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1 drain
[dreɪn] 1. гл.1) осушать, отводить воду; осуществлять дренаж2) истощатьThe treasury was drained by his Norman wars. — Казна была истощена из-за его войн с норманнами.
Syn:3) высасывать, выкачивать4) осушать, пить до днаWhere God Bacchus drains his cup divine. (J. Keats) — Где Вакх осушает свою божественную чашу.
5) мед. дренировать рану, отводить кровь6) просачиваться, сочиться8) стекать в реку ( о притоках)9) отливать, отходить ( о крови)The blood drained from his face when he heard the news. — У него кровь отлила от лица, когда он услышал эти новости.
10) высыхать, оттекатьIt is impossible to pass there until the water drains. — Пока вода не сойдет, там нельзя проехать.
This land won't drain. — Эта земля никогда не просохнет.
11) фильтровать••- drain out 2. сущ.to drain the cup (of bitterness, humiliation, etc) to the dregs — испить чашу (горечи, унижения и т. п.) до дна
1) вытекание, истечение; расход, утечка; истощениеWhich caused no drain on the revenue of the state. — Что никак не уменьшило доходов штата.
2) дренаж, осушка; система осушения4) водосток, труба; канализацияto clean out / clear / unblock / unclog a drain — прочищать трубу
to block / clog a drain — забивать трубу
5) канал, протока ( часто судоходная); река ( как транспортный канал)Several drains will be fishable tomorrow. — В некоторых каналах скоро можно будет ловить рыбу.
The main drain of the country is the Kongo. — Главная артерия страны - река Конго.
6) мед. дренажная трубка7) разг. порция пиваTwo men came in "to have a drain". — Зашли двое "промочить глотку".
He stood drains round. — Он ставил всем выпивку.
••- go down the drain
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2 осушать, осушить
осуш|ать, осушить - (вн.)
1. dry (smth.) ;
(отводить воду) drain( smth.) ;
~ болото drain a marsh;
2. (выпивать содержимое чего-л.) drain (smth.), empty( smth.) ;
~ бокал drain/empty a glass;
~ слёзы dry one`s tears;
~ение с. draining, drainage;
~ение и освоение болот reclaiming of marshes;
~ительный drainage attr. ;
~ительный канал drainage canal.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > осушать, осушить
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