| Englisch > Deutsch | |
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| drain | |
| 1. Substantiv: | |
| 2. [1] Abflussrohr | |
| [1] The drain is clogged. | |
| Der Abfluss ist verstopft. | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
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| drain | |
| 1. subst. (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. subst. (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. subst. Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return. | |
| That rental property is a drain on our finances. | |
| 4. subst. (vulgar) An act of urination. | |
| 5. subst. (electronics) One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET). | |
| 6. subst. (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. | |
| Deutsch > Englisch | |
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| Abflussrohr | |
| 1. subst. drainpipe, waste pipe | |
| Das Abflussrohr des Waschbeckens ist verstopft. - The drainpipe of the sink is clogged. | |
