draining in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for draining in the English»Serbian Dictionary

'brain-drain·ing ADJ fig (mentally exhausting)

brain-draining

mentalno iscrpljujući

drain·ing board ['dreɪnɪŋ-] N

draining board

cediljka f za sudove

I.drain [dreɪn] N

1. drain:

drain (pipe)

odvodna cev f

drain (under sink)

odvod m

drain (at roadside)

odvodni jarak m

to be down the drain fig

biti uzalud utrošen

to go down the drain fig

otići dođavaola

to throw sth down the drain fig

pustiti nešto niz vodu

2. drain (plumbing system):

drains pl

kanalizacija

3. drain (constant outflow):

drain

iscrpljivanje nt

to be a drain on sth

iscrpljivati nešto

II.drain [dreɪn] VB trans

1. drain (remove liquid):

drain

odvesti // odvoditi

drain liquid, pond

isušiti // isušivati

drain vegetables, noodles, rice

ocediti // cediti

drain abscess

drenirati perf i imperf

2. drain form (empty):

drain

isprazniti // prazniti

3. drain (exhaust):

drain

iscrpsti // iscrpljivati

4. drain (deplete):

to drain sth of sb

uzimati nekome nešto

III.drain [dreɪn] VB intr

1. drain (flow away):

drain

oteći // oticati

2. drain (become dry):

drain food, washing-up

osušiti se // sušiti se

3. drain (vanish gradually):

the colour drained from her face

boja je nestajala sa njenog lica

'brain drain N

brain drain

odliv mozgova

drain away VB intr

drain away liquid:

drain away

oteći // oticati

drain away fig

nestati // nestajati

drain away fig

izgubiti se // gubiti se

drain off VB trans

drain off water

isušivati // isušiti

drain off noodles/rice

ocediti // cediti

draining Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be down the drain fig

biti uzalud utrošen

to go down the drain fig

otići dođavaola

to throw sth down the drain fig

pustiti nešto niz vodu

to be a drain on sth

iscrpljivati nešto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Scarecrow sustains himself by draining, fatally, the life force of others.

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The river source at is an outflow glacier draining the Greenland ice sheet, in the far inland region of the country.

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As well as draining the polder, it could also pump water into the polder.

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In terms of topsoil, the northern soil is free draining, slightly acid but base-rich soils, producing extremely fertile pastures and deciduous woodland.

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The strengths of the people supposedly flowed to him unrestrained, somehow without draining the dedicates themselves of the attributes.

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They also used reverse overshot water-wheel for draining mines, the parts being prefabricated and numbered for ease of assembly.

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Luckily it was just above the shower and the rainwater was draining away down the plughole.

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The different types of loam soils each have slightly different characteristics, with some draining liquids more efficiently than others.

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Some finer models had spigots for draining ice water from a catch pan or holding tank.

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To combat endemic malaria, he ordered the draining of surrounding swamps and instituted isolation hospitals for contagious patients.

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