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1 drain
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]. -
2 flush
A n1 ( blush) (on cheeks, skin) rougeur f ; ( in sky) lueur f ; there was a flush in her cheeks elle avait les joues rouges ;2 ( surge) a flush of un élan de [pleasure, excitement, desire, pride] ; un accès de [anger, shame] ; in the first flush of success/victory dans l'ivresse du succès/de la victoire ; they were no longer in the first flush of youth ils n'étaient plus de la première jeunesse ;B adj2 ○ ( rich) to be/feel flush être/se sentir en fonds.C vtr1 ( clean with water) to flush the toilet tirer la chasse (d'eau) ; to flush sth down the toilet faire partir qch dans les toilettes ; to flush (out) a pipe/drain with water nettoyer un tuyau/une canalisation à grande eau ;2 ( colour) to flush sb's cheeks/face empourprer les joues/le visage de qn.D vi1 ( redden) rougir (with de) ;2 ( operate) the toilet doesn't flush la chasse d'eau ne fonctionne pas ; we heard the toilet flush on a entendu le bruit de la chasse d'eau.■ flush away:▶ flush [sth] away, flush away [sth] faire partir [waste, evidence].■ flush out:▶ flush out [sb/sth] débusquer [sniper, rebel, spy] ; déloger [pest, rodent] ; to flush sb/sth out of faire sortir qn/qch de [shelter, hiding place].
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