Dry spell
Idiom
Informal
Exempel
The team had a dry spell in scoring goals, resulting in a string of losses in their recent matches.
Lagets målskytt upplevde en torka, vilket resulterade i en rad förluster i deras senaste matcher.
1.1
torkaperiod, period av brist
a period that is lacking productivity, profit, success, etc.
Exempel
The sports team went through a dry spell, losing several games in a row before making a comeback.
Idrottslaget genomgick en torr period, förlorade flera matcher i rad innan de gjorde en comeback.
1.2
torkaperiod, period utan sexuella förbindelser
a period of time that has passed without being in any sexual relationship
Exempel
Jessica had been going through a dry spell in her love life and had n't been intimate with anyone for quite some time.
Jessica hade gått igenom en torrperiod i sitt kärleksliv och hade inte varit intim med någon på ganska länge.
