drains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drains in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.drain [dreɪn] VB trans

1. drain AGR, MED:

drain

дренирам

drain pond

отводнявам

drain river

пресушавам

drain food

изсушавам

2. drain (empty by drinking):

drain glass, cup

изпивам

drain bottle

пресушавам

3. drain (exhaust, tire out):

drain person

изтощавам

drain resources

изчерпвам

to drain sb's energies

изчерпвам енергията на нкг

war drains the nation of its youth and its wealth

войната лиши нацията от младостта и богатството й

II.drain [dreɪn] VB intr

drain dishes:

drain

отцеждам

III.drain [dreɪn] N

1. drain (conduit):

drain

водопровод m

2. drain (sewer):

drain

канал m

the drains

канализация f

3. drain (plughole):

drain

сифон m

to throw sth down the drain

хвърлям нщ на вятъра

to throw money down the drain

хвърлям пари на вятъра

4. drain (constant outflow):

drain

разход m

drain

изразходване nt без мн

brain drain

изтичане на мозъци

to be a drain on sb's resources

изтощавам ресурсите на нкг

5. drain COMPUT:

drain

консумиране nt

power drain

консумиране на енергия

Phrases:

to laugh like a drain Brit inf

кикотя се

drain away VB intr

drain away water

източвам

drain away energy

изтощавам

drain away tension

отслабвам

brain drain N

brain drain

изтичане nt на мозъци без мн fig

drain off VB trans

drain off liquid:

drain off

източвам

Translations for drains in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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дренирам

drain

дрен

drain

пресушавам

drain

пресушавам блата

drain swamps

пресушавам

drain

пресушавам чашата

drain a glass

отводнявам

drain away

сифон на мивка

drain

оттичам се

drain off

drains Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

war drains the nation of its youth and its wealth

войната лиши нацията от младостта и богатството й

the drains

канализация f

to throw sth down the drain

хвърлям нщ на вятъра

to throw money down the drain

хвърлям пари на вятъра

to be a drain on sb's resources

изтощавам ресурсите на нкг

to laugh like a drain Brit inf

кикотя се

to pour money down the drain

хвърлям пари на вятъра

everything is going down the drain [or to hell]

всичко отива по дяволите

turn the glasses upside-down to drain

обръщам чашите да се изцедят

drain the strength of one's enemy

омаломощавам противника си

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Its only direct territorial afferents are those that accompany the cephalic vein, and one that drains the upper peripheral part of the mamma.

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The water quality is considerably lower for about 24 hours after rains, which flush stormwater drains.

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The hepatic vein drains blood from the liver.

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It also drains, although with less significance, to the hemiazygos vein, posterior intercostal vein and bronchial veins.

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They used cameras to send down drains and sewer pipes.

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From a room that appears to have been set aside for bathing, waste water was directed to covered drains, which lined the major streets.

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Modernisation work in the early 21st century has included the replacement of all windows with double glazing, a new heating system, rewiring and improvements to the drains.

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Lymph from the midgut drains to prevertebral superior mesenteric nodes located at the origin of the superior mesenteric artery from the aorta.

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All the drains were capped with circular cast-iron manhole covers, yet no one had heard them lifted or replaced.

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Health is represented by a singular honeycomb that gradually drains to reflect the character's condition and regenerates over time.

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