drain in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for 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.drain off VB [Brit dreɪn -, Am dreɪn -], drain out VB (drain off)

drain off water, liquid:

drain off

s'écouler

II.drain off VB [Brit dreɪn -, Am dreɪn -], drain out VB (drain [sth] off, drain off [sth])

drain off fluid, water:

drain off

vider

brain drain N

brain drain

fuite f des cerveaux

drain away VB [Brit dreɪn -, Am dreɪn -]

1. drain away water, liquid:

drain away

s'écouler

2. drain away courage, hope, strength, funds:

drain away

s'épuiser

field drain N

field drain

drain m

open drain N

open drain

canalisation f à ciel ouvert

storm drain N

storm drain

collecteur m d'eaux pluviales

Translations for drain in the French»English Dictionary

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drain

(underground) drain

drain

drain, drainage tube

déboucheur

drain clearing product

déboucheur liquide

drain clearing fluid

rigole d'écoulement

drain

drain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

brain drain N

brain drain

exode m des cerveaux

brain drain N

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brain drain

fuite des cerveaux f

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outfall of drain, sewer

écoulement m

Translations for drain in the French»English Dictionary

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drain

drain

(faire) égoutter qc

to drain sth

s'égoutter vaisselle

to drain

assécher

to drain

désamorcer pompe, siphon

to drain

se désamorcer pompe, siphon

to drain

drainer

to drain

drainer la clientèle/la main-d'œuvre

to drain off customers/workers

évacuer eaux usées

to drain away

drain Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pour money down the drain

jeter l'argent par la fenêtre

the brain drain

la fuite des cerveaux

to laugh like a drain

rire à gorge déployée

to drain the sump

faire la vidange

to drain the water from sth

purger qc d'eau

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Translations for drain in the French»English Dictionary

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vidange d'huile

oil drain

bouchon de vidange d'huile

oil drain plug

vanne de purge d'huile

oil drain valve

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Due to the shortage of willing vampire donors, human drainers attack vampires and drain their entire blood supply, either staking the vamps or leaving victims to die in the sun.

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With a cheap and light wooden frame, the conservatory design had a ridge-and-furrow roof to let in more light and drain rainwater away.

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Most of the placer-producing creeks drain the area of lode mineralization.

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A special drain traps silt and skims oil from the work yard and parking area before it can reach the water.

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Pressure washer sewer jetter attachments are generally lower in cost and weight than electric drain cleaners with an equivalent reach, and can present a lower risk of scratching plumbing fixtures.

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Her topsides were constructed with planks overlapping in such a way as to allow water to drain freely from the upper decks.

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Some vortex veins drain into the superior orbital veins and thence to the cavernous sinus.

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The toilet water is spinning down the drain and you have no eyes to see what is happening.

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The only way to stop the process is to drain the power down completely.

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Sally had taken the ring off to wash up before bed when it fell into the bathroom sink's drain.

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