field drain in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for field drain in the English»French Dictionary

field drain N

field drain

drain m

Translations for field drain in the English»French Dictionary

I.drain [Brit dreɪn, Am dreɪn] N

1. drain (in street):

drain

canalisation f

to unblock the drains

déboucher les canalisations

to drop sth down a drain

faire tomber qc dans une bouche d'égout

2. drain (in building):

drain (sewer)

canalisation f d'évacuation

drain (waste water pipe)

descente f d'eau

3. drain:

drain (ditch)

fossé m d'écoulement

drain (on marshland)

fossé m d'assainissement

4. drain (loss):

drain (of people, skills, money)

hémorragie f (of de)

to be a drain on profits, funds, resources

représenter une ponction sur

it's a drain on the nation's resources

cela épuise les ressources du pays

5. drain MED:

drain

drain m

II.drain [Brit dreɪn, Am dreɪn] VB trans

1. drain:

drain land, lake

drainer

drain radiator, boiler

purger

2. drain FOOD:

drain pasta, canned food, dishes

égoutter

3. drain (sap):

drain strength, energy, resources, funds

épuiser

to drain sb of strength/energy

vider qn de ses forces/son énergie

to drain sth of resources/funds

épuiser les ressources/les fonds de qc

4. drain (drink):

drain glass

vider

drain contents, drink

boire [qc] jusqu'à la dernière goutte

5. drain river area, basin:

drain

collecter les eaux de

6. drain MED:

drain wound

drainer

III.drain [Brit dreɪn, Am dreɪn] VB intr

1. drain (empty):

drain water, liquid:

s'écouler (out of, from de)

drain bath, radiator, sink:

se vider

to drain into sea, river, gutter, ditch

s'écouler dans

to drain into soil, rock

s'infiltrer dans

the blood or colour drained from her face

le sang reflua de son visage

I can see the life draining out of him

je vois la vie le quitter peu à peu

2. drain (become dry):

drain dishes, food:

(s')égoutter

to leave sth to drain

laisser qc (s')égoutter

IV.drain [Brit dreɪn, Am dreɪn]

to go down the drain inf, fig

tomber à l'eau inf

that's £100 down the drain inf

ça fait 100 livres sterling de fichues en l'air inf

to laugh like a drain inf

être mort de rire inf

I.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild] N

1. field (gen):

field FARM, GEOG

champ m (of de)

ice/lava/snow field

champ de glace/de lave/de neige

2. field SPORTS (ground):

field

terrain m

football/sports field

terrain de football/de sport

to take to the field team:

arriver sur le terrain

3. field U (competitors):

field SPORTS (athletes)

concurrents mpl

field (horses)

partants mpl

field (horses)

champ m

field HUNT

chasseurs mpl (à courre)

to lead or be ahead of the field SPORTS

mener le peloton

to lead or be ahead of the field fig

être en tête

4. field (area of knowledge):

field

domaine m (of de)

it's outside his field

ça ne rélève pas de sa compétence

5. field LING:

field

champ m sémantique

6. field (real environment):

to test sth in the field

faire des essais de qc sur le terrain

to work in the field

travailler sur le terrain

7. field MIL:

the field of battle

le champ de bataille

to die in the field

tomber or mourir au champ d'honneur

to take the field

se mettre en campagne

to hold the field

se maintenir sur ses positions

to hold the field fig theory:

dominer

8. field (range):

field

champ m

field of force ELEC

champ de force

field of vision or view

champ de vision

field of fire MIL

secteur m de tir

9. field:

field COMPUT, MATH, PHYS

champ m

10. field:

field ART, HERALD

champ m

11. field (airfield):

field

terrain m d'aviation

II.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild] VB trans

1. field SPORTS:

field ball

attraper, réceptionner

2. field SPORTS (gen) (select):

field team, player

faire jouer

field candidate

présenter

3. field (put at disposal):

field equipment, nurses, soldiers

mettre [qn/qc] en action

4. field (respond to):

field questions

répondre à

III.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild] VB intr SPORTS

field

jouer dans l'équipe de défense

IV.field [Brit fiːld, Am fild]

to play the field

sortir avec tout le monde

field drain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for field drain in the English»French Dictionary

I.drain [dreɪn] VB trans

1. drain (remove liquid from) a. BOT, AGR, MED:

drain

drainer

2. drain form (empty by drinking):

drain

vider

3. drain (tire out):

drain

épuiser

II.drain [dreɪn] VB intr

1. drain (flow away):

drain

s'écouler

2. drain BOT, AGR (permit drainage):

drain

être drainé

3. drain (vanish gradually):

drain

se vider

III.drain [dreɪn] N

1. drain TECH (pipe for removing liquid):

drain

drain m

2. drain pl TECH:

drain

canalisation f

3. drain (constant expenditure):

drain

fuite f

4. drain fig SOCIOL, ECON:

the brain drain

la fuite des cerveaux

I.field [fi:ld] N

1. field (open land) a. MIL, ELEC, COMPUT:

field

champ m

2. field (sphere of activity):

field

domaine m

3. field SPORTS (ground):

field

terrain m

4. field + sing/pl vb (contestants in competition):

field

concurrents mpl

she beat off a large field to get the job

elle a battu de nombreux candidats pour avoir le job

II.field [fi:ld] VB trans SPORTS

1. field (return):

field ball

attraper et relancer

field fig questions

répondre à

2. field (send):

field team

faire jouer