drained in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for drained in the English»French Dictionary

drained [Brit dreɪnd, Am dreɪnd] ADJ

drained person, face:

drained

épuisé, vidé inf

drained weight N

drained weight

poids m net égoutté

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

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être vidé de son énergie

to be drained of energy

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Translations for drained 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

Translations for drained in the French»English Dictionary

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drain

drain

l'évacuation des eaux usées se fait ...

waste water is drained off ...

(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

drained 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

waste water is drained off ...

l'évacuation des eaux usées se fait ...

to drain the water from sth

purger qc d'eau

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Translations for drained 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

On top of this is a combination of slowly permeable and well drained fine loam over clay.

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It is recommended for growing in a well-drained position outside or as long-flowering pot plant in an unheated greenhouse.

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In the parish generally, the soils are shallow and well drained with limestone brash.

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It enhanced his normal superhuman abilies to new levels, but the suit tried consuming him and ultimately left him drained by the experience.

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A phlebotomist performing bloodletting on a patient drained the blood straight from the veins.

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Stormwater captured from houses is drained into water tanks before being heated to supply domestic hot water.

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Salt was drained by being raked to the side of the pans, and then transferred using skimmers onto the hurdle boards (walkways) around the pans.

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The plateau is poorly drained and is interspersed with glacial kettle lakes.

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A fire of suspicious origin destroyed the building in 1950 and the lake was drained in the early 1960s over increasing problems with mosquitoes.

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Drainage machines and pumps were built to lift the drained water over the high ridges and into the outfall canals.

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