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1 go down the drain
expr infmlI just hate to see all that money go down the drain — Мне просто жалко всех этих денег, потраченных впустую
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2 drain
1. noun1) Abflussrohr, das; (underground) Kanalisationsrohr, das; (grating at roadside) Gully, derdown the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz (ugs.)
go down the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz sein (ugs.)
2. transitive verbthat was money [thrown] down the drain — (fig. coll.) das Geld war zum Fenster hinausgeworfen (ugs.)
1) trockenlegen [Teich]; entwässern [Land]; ableiten [Wasser]2) (Cookery) abgießen [Wasser, Kartoffeln, Gemüse]3) (drink all contents of) austrinken4) (fig.): (deprive)3. intransitive verbdrain a country of its wealth or resources/drain somebody of his energy — ein Land/jemanden auslaugen
1) [Geschirr, Gemüse:] abtropfen; [Flüssigkeit:] ablaufen2)the colour drained from her face — (fig.) die Farbe wich aus ihrem Gesicht
* * *[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) entwässern3) (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.) (ab)tropfen4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) leeren5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) aufbrauchen2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) der Abfluß2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) die Beanspruchung, die Belastung•- academic.ru/22216/drainage">drainage- draining-board
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- down the drain* * *[dreɪn]I. n1. (pipe) Rohr nt; (under sink) Abfluss m, Abflussrohr nt; (at roadside) Gully m, SCHWEIZ meist Dole fto be down the \drain ( fig) für immer [o unwiederbringlich] verloren sein2. (plumbing system)▪ \drains pl Kanalisation flooking after her elderly mother is quite a \drain on her energy die Pflege ihrer alten Mutter zehrt sehr an ihren Kräftenbrain \drain Braindrain m, Abwanderung f von Wissenschaftlern/Wissenschaftlerinnen [ins Ausland]4.II. vt1. (remove liquid)to \drain marshes/soil Sümpfe/Boden entwässern [o fachspr dränieren]to \drain noodles/rice Nudeln/Reis abtropfen lassento \drain a pond einen Teich ablassen [o trockenlegen]▪ to \drain sth etw austrinkento \drain a bottle eine Flasche leeren [o leer trinken]to \drain one's glass sein Glas austrinken [o leeren3. (exhaust)▪ to \drain sb jdn [völlig] auslaugen [o erschöpfen4. (deplete)III. vi1. (flow away) ablaufen, abfließen2. (permit drainage) entwässert [o trocken] werdenthe soil had got too hard and wouldn't \drain properly der Boden war zu hart geworden und das Wasser konnte nicht richtig ablaufen3. (become dry) abtropfen4. (vanish gradually) dahinschwindenthe colour \drained from her face die Farbe wich aus ihrem Gesicht* * *[dreɪn]1. n1) (= pipe) Rohr nt; (under sink etc) Abfluss(rohr nt) m; (under the ground) Kanalisationsrohr nt; (= drain cover) Rost mthis country/company is going down the drain (inf) — dieses Land/diese Firma geht vor die Hunde (inf)
I had to watch all our efforts go down the drain — ich musste zusehen, wie alle unsere Bemühungen zunichte(gemacht) wurden
2) (on resources, finances etc) Belastung f (on +gen)looking after her father has been a great drain on her energy — die Pflege ihres Vaters hat sehr an ihren Kräften gezehrt
See:→ brain drain2. vt1) (lit) drainieren; land, marshes entwässern; vegetables abgießen; (= let drain) abtropfen lassen; mine auspumpen; reservoir trockenlegen; boiler, radiator das Wasser ablassen aus; engine oil ablassen2) (fig)to drain a country of resources — ein Land auslaugen or auspowern
to drain sb dry — jdn ausnehmen (inf)
3. vi1) (vegetables, dishes) abtropfen; (land into river) entwässert werden2) (fig)drained from his face — das Blut/die Farbe wich aus seinem Gesicht
* * *drain [dreın]A v/ta) Gemüse abgießen,b) abtropfen lassen2. MED eine Wunde etc drainieren, Eiter etc abziehen4. Land entwässern, dränieren, trockenlegen5. das Wasser von Straßen etc ableiten6. ein Gebäude etc kanalisieren7. ab- oder austrocknen lassen8. fig erschöpfen:a) Vorräte etc aufbrauchen, -zehren10. ein Land etc völlig ausplündern, ausbluten lassen11. filtrierenB v/i1. drain off, drain away abfließen, ablaufen2. sickern3. leerlaufen, allmählich leer werden (Gefäße etc)4. abtropfen5. austrocknenC s2. a) Abzugskanal m, Entwässerungsgraben m, Drän mb) (Abzugs)Rinne fc) Straßenrinne f, Gosse fd) Sickerrohr ne) Kanalisationsrohr nf) Senkgrube f:pour down the drain umg Geld zum Fenster hinauswerfen;a) vor die Hunde gehen,b) verpuffen;three months’ work down the drain umg drei Monate Arbeit für die Katz3. pl Kanalisation f5. fig Abfluss m, Aderlass m:foreign drain Kapitalabwanderung f, Abfluss von Geld ins Auslandon gen), Aderlass m:a great drain on the purse eine schwere finanzielle Belastung7. umg obs Schlückchen n* * *1. noun1) Abflussrohr, das; (underground) Kanalisationsrohr, das; (grating at roadside) Gully, derdown the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz (ugs.)
go down the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz sein (ugs.)
2. transitive verbthat was money [thrown] down the drain — (fig. coll.) das Geld war zum Fenster hinausgeworfen (ugs.)
1) trockenlegen [Teich]; entwässern [Land]; ableiten [Wasser]2) (Cookery) abgießen [Wasser, Kartoffeln, Gemüse]3) (drink all contents of) austrinken4) (fig.): (deprive)3. intransitive verbdrain a country of its wealth or resources/drain somebody of his energy — ein Land/jemanden auslaugen
1) [Geschirr, Gemüse:] abtropfen; [Flüssigkeit:] ablaufen2)the colour drained from her face — (fig.) die Farbe wich aus ihrem Gesicht
* * *n.Abfließen n.Ablasskanal m.Ablauf -¨e m.Entwässern n.Gosse -n f.Rinne -n f. v.abfließen lassen ausdr.ablassen v.ableiten v.dränieren v.entwässern v.filtern v.trockenlegen v.
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