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1 drain
drein 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenere, lede bort vannet2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) renne bort, dreneres3) (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.) tømme av/ut, la renne av4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) tømme5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) tappe, drenere2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) avløp(srør), kloakkledning2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) (av)tapping, (ut)tømming•- drainage- draining-board
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- down the drainavløp--------dreneringIsubst. \/dreɪn\/1) avløpsrør, drensrør, avløpskanal, avløpsrenne, avløp, kloakkledning, kloakkrør, sluk2) ( også covered drain) drenering3) (av)tapping, (ut)tømming4) ( overført) belastning5) ( medisin) kanyle6) ( hverdagslig) liten tår, liten skvettbe a drain on something tære på, ta pådrains bunnfallgo down the drain ( hverdagslig) være til ingen nytte, være bortkastet, gå nedenom og hjemthrow\/pour\/chuck money down the drain ( hverdagslig) kaste penger ut av vinduetIIverb \/dreɪn\/1) tappe2) drenere, gi avløp for3) drenere, grøfte, tørrlegge4) ( sjøfart) lense5) tømme (for væske), drikke ut6) filtrere, sile7) ( overført) frata, berøve8) forsvinne litt etter litt9) få utløp for10) ha avløp, tørkes ut, renne av segdrain away ( overført) dø hen, ebbe utdrain into ha avløp tildrain off\/away renne vekk, lede bortdrain somebody of something frata noen noedrain the cup of bitterness tømme malurtbegeret -
2 ditch
di 1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) grøft, veit2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) kassere, kaste fra seg, droppegrav--------grøftIsubst. \/dɪtʃ\/1) grøft, veit2) rennedie in the last ditch kjempe til siste åndedrag, dø som sistemann på skansenthe last ditch siste utvei, siste sjanseIIverb \/dɪtʃ\/1) grøfte (ut), grave grøfter, drenere (med grøfter)2) rense grøfter, omgi med grøft(er)3) ( overført) begrave, legge vekk4) ( hverdagslig) kjøre i grøfta5) (amer.) få til å spore av6) ( hverdagslig) kaste ut, gi reisepass, kvitte seg med7) (amer., hverdagslig) skulke8) ( hverdagslig) nødlande (på havet) med
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