
Le sable sec absorbe l'eau. Dry sand absorbs water.
On ne pense jamais qu'on ira à la guerre et qu'on finira par tomber sous un tir ami. You never think you'll go to war and end up a victim of friendly fire.
Il fait très humide ici en été, de l'autre côté, il fait très sec en hiver. It gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.
Il est à sec. He is out of pocket.
Voulez-vous un nettoyage à sec ou un nettoyage normal ? Do you want dry cleaning or regular wash?
Bois sec brûle bien. Dry wood burns well.
Il fait très sec. It's very dry.
Le puits de pétrole a été mis à sec. This oil well has been sucked dry.
C'est très sec. It's very dry.
Le puits est à sec. The well is dry.
Le bois sec brûle vite. Dry wood burns quickly.
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