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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.) (nu)sausinti, drenuoti2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) nutekėti3) (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.) nusunkti, išleisti (skystį), nutekėti4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) išgerti iki dugno5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) iščiulpti, išsiurbti, išeikvoti2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) drenažas, vandens nuotakas2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) eikvotojas, alintojas•- drainage- draining-board
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noun (the area at the side of a sink grooved and sloping to allow water from dishes to drain away.) džiovinamoji lenta -
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I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) žemyn, žemai2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) žemyn, nu-3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) iš (kartos) į (kartą)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) žemyn5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) žemyn2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) žemyn3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) išilgai, palei3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) išmesti, išlenkti- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) visiškas- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) pūkai- downie®- downy
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