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1 drain
n. dike, avlopp; dränering--------v. dränera; avvattnas; tömma; gradvis försvinna* * *[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) torrlägga, dränera, täckdika2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) rinna av (bort)3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) skölja, tömma, försvinna4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) tömma, dricka ur5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) tömma, göra tom på2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) dränering, avlopp2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) ngt som tär på kassan (krafterna, resurserna), avtappning•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
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2 hedge
n. häck, inhägnad; staket--------v. omgärda, kringgärda, inringa; komma med undanflykter, slingra sig* * *[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) häck2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) göra (komma med) undanflykter2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) plantera en häck omkring•- hedgehog- hedgerow -
3 plain
adj. tydlig, klar; enkel; ful; jämn, slät--------adv. enkelt; uppenbart, tydligt--------n. jämn mark; slätt* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel, vanlig2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar, tydlig3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) ärlig, uppriktig4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) uppenbar5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) alldaglig, slätstruken, ful2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slätt2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) rätstickning•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English
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