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tr['plʌghəʊl]1 desagüe nombre masculino'plʌghəʊlnoun (BrE) desagüe m['plʌɡhǝʊl]N desagüe m, desaguadero m- go down the plughole* * *['plʌghəʊl]noun (BrE) desagüe m -
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drein
1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) vaciar, drenar2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) escurrirse3) (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.) escurrir4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) apurar, vaciar5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) agotar
2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) desaguadero2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) desgaste, sangría•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain
drain1 n desagüe / alcantarilladrain2 vb1. drenar / vaciar2. escurrir / escurrirsetr[dreɪn]1 (pipe - for water) (tubería de) desagüe nombre masculino, desaguadero; (underground pipe - for sewage) alcantarilla; (grating) alcantarilla, sumidero2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (plughole) desagüe■ defence spending is a drain on our country los gastos de defensa son una sangría para nuestro país1 (empty - radiator, engine, tank, etc) vaciar; (- wound, bladder, blood) drenar2 (rice, pasta, vegetables, etc) escurrir3 (dry out - swamp, marshes) drenar, avenar; (pond, river, channel, reservoir, region) desecar, desaguar4 (drink up - glass, etc) apurar, vaciar1 (discharge - pipes, rivers) desaguar; (flow away) irse3 figurative use (strength, energy, etc) irse agotando\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go down the drain (business etc) venirse abajothat's money down the drain eso es tirar el dinerodrain ['dreɪn] vt1) empty: vaciar, drenar2) exhaust: agotar, consumirdrain vi1) : escurrir, escurrirsethe dishes are draining: los platos están escurriéndose2) empty: desaguar3)to drain away : irse agotandodrain n1) : desagüe m2) sewer: alcantarilla f3) grating: sumidero m, resumidero m, rejilla f4) exhaustion: agotamiento m, disminución f (de energía, etc.)to be a drain on: agotar, consumir5)to throw down the drain : tirar por la ventanan.• albañal s.m.• albellón s.m.• alcantarilla s.f.• cañería s.f.• desaguadero s.m.• desagüe s.m.• sangrador s.m.• vaciadero s.m.• vertedero s.m.• vertedor s.m.• zanja s.f.v.• avenar v.• colar v.• desaguar v.• desaguazar v.• desangrar v.• desecar v.• drenar v.• encañar v.• escurrir v.• evacuar v.• purgar v.• vaciar v.dreɪn
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1)a) ( pipe) sumidero m, resumidero m (AmL)the drains — ( of town) el alcantarillado; ( of building) las tuberías de desagüe
b) ( grid) (BrE) sumidero m, resumidero m (AmL)2) ( plughole) desagüe mthat's money down the drain — eso es tirar el dinero
3) (no pl)a) ( cause of depletion)a drain ON something: a drain on the country's resources una sangría para el país; the extra work is an enormous drain on my energy — el trabajo extra me está agotando
b) (outflow, loss) fuga f
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1)a) \<\<container/tank\>\> vaciar*; \<\<land/swamp\>\> drenar, avenar; \<\<blood\>\> drenar; \<\<sap/water\>\> extraer*b) ( Culin) \<\<vegetables/pasta\>\> escurrir, colar*c) ( Med) drenar2) ( drink up) \<\<glass/cup\>\> vaciar*, apurar3) (consume, exhaust) \<\<resources/strength\>\> agotar, consumir
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via) ( dry) \<\<dishes\>\> escurrir(se)b) ( disappear)all the strength seemed to drain from my limbs — los brazos y las piernas se me quedaron como sin fuerzas
c) ( discharge) \<\<pipes/river\>\> desaguar*Phrasal Verbs:[dreɪn]1. N1) (=outlet) (in house) desagüe m; (in street) boca f de alcantarilla, sumidero m; (Agr) zanja f de drenajethe drains — (=sewage system) el alcantarillado msing
- throw one's money down the drain- go down the drainlaugh 2.2) (fig) (=source of loss)to be a drain on — [+ energies, resources] consumir, agotar
2. VT1) (Agr) [+ land, marshes, lake] drenar, desecar; [+ vegetables, last drops] escurrir; [+ glass, radiator etc] vaciar; (Med) [+ wound etc] drenar2) (fig) agotar, consumirto feel drained (of energy) — sentirse agotado or sin fuerzas
3.4.CPDdrain rods NPL — varas fpl de drenaje
* * *[dreɪn]
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1)a) ( pipe) sumidero m, resumidero m (AmL)the drains — ( of town) el alcantarillado; ( of building) las tuberías de desagüe
b) ( grid) (BrE) sumidero m, resumidero m (AmL)2) ( plughole) desagüe mthat's money down the drain — eso es tirar el dinero
3) (no pl)a) ( cause of depletion)a drain ON something: a drain on the country's resources una sangría para el país; the extra work is an enormous drain on my energy — el trabajo extra me está agotando
b) (outflow, loss) fuga f
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1)a) \<\<container/tank\>\> vaciar*; \<\<land/swamp\>\> drenar, avenar; \<\<blood\>\> drenar; \<\<sap/water\>\> extraer*b) ( Culin) \<\<vegetables/pasta\>\> escurrir, colar*c) ( Med) drenar2) ( drink up) \<\<glass/cup\>\> vaciar*, apurar3) (consume, exhaust) \<\<resources/strength\>\> agotar, consumir
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via) ( dry) \<\<dishes\>\> escurrir(se)b) ( disappear)all the strength seemed to drain from my limbs — los brazos y las piernas se me quedaron como sin fuerzas
c) ( discharge) \<\<pipes/river\>\> desaguar*Phrasal Verbs: -
5 desagüe
Del verbo desaguar: ( conjugate desaguar) \ \
desagüé es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
desagüe es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: desaguar desagüe
desagüe sustantivo masculino (de patio, azotea) drain
desagüe sustantivo masculino
1 (cañería) waste pipe, drainpipe
2 (acción de desaguar) drainage ' desagüe' also found in these entries: Spanish: salida - tapón - tragar - rejilla - vertedero - zanja English: block up - chop down - drain - drainage - drainpipe - overflow - plughole - waste pipe - out - plug - waste -
6 garete
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plughole — UK [ˈplʌɡˌhəʊl] / US [ˈplʌɡˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms plughole : singular plughole plural plugholes British a hole at the bottom of a sink or bath where water flows out and where you put a plug • go down the plughole … English dictionary
plughole — noun Brit. a hole at the lowest point of a bath or sink, down which waste water drains away. Phrases go down the plughole informal be unsuccessful, lost, or wasted … English new terms dictionary
plughole — /ˈplvghoʊl/ (say plvghohl) noun 1. a hole, especially in a bath, basin, etc., through which water drains when the plug is removed. –phrase 2. down the plughole, Colloquial wasted (as effort, money, etc.); ruined …
plughole — noun The hole at the bottom of a sink or tub, which can be blocked using a plug … Wiktionary
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plughole — n. opening that is blocked, opening that is stopped with a cap or plug … English contemporary dictionary
plughole — [ˈplʌgˌhəʊl] noun [C] British a hole at the bottom of a SINK or bath where water flows out and where you put a plug … Dictionary for writing and speaking English