| anglais > français | |
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| drain | |
| 1. n. Égout. | |
| The ring fell off her finger and into the drain of the sink. | |
| La bague est tombée du doigt dans le tuyau d'évacuation de l'évier. | |
| 2. n. Résultat de vider. | |
| The energy that we are putting into this is acting as a drain on our other activities. | |
| L'énergie que nous y consacrons agit comme un drain sur nos autres activités. | |
| 3. n. Drain (électricité) | |
| 4. v. Déshydrater, essorer. | |
| 5. v. Drainer. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
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| drain | |
| 1. n. (chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole |  |
| The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged. | |
| 2. n. (chiefly UK) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods. | |
| 3. n. Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return. | |
| That rental property is a drain on our finances. | |
| 4. n. (vulgar) An act of urination. | |
| 5. n. (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET). | |
| 6. n. (pinball) An outhole. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive) To lose liquid. | |
| The clogged sink drained slowly. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To flow gradually. | |
| The water of low ground drains off. | |
| 9. v. (transitive, ergative) To cause liquid to flow out of. | |
| Please drain the sink. It's full of dirty water. | |
| 10. v. (transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one. | |
| They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built. | |
| 11. v. To deplete of energy or resources. | |
| The stress of this job is really draining me. | |
| 12. v. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust. | |
| 13. v. (transitive, obsolete) To filter. | |
| 14. v. (intransitive, pinball) To fall off the bottom of the playfield. | |
