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1 drain
n. dike, avlopp; dränering--------v. dränera; avvattnas; tömma; gradvis försvinna* * *[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) torrlägga, dränera, täckdika2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) rinna av (bort)3) (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.) skölja, tömma, försvinna4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) tömma, dricka ur5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) tömma, göra tom på2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) dränering, avlopp2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) ngt som tär på kassan (krafterna, resurserna), avtappning•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
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2 fill up
fylla igen* * *(to make or become completely full: Fill up the petrol tank, please.) fylla [] -
3 full
adj. full; fylld; överflöd av; mätt--------adv. rakt, rätt; i sin helhet, mycket, fint--------n. fullständighet, helhet--------v. valka, stampa (textilteknik)* * *[ful] 1. adjective1) (holding or containing as much as possible: My basket is full.) full2) (complete: a full year; a full account of what happened.) hel, fullständig3) ((of clothes) containing a large amount of material: a full skirt.) vid2. adverb1) (completely: Fill the petrol tank full.) full[], av normallängd, oavkortad2) (exactly; directly: She hit him full in the face.) rakt, rätt•- fully- full-length
- full moon
- full-scale
- full stop
- full-time
- fully-fledged
- full of
- in full
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4 it's no joke
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5 volume
n. volym, band; omfång, kubikinnehåll; ljudstyrka; massor* * *['voljum]1) (a book: This library contains over a million volumes.) volym, band2) (one of a series of connected books: Where is volume fifteen of the encyclopedia?) band, del3) (the amount of space occupied by something, expressed in cubic measurement: What is the volume of the petrol tank?) volym4) (amount: A large volume of work remains to be done.) mängd5) (level of sound eg on a radio, television etc: Turn up the volume on the radio.) volym -
6 siphon
n. hävert (böjt rör som används för att överföra vätskor från en behållare till en annan med hjälp av lufttryck)--------v. leda bort genom en hävert (böjt rör som används för att överföra vätskor från en behållare till en annan med hjälp av lufttryck)* * *1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) hävert2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifon2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) suga [] upp
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