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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
II
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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
II
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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:
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