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drain (dreɪn Pronunciation for drain ) 

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noun

    1. (= pipe) Rohr neuter noun
      1. (under sink etc) Abfluss masculine noun
      2. (under the ground) Kanalisationsrohr neuter noun
    2. (= drain cover) Rost masculine noun
     ⇒ open drain (Abfluss)rinne feminine noun, Dole feminine noun (Swiss) ⇒ to pour money down the drain (figurative, informal) das Geld zum Fenster hinauswerfen ⇒ I had to watch all our efforts go down the drain ich musste zusehen, wie alle unsere Bemühungen zunichte(gemacht) wurden
  2. (on resources etc) Belastung feminine noun ( on )

transitive verb

  1. (literal) drainieren
    1. land entwässern
    2. vegetables abgießen
      1. (= let drain) abtropfen lassen
    3. boiler, radiator das Wasser ablassen aus
  2. (figurative) to feel drained sich ausgelaugt fühlen
  3. (= empty)
    1. glass leeren

intransitive verb

  1. [vegetables, dishes] abtropfen
  2. (figurative) the blood/colour (British) or color (US)drained from his face das Blut/die Farbe wich aus seinem Gesicht

Similar Words

= sewer, channel, pipe, sink, outlet, ditch, trench, conduit, duct, culvert, watercourse
= reduction, strain, drag, expenditure, exhaustion, sapping, depletion
= remove, draw, empty, withdraw, milk, tap, pump, bleed, evacuate
= empty, unload, clear out, remove the contents of
= flow out, leak, discharge, trickle, ooze, seep, exude, well out, effuse
= drink up, swallow, knock back, finish, sink, put away, swig, guzzle, quaff, polish off, gulp down
= exhaust, tire, wear out, strain, weaken, fatigue, weary, debilitate, prostrate, tax, tire out, enfeeble, enervate
= consume, waste, exhaust, empty, bleed, deplete, use up, sap, dissipate, expend, swallow up

'drain' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: مَصْرَفٌ لِلمِيَاهPronunciation for مَصْرَفٌ لِلمِيَاه
  • Brazilian Portuguese: drenoPronunciation for dreno
  • Chinese: 排水沟Pronunciation for 排水沟
  • Croatian: odvodPronunciation for odvod
  • Czech: odpadPronunciation for odpadodtok
  • Danish: drænPronunciation for dræn
  • Dutch: afvoerkanaalPronunciation for afvoerkanaal
  • European Spanish: sumideroPronunciation for sumidero
  • Finnish: viemäriPronunciation for viemäri
  • French: égoutPronunciation for égout
  • German: AbzugsrinnePronunciation for Abzugsrinne
  • Greek: σωλήνας αποχέτευσηςPronunciation for σωλήνας αποχέτευσης
  • Italian: tubo di scaricoPronunciation for tubo di scarico
  • Japanese: 排水管Pronunciation for 排水管
  • Korean: 배수Pronunciation for 배수펌프질 하다
  • Norwegian: avløpPronunciation for avløp
  • Polish: kanałPronunciation for kanałrów odwadniający
  • Portuguese: drenoPronunciation for dreno
  • Romanian: canal de scurgere canale de scurgere
  • Russian: дренажPronunciation for дренаж
  • Spanish: desagüePronunciation for desagüe
  • Swedish: avloppPronunciation for avlopp
  • Thai: ท่อระบายน้ำPronunciation for ท่อระบายน้ำ
  • Turkish: atık borusuPronunciation for atık borusu
  • Ukrainian: водовідвід
  • Vietnamese: cốngPronunciation for cống
  • Arabic: يُصَرِّفُ ماءًPronunciation for يُصَرِّفُ ماءً
  • Brazilian Portuguese: drenarPronunciation for drenar
  • Chinese: 排放Pronunciation for 排放
  • Croatian: iscijeditiPronunciation for iscijediti
  • Czech: vypustitPronunciation for vypustit vypouštětvodu
  • Danish: drænePronunciation for dræne
  • Dutch: afvoerenPronunciation for afvoeren
  • European Spanish: vaciarPronunciation for vaciar
  • Finnish: tyhjentääPronunciation for tyhjentäänesteestä
  • French: égoutterPronunciation for égoutter
  • German: entwässernPronunciation for entwässern
  • Greek: στραγγίζωPronunciation for στραγγίζω
  • Italian: drenarePronunciation for drenare
  • Japanese: 排水するPronunciation for 排水する
  • Korean: (...에서) 배출시키다Pronunciation for (...에서) 배출시키다방출
  • Norwegian: tappePronunciation for tappe
  • Polish: osuszyćPronunciation for osuszyć osuszać
  • Portuguese: drenarPronunciation for drenar
  • Romanian: a scurge
  • Russian: осушатьPronunciation for осушать
  • Spanish: escurrirPronunciation for escurrir
  • Swedish: tappa utPronunciation for tappa ut
  • Thai: ระบายออกPronunciation for ระบายออก
  • Turkish: atık boşaltmakPronunciation for atık boşaltmak
  • Ukrainian: осушувати осушити
  • Vietnamese: tháo nướcPronunciation for tháo nước

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