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drain [dreɪn]1 noun(a) (in house) canalisation f ou tuyau m d'évacuation; (of dishwasher) tuyau m de vidange; (outside house) puisard m; (sewer) égout m; (grid in street) bouche f d'égout; (in field, marshland) fossé m de drainage;∎ a smell of drains une odeur d'égout;∎ the drains are overflowing les égouts débordent;∎ figurative the family business went down the drain l'entreprise familiale a fait faillite;∎ all our plans went down the drain tous nos projets sont tombés à l'eau;∎ that's five years' work down the drain voilà cinq années de travail perdues;∎ to throw money down the drain jeter son argent par les fenêtres;∎ to laugh like a drain rire comme une baleine(c) (depletion) perte f, épuisement m;∎ a drain on resources une ponction sur les ressources;∎ the upkeep of the house is a continual drain on their resources l'entretien de la maison entraîne constamment des dépenses;∎ all that travelling was a terrible drain on him tous ces voyages l'ont terriblement épuisé(a) (dry → dishes, vegetables) égoutter; (→ land) drainer, assécher; (→ reservoir) vider, mettre à sec; (→ mine) drainer; (→ oil tank) vider, vidanger;∎ she drained her glass elle a vidé son verre ou a tout bu jusqu'à la dernière goutte;∎ Commerce drained weight poids m net égoutté∎ well drained soil sol m bien drainé∎ to drain sb of his/her strength épuiser qn;∎ the war drained the country of its resources la guerre a saigné le pays∎ the colour drained from her face son visage a blêmi(b) (dishes, vegetables) s'égoutter;∎ leave the dishes to drain laisse égoutter la vaisselle(liquid) s'écouler; (hope, strength) s'épuiserfaire écoulers'écouler -
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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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