sec

dry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated; lean, thin, skinny; dry, unsweetened, not sweet, bitter; curt

“des abricots secs” — dried apricots

Inherited from Old French sec, from Latin siccus (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

something that is dry

“Que les eaux qui sont au-dessous du ciel se rassemblent en un seul lieu, et que le sec paraisse.” — Let the waters below the heavens gather in one place, and let the dry stuff (i.e. the land) come forth.

Inherited from Old French sec, from Latin siccus (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

sharply, abruptly, quickly, swiftly, briskly

“Les bouches buvaient sec et parlaient beaucoup.” — The mouths were eating quickly and talking a lot

Related: à sec, aussi sec, avoir le cœur sec, cul sec, fruit sec, glace sèche, nettoyage à sec, panne sèche, perte sèche, raisin sec

Inherited from Old French sec, from Latin siccus (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.