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  • 1 drenajes

    • drains

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > drenajes

  • 2 alcantarillado

    m.
    sewers, sewage system.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: alcantarillar.
    * * *
    1 sewer system
    * * *
    SM sewer system, drains pl
    * * *
    masculino sewer system, drains (pl)
    * * *
    = sewage facility, drainage, sewerage system, sewerage.
    Ex. There are many urgent problems confronting the council of Junctionville: inadequate water and sewage facilities, limited public transportation, polluted air, excessive power costs, crime.
    Ex. The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious.
    Ex. The spread of these diseases is mainly attributed to broken sewerage systems.
    Ex. Septic tanks and broken sewerage contaminates the groundwater supplies which are used for drinking water in many communities.
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    * alcantarillado y basura = sanitation.
    * red de alcantarillado = drainage system.
    * sistema de alcantarillado = sewerage system, sewerage.
    * * *
    masculino sewer system, drains (pl)
    * * *
    = sewage facility, drainage, sewerage system, sewerage.

    Ex: There are many urgent problems confronting the council of Junctionville: inadequate water and sewage facilities, limited public transportation, polluted air, excessive power costs, crime.

    Ex: The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious.
    Ex: The spread of these diseases is mainly attributed to broken sewerage systems.
    Ex: Septic tanks and broken sewerage contaminates the groundwater supplies which are used for drinking water in many communities.
    * alcantarillado y basura = sanitation.
    * red de alcantarillado = drainage system.
    * sistema de alcantarillado = sewerage system, sewerage.

    * * *
    sewer system, drains (pl)
    * * *

    Del verbo alcantarillar: ( conjugate alcantarillar)

    alcantarillado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    alcantarillado    
    alcantarillar
    alcantarillado sustantivo masculino
    sewer system, drains (pl)
    alcantarillado sustantivo masculino sewer system
    ' alcantarillado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    saneamiento
    English:
    drain
    - drainage
    - sewerage
    * * *
    sewerage system, sewers
    * * *
    m
    1 sewer system
    2 de sumideros drainage system
    * * *
    alcantarillado n sewage system

    Spanish-English dictionary > alcantarillado

  • 3 desatascador

    m.
    1 (sink) plunger.
    2 plumber's helper, plumber's snake, plumber's friend.
    * * *
    1 plunger
    * * *
    SM plunger, plumber's helper (EEUU)
    * * *
    masculino ( instrumento) plunger; ( producto) nitric acid (o caustic soda etc) ( used to clear blocked drains)
    * * *
    = plunger, plumber's friend.
    Ex. I was a little wary of spending $30 on this gadget, which looks like a cross between a plunger and a pogo stick.
    Ex. Fortunately, most toilet bowls can be unclogged with a plunger, often referred to as a plumber's friend.
    ----
    * desatascador de desagües = drain cleaner.
    * desatascador de fregaderos = sink plunger.
    * * *
    masculino ( instrumento) plunger; ( producto) nitric acid (o caustic soda etc) ( used to clear blocked drains)
    * * *
    = plunger, plumber's friend.

    Ex: I was a little wary of spending $30 on this gadget, which looks like a cross between a plunger and a pogo stick.

    Ex: Fortunately, most toilet bowls can be unclogged with a plunger, often referred to as a plumber's friend.
    * desatascador de desagües = drain cleaner.
    * desatascador de fregaderos = sink plunger.

    * * *
    (instrumento) plunger; (líquido, gránulos) nitric acid ( o caustic soda etc) ( used to clear blocked drains)
    * * *

    desatascador sustantivo masculino ( instrumento) plunger;
    ( producto) nitric acid (o caustic soda etc) ( used to clear blocked drains)
    ' desatascador' also found in these entries:
    English:
    plunger
    * * *
    1. [instrumento] (sink) plunger
    2. [producto químico] = chemical used to unblock sinks and drains

