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drainage ['dreɪnɪdʒ]noun (UNCOUNT)∎ soil with good drainage sol m perméable(b) (system → in house) système m d'évacuation des eaux; (→ in town) système m d'égouts; (→ of land) système m de drainage; Geology système m hydrographique►► Geology drainage area, drainage basin bassin m hydrographique;Agriculture drainage ditch fossé m d'écoulement -
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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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