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drain [dreɪn]1. noun[liquid] s'écouler4. compounds[liquid] s'écouler ; [strength] s'épuiser[+ liquid] faire couler (pour vider un récipient)* * *[dreɪn] 1.1) lit ( in street) canalisation f; ( in building) canalisation f d'évacuation; ( pipe) descente f d'eau; ( ditch) fossé m d'écoulement2) fig (of people, skills, money) hémorragie f2.transitive verb1) lit drainer [land, lake]; purger [radiator, boiler]2) fig épuiser [resources]3) vider [glass]; boire [quelque chose] jusqu'à la dernière goutte [drink]4) [river] collecter les eaux de [area, basin]3.1) [liquid] s'écouler (out of, from de); [bath, sink] se viderto drain into — s'écouler dans [sea, gutter]; s'infiltrer dans [soil]
the blood ou colour drained from her face — le sang reflua de son visage
2) [dishes, food] s'égoutter•Phrasal Verbs:••to go down the drain — (colloq) fig tomber à l'eau (colloq)
that's £100 down the drain — (colloq) ça fait 100 livres sterling de fichues en l'air (colloq)
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drain — 1 verb 1 LIQUID a) (T) to make the water or liquid flow away from something: Can you drain the spaghetti, please? | Deep ditches were dug to drain the fields. | drain sth from sth: Brad drained all the oil from the engine. | well/poorly etc… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Drain — Drain, n. 1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country; the project is a drain on resources. [1913 Webster] 2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drain — ► VERB 1) cause the liquid in (something) to run out. 2) (of liquid) run off or out. 3) become dry as liquid runs off. 4) deprive of strength or resources. 5) drink the entire contents of. ► NOUN 1) a channel or pipe carrying off … English terms dictionary
drain — I UK [dreɪn] / US verb Word forms drain : present tense I/you/we/they drain he/she/it drains present participle draining past tense drained past participle drained ** 1) a) [transitive] to let liquid flow away from something When the pasta is… … English dictionary
drain — drain1 [ dreın ] verb ** ▸ 1 let liquid flow away ▸ 2 remove water from land ▸ 3 drink all liquid in something ▸ 4 use energy until tired ▸ 5 when feeling goes away ▸ 6 when face becomes pale ▸ 7 use too much money etc. 1. ) transitive to let… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drain — drain1 [dreın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid)¦ 2¦(make somebody tired)¦ 3¦(use too much)¦ 4 the colour/blood drains from somebody s face/cheeks 5 drain a glass/cup etc Phrasal verbs drain away drain something<=>off ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drain — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, ablation, abrade, abridge, absorb, absorption, abstract, abuse, achromatize, acquire, air dry, anhydrate, assimilate, assimilation, attrition, bake, bankrupt, bate, bereave, blackmail, blanch, bleach,… … Moby Thesaurus
drain — /dreɪn / (say drayn) verb (t) 1. to draw off gradually, as a liquid; remove by degrees, as by filtration. 2. to draw off or take away completely. 3. to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid. 4. to deprive of… …
Box drain — Drain Drain, n. 1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country; the project is a drain on resources. [1913 Webster] 2. That means of which anything is drained; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Counter drain — Drain Drain, n. 1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country; the project is a drain on resources. [1913 Webster] 2. That means of which anything is drained; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Right of drain — Drain Drain, n. 1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country; the project is a drain on resources. [1913 Webster] 2. That means of which anything is drained; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English