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♦ drain /dreɪn/n.1 fognatura; fogna: The drains overflowed after the storm, dopo il nubifragio, le fogne sono scoppiate2 canale di scolo; scolmatore4 (pl.) (rete delle) fognature5 (med.) drenaggio6 (fig.) drenaggio; salasso: a drain on one's strength, un salasso d'energie; fiscal drain, salasso fiscale; (fin.) a drain of funds, un drenaggio di fondi; (fin.) a drain of dollars, un esaurimento dei dollari; the drain on resources, l'esaurimento delle risorse● drain plug, tappo per lo scarico ( di un contenitore di liquidi) □ drain rod, flessibile ( da idraulico) □ down the drain, giù per il lavandino; (fig. fam.) buttato via, sprecato: to go down the drain, andare giù per il lavandino; I hate to think of all that hard work down the drain, detesto pensare a tutto quel duro lavoro buttato via.(to) drain /dreɪn/A v. t.1 prosciugare ( anche fig.); esaurire: to drain a marsh, prosciugare una palude; The war has drained the nation's resources, la guerra ha prosciugato le risorse della nazione2 scolare ( un recipiente, un alimento); far scolare ( un liquido): Drain the pasta and add the sauce, scolate la pasta e aggiungete il sugo; Drain off the fat, fate scolare il grasso; to drain the empty bottles, scolare le bottiglie vuote; to drain oil from an engine, togliere l'olio da un motore; They drain the pool once a month, svuotano la piscina una volta al mese3 scolare; bere (fino in fondo): to drain a bottle of beer, bersi un'intera (o scolarsi una) bottiglia di birra; (fig.) to drain the cup ( of sorrow, etc.), bere il calice sino alla feccia5 (fig.) sfiancare, sfinire: The long walk had drained her, la lunga camminata l'aveva sfiancata: to feel drained, sentirsi privo di forze6 ricevere le acque di ( un territorio): The Po drains the Po valley, il Po riceve le acque della Val PadanaB v. i.1 defluire; scorrere via (lentamente): The water drained slowly from the sink, l'acqua defluiva lentamente dal lavandino; The blood drained from her face, le è defluito il sangue dal viso3 sgocciolare; sgrondare: Put the umbrella into the stand to drain, metti l'ombrello nel portaombrelli a sgocciolare; Leave the dishes to drain, metti i piatti a sgocciolare● to drain away, ( di liquido) scorrere via, defluire; (fig.) prosciugarsi (fig.); ( delle forze, ecc.) esaurirsi, finire: My strength had drained away, le mie forze si erano esaurite □ to drain st. dry (o to the dregs), bere fino all'ultima goccia; scolare; (fig.) prosciugare qc. fino all'osso: The country has been drained dry, il paese è stato prosciugato fino all'osso.
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