    Spanish-English dictionary > desatascador

  • 4 afilado

    adj.
    sharp, cutting, edgy, keen.
    m.
    sharpening, whet.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: afilar.
    * * *
    1 sharpening
    ————————
    1→ link=afilar afilar
    1 sharp
    2 (con punta) pointed
    3 figurado (cara, nariz) long and thin
    1 sharpening
    * * *
    (f. - afilada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [borde] sharp; [punta] tapering, sharp
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) <borde/cuchillo> sharp
    b) < nariz> pointed; < rasgos> sharp; < dedos> long

    de rostro afilado — with a long, thin face

    2) ( mordaz) < lengua> sharp; < pluma> biting
    * * *
    = sharpening, razor-sharp.
    Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
    Ex. I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.
    ----
    * más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.
    * más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) <borde/cuchillo> sharp
    b) < nariz> pointed; < rasgos> sharp; < dedos> long

    de rostro afilado — with a long, thin face

    2) ( mordaz) < lengua> sharp; < pluma> biting
    * * *
    = sharpening, razor-sharp.

    Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

    Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.
    * más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.
    * más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.

    * * *
    afilado1 -da
    A
    1 ‹borde/lápiz/cuchillo› sharp
    2 ‹nariz› pointed; ‹rasgos› sharp; ‹dedos› long
    una vieja de rostro afilado an old woman with a long, thin face
    B (mordaz) ‹lengua› sharp; ‹pluma› biting
    sharpening
    * * *

    Del verbo afilar: ( conjugate afilar)

    afilado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    afilado    
    afilar
    afilado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1
    a) ‹borde/cuchillo› sharp

    b) ‹ nariz› pointed;

    ‹ rasgos› sharp;
    ‹ dedos› long
    2 ( mordaz) ‹ lengua› sharp;
    ‹ pluma› biting
    afilar ( conjugate afilar) verbo transitivo ‹navaja/cuchillo› to sharpen, hone
    afilado,-a adjetivo sharp
    afilar verbo transitivo to sharpen
    ' afilado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    afilada
    - puntiaguda
    - puntiagudo
    English:
    gouge out
    - keen
    - sharp
    - sharp-edged
    * * *
    afilado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [cuchillo, punta, lápiz] sharp
    2. [dedos, rasgos] pointed
    3. [comentario, crítica] cutting;
    tiene la lengua muy afilada he has a very sharp tongue
    ♦ nm
    sharpening
    * * *
    I adj sharp
    II m sharpening
    * * *
    afilado, -da adj
    1) : sharp
    2) : long, pointed
    una nariz afilada: a sharp nose
    * * *
    afilado adj sharp

    Spanish-English dictionary > afilado

  • 5 alcantarilla

    f.
    sewer (conducto).
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: alcantarillar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: alcantarillar.
    * * *
    1 (conducto) sewer
    2 (boca) drain
    * * *
    SF
    1) [para aguas de desecho] (=boca) drain; (=cloaca) sewer; (=conducto) culvert, conduit
    2) Caribe, Méx (=fuente) public fountain; And [para goma] vessel for collecting latex
    * * *
    femenino ( cloaca) sewer; ( sumidero) drain
    * * *
    = sewer, sewer pipe, drain, gutter.
    Ex. They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.
    Ex. The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
    Ex. Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
    Ex. Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
    ----
    * boca de alcantarilla = manhole.
    * tapa de alcantarilla = manhole cover.
    * * *
    femenino ( cloaca) sewer; ( sumidero) drain
    * * *
    = sewer, sewer pipe, drain, gutter.

    Ex: They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.

    Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
    Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
    Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
    * boca de alcantarilla = manhole.
    * tapa de alcantarilla = manhole cover.

    * * *
    1 (cloaca) sewer; (sumidero) drain
    2 ( Ven) (fuente) fountain
    * * *

    Del verbo alcantarillar: ( conjugate alcantarillar)

    alcantarilla es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    alcantarilla    
    alcantarillar
    alcantarilla sustantivo femenino ( cloaca) sewer;
    ( sumidero) drain
    alcantarilla sustantivo femenino sewer
    ' alcantarilla' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cloaca
    English:
    drain
    - gutter
    - sewer
    - man
    - rat
    * * *
    1. [de aguas residuales] [conducto] sewer;
    [boca] drain
    2. Méx [de agua potable] water tank
    * * *
    f
    1 sewer
    2 ( sumidero) drain
    * * *
    cloaca: sewer, drain
    * * *
    1. (cloaca) sewer

    Spanish-English dictionary > alcantarilla

  • 6 alicates

    m.pl.
    1 finepointed pincers; nippers.
    2 pliers, pincers, nippers, plyers.
    pres.subj.
    2nd person singular (tú) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: alicatar.
    * * *
    1 pliers
    * * *
    SMPL pliers, pincers
    * * *
    = pliers.
    Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
    ----
    * alicates de corte = wire cutters.
    * alicates pelacables = wire strippers.
    * * *

    Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

    * alicates de corte = wire cutters.
    * alicates pelacables = wire strippers.

    * * *

    Del verbo alicatar: ( conjugate alicatar)

    alicates es:

    2ª persona singular (tú) presente subjuntivo

    Multiple Entries:
    alicatar    
    alicate    
    alicates
    alicate sustantivo masculino,
    ◊ alicates sustantivo masculino plural (Tec) pliers (pl);


    ( para uñas) nail clippers (pl);
    ( para cutícula) cuticle clippers (pl)
    alicatar verbo transitivo to tile
    alicates mpl pliers
    ' alicates' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alicate
    - pinza
    English:
    pliers
    * * *
    mpl
    1 pliers
    2 L.Am. ( cortauñas) nail clippers
    * * *
    alicates nmpl
    pinzas: pliers
    * * *
    alicates npl pliers

    Spanish-English dictionary > alicates

  • 7 amolado

    1 sharpening, grinding
    ————————
    1→ link=amolar amolar
    1 sharpened, ground
    1 sharpening, grinding
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) Cono Sur (=fastidiado) bothered, irritated
    2) And, Méx (=ofendido) offended; (=que molesta) irritating, annoying
    3) And (=dañado) damaged, ruined
    * * *
    Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
    * * *

    Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

    * * *
    amolado -da
    1 ( AmL fam) ‹persona› in a bad way, in bad shape
    no se figuran lo amolado que estuve they have no idea what a bad way I was in
    meterse con él es salir amolado to get involved with him is asking for trouble
    2 ( Méx fam) ‹objeto› on its last legs
    tu paraguas ya está amolado your umbrella is on its last legs

    Spanish-English dictionary > amolado

  • 8 anea

    f.
    bulrush (British), cattail (United States).
    silla de anea chair with a wickerwork seat
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: anear.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: anear.
    * * *
    1 bulrush, reed mace
    * * *
    * * *
    = bulrush [bullrush], osier.
    Ex. Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.
    Ex. Osier is used for basket making and it thrives in a wet environment but the roots can pose a problem if planted too close to drains and pipes.
    * * *
    = bulrush [bullrush], osier.

    Ex: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.

    Ex: Osier is used for basket making and it thrives in a wet environment but the roots can pose a problem if planted too close to drains and pipes.

    * * *
    reed mace, cattail ( AmE), cat's-tail ( BrE)
    * * *
    anea nf
    Br bulrush, US cattail;
    silla de anea chair with a wickerwork seat
    * * *
    f BOT cattail
    * * *
    anea nf
    : cattail

    Spanish-English dictionary > anea

  • 9 aparato de aire acondicionado

    Ex. Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
    * * *

    Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aparato de aire acondicionado

  • 10 aspersor contra incendios

    Ex. Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
    * * *

    Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aspersor contra incendios

  • 11 atorado

    adj.
    stuck, plugged, jammed, impacted.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: atorar.
    * * *
    Ex. Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
    * * *

    Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.

    * * *
    atorado, -a Ven Fam
    ♦ adj
    rash
    ♦ nm,f
    rash person;
    es un atorado he's very rash

    Spanish-English dictionary > atorado

  • 12 bardaguera

    f.
    1 chaste-tree; a willow.
    2 osier, willow shoot.
    * * *
    = osier.
    Ex. Osier is used for basket making and it thrives in a wet environment but the roots can pose a problem if planted too close to drains and pipes.
    * * *

    Ex: Osier is used for basket making and it thrives in a wet environment but the roots can pose a problem if planted too close to drains and pipes.

    * * *
    willow

    Spanish-English dictionary > bardaguera

  • 13 caja de fusibles

    * * *
    (n.) = fuse box
    Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
    * * *
    * * *
    (n.) = fuse box

    Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

    Spanish-English dictionary > caja de fusibles

  • 14 caja de los plomos

    (n.) = fuse box
    Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
    * * *
    (n.) = fuse box

    Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

    Spanish-English dictionary > caja de los plomos

  • 15 cestería

    f.
    basketwork, basket weaving, wickerwork, basketry.
    * * *
    1 (arte) basketwork, basket making
    2 (establecimiento) basket shop
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=arte) basketmaking
    2) (=conjunto de cestas) wickerwork, basketwork

    silla de cestería — wicker chair, wicker-work chair

    3) (=tienda) basketwork shop
    * * *
    a) ( tienda) basketwork shop (o factory etc)
    b) ( artesanía) basketwork
    * * *
    = basketry, basket making, basket weaving, wickerwork.
    Ex. For example, a book on leatherwork, basketry and metalwork may best be entered under the general class of Handicrafts.
    Ex. Osier is used for basket making and it thrives in a wet environment but the roots can pose a problem if planted too close to drains and pipes.
    Ex. They sell books on all methods of basket weaving and many styles, including pine needle, materials found in nature and more.
    Ex. The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.
    * * *
    a) ( tienda) basketwork shop (o factory etc)
    b) ( artesanía) basketwork
    * * *
    = basketry, basket making, basket weaving, wickerwork.

    Ex: For example, a book on leatherwork, basketry and metalwork may best be entered under the general class of Handicrafts.

    Ex: Osier is used for basket making and it thrives in a wet environment but the roots can pose a problem if planted too close to drains and pipes.
    Ex: They sell books on all methods of basket weaving and many styles, including pine needle, materials found in nature and more.
    Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.

    * * *
    1 (tienda) basketwork shop ( o factory etc)
    2 (artesanía) basketwork, basketry, wickerwork
    * * *
    1. [oficio] basket making
    2. [tienda] basket shop
    * * *
    f
    1 basketwork
    2 ( tienda) basketwork store

    Spanish-English dictionary > cestería

  • 16 cisterna

    f.
    1 cistern.
    2 tank (aljibe, tanque).
    3 water tank on lorry.
    * * *
    1 cistern, tank
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) tank
    * * *
    SF cistern, tank
    * * *
    femenino ( depósito) tank; ( subterránea) cistern; ( del retrete) cistern
    * * *
    = tank, flush tank, cistern.
    Ex. All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.
    Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
    Ex. The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
    ----
    * barco cisterna = tanker.
    * buque cisterna = tanker.
    * cisterna elevada = water tower.
    * tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.
    * * *
    femenino ( depósito) tank; ( subterránea) cistern; ( del retrete) cistern
    * * *
    = tank, flush tank, cistern.

    Ex: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.

    Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
    Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
    * barco cisterna = tanker.
    * buque cisterna = tanker.
    * cisterna elevada = water tower.
    * tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

    * * *
    1 (depósito) tank; (subterránea) cistern
    * * *

    cisterna sustantivo femenino ( depósito) tank;
    ( subterránea) cistern;
    ( del retrete) cistern
    cisterna sustantivo femenino
    1 (del cuarto de baño) cistern
    2 (contenedor) tank
    camión cisterna, tanker
    ' cisterna' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abastecimiento
    - buque
    - camión
    English:
    cistern
    - flush
    - tank
    - tanker
    - oil
    * * *
    1. [aljibe, tanque] tank
    2. [de retrete] cistern
    3. [camión] tanker
    * * *
    f de WC cistern
    * * *
    : cistern, tank
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > cisterna

  • 17 colgadero

    m.
    1 hook to hang things upon.
    2 hanger, peg.
    * * *
    1 (garfio) hook
    ————————
    1 (garfio) hook
    * * *
    SM (=gancho) peg; (=percha) hanger
    * * *
    = hanger.
    Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
    * * *

    Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

    Spanish-English dictionary > colgadero

  • 18 colgador

    m.
    hanger, coathanger (percha).
    * * *
    1 (coat) hanger
    * * *
    = hanger.
    Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
    * * *

    Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

    * * *

    colgador sustantivo masculino clothes hook o hanger
    ' colgador' also found in these entries:
    English:
    peg
    * * *
    1. [percha] hanger, coat hanger
    2. [gancho] hook
    * * *
    m L.Am.
    hanger
    * * *
    1. (percha) coat hanger
    2. (en la pared) coat hook / peg

    Spanish-English dictionary > colgador

  • 19 desagüe

    m.
    1 drainage, drain, plughole, tailrace.
    2 wastepipe, outlet.
    3 spillway.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: desaguar.
    * * *
    1 (acción) draining, drainage
    2 (agujero) drain, outlet
    3 (cañería) waste pipe, drainpipe
    \
    desague del radiador AUTOMÓVIL radiator overflow pipe
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=acto) drainage, draining
    2) (=conducto) [de bañera, lavadora] wastepipe, drainpipe; [de azotea] drain; [de río, pantano] drainage channel

    tubo de desagüe — drainpipe, wastepipe

    * * *
    a) (de lavabo, lavadora) wastepipe; (de patio, azotea) drain
    b) ( acción) drainage
    * * *
    = sewer pipe, drain, sewer, outflow, plug hole.
    Ex. The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
    Ex. Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
    Ex. They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.
    Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex. Water goes down the plug hole in an anti-clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite is true for the Southern Hemisphere.
    ----
    * desatascador de desagües = drain cleaner.
    * tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.
    * verter por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.
    * * *
    a) (de lavabo, lavadora) wastepipe; (de patio, azotea) drain
    b) ( acción) drainage
    * * *
    = sewer pipe, drain, sewer, outflow, plug hole.

    Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.

    Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
    Ex: They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.
    Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex: Water goes down the plug hole in an anti-clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite is true for the Southern Hemisphere.
    * desatascador de desagües = drain cleaner.
    * tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.
    * verter por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

    * * *
    1 (de un lavabo, una lavadora) wastepipe; (de un patio, una azotea) drain
    2 (acción) drainage
    el sistema de desagüe the drainage system
    * * *

    Del verbo desaguar: ( conjugate desaguar)

    desagüé es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    desagüe es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    desaguar    
    desagüe
    desagüe sustantivo masculino
    a) (de lavabo, lavadora) wastepipe;

    (de patio, azotea) drain

    desagüe sustantivo masculino
    1 (cañería) waste pipe, drainpipe
    2 (acción de desaguar) drainage
    ' desagüe' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    salida
    - tapón
    - tragar
    - rejilla
    - vertedero
    - zanja
    English:
    block up
    - chop down
    - drain
    - drainage
    - drainpipe
    - overflow
    - plughole
    - waste pipe
    - out
    - plug
    - waste
    * * *
    1. [vaciado] draining, emptying
    2. [de bañera, fregadero, lavabo, lavadora] waste outlet;
    [de patio, calle, terraza] drain;
    el pendiente cayó por el desagüe the earring fell down the drain
    desagüe de azotea roof drain
    * * *
    m
    1 orificio drain; ( cañería) drainpipe
    2 acción drainage
    * * *
    1) : drain
    2) : drainage
    * * *
    1. (tubo) waste pipe
    2. (rejilla) drain

    Spanish-English dictionary > desagüe

  • 20 desbordado

    adj.
    overflowing.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desbordar.
    * * *
    Ex. This article describes how the Law Society Library coped with a flood which was the result of overflowing drains on the roof.
    ----
    * estar desbordado de = be snowed under with.
    * * *

    Ex: This article describes how the Law Society Library coped with a flood which was the result of overflowing drains on the roof.

    * estar desbordado de = be snowed under with.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desbordado

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