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drain [dreɪn]1. noun[liquid] s'écouler4. compounds[liquid] s'écouler ; [strength] s'épuiser[+ liquid] faire couler (pour vider un récipient)* * *[dreɪn] 1.1) lit ( in street) canalisation f; ( in building) canalisation f d'évacuation; ( pipe) descente f d'eau; ( ditch) fossé m d'écoulement2) fig (of people, skills, money) hémorragie f2.transitive verb1) lit drainer [land, lake]; purger [radiator, boiler]2) fig épuiser [resources]3) vider [glass]; boire [quelque chose] jusqu'à la dernière goutte [drink]4) [river] collecter les eaux de [area, basin]3.1) [liquid] s'écouler (out of, from de); [bath, sink] se viderto drain into — s'écouler dans [sea, gutter]; s'infiltrer dans [soil]
the blood ou colour drained from her face — le sang reflua de son visage
2) [dishes, food] s'égoutter•Phrasal Verbs:••to go down the drain — (colloq) fig tomber à l'eau (colloq)
that's £100 down the drain — (colloq) ça fait 100 livres sterling de fichues en l'air (colloq)
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A n1 ( in street) canalisation f ; to unblock the drains déboucher les canalisations ; open drain canalisation à ciel ouvert ; to drop sth down a drain faire tomber qch dans une bouche d'égout ;4 ( loss) (of people, skills, money) hémorragie f (of de) ; to be a drain on représenter une ponction sur [profits, funds, resources] ;5 Med drain m.B vtr1 drainer [land, lake] ; purger [radiator, boiler] ;2 Culin égoutter [pasta, canned food, dishes] ;3 ( sap) épuiser [strength, energy, resources, funds] ; to drain sb of strength/energy vider qn de ses forces/son énergie ; to drain sth of resources/funds épuiser les ressources/les fonds de qch ;5 [river] collecter les eaux de [area, basin] ;6 Med drainer [wound].C vi1 ( empty) [water, liquid] s'écouler (out of, from de) ; [bath, radiator, sink] se vider ; to drain into s'écouler dans [sea, river, gutter, ditch] ; s'infiltrer dans [soil, rock] ; the blood ou colour drained from her face le sang reflua de son visage ; I can see the life draining out of him je vois la vie le quitter peu à peu ;to go down the drain ○ fig tomber à l'eau ○ ; that's £100 down the drain ○ ça fait 100 livres sterling de fichues en l'air ○ ; to laugh like a drain ○ être mort de rire ○.■ drain away:1 [water, liquid] s'écouler ;2 [courage, hope, strength, funds] s'épuiser.■ drain off, drain out:▶ drain off [water, liquid] s'écouler ;▶ drain [sth] off, drain off [sth] vider [fluid, water].
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