| Engels > Nederlands |
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| drain |
| 1. afvoer |
| 2. uitputten |
| 3. leeg laten lopen |
| Engels > Engels |
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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. |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| afvoer |
| 1. n-m. drain |
| 2. n-m. drainpipe |